Bar M: 53 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Bar M has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $200 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Total incidents
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
53
citations
17
significant & substantial
$11,421
proposed penalties
$11,221
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $200 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2013
23
inspections on record
163
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 163 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Bar M has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $200 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$11K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$200
outstanding
52 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $472 in penalties contested before the Commission, $472 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-07-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.32.7%
significant & substantial
36.5%
high negligence or reckless
32.7%
reasonably likely or greater
36.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 7.7% low, 55.8% moderate, 36.5% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
4
citations taken to the federal commission · 8% of citations on record
- Settled 4 · 100%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$472 proposed, $472 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2018-06-13.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENT 2018-0344 | Settlement | Lesnick | 2018 | $472 → $472 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Bartlett Construction 2013 to 2014
- Thompson Field Services 2014 to 2020
- Thompson Materials 2020 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Bar M sits in Midland County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 19.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Midland County, Texas · Population 171,496
19.1%
Mining share of county employment
$93,984
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 640 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 920 | 2 | 0 | 2173.9 |
| 2024 Q4 | 900 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 940 | 1 | 1 | 1063.8 |
| 2024 Q2 | 820 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,040 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 1,050 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q3 | 1,040 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 1,120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 1,350 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 620 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 640 | 5 | 0 | 7812.5 |
| 2022 Q2 | 640 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 640 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 710 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 710 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 960 | 2 | 0 | 2083.3 |
| 2021 Q1 | 1,190 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 1,220 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 1,090 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,200 | 3 | 2 | 2500.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 1,360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 1,200 | 1 | 0 | 833.3 |
| 2019 Q1 | 1,160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 1,260 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2016 Q4 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 1,421 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 1,318 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 300 | 17 | 7 | 56666.7 |
| 2015 Q4 | 1,600 | 1 | 0 | 625.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 1,000 | 3 | 2 | 3000.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 960 | 6 | 3 | 6250.0 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.