BEN-HUR RANCH Metal/Non-Metal
Ben-Hur Enterprises Ltd
· Surface
Controlled by
Benito Hurtado; Claudia E Hurtado-Garcia
Laredo,
Webb County,
TX
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4104162
BEN-HUR RANCH has $82K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
180
citations
61
significant & substantial
$81,600
proposed penalties
$79,658
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,942 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
67
inspections on record
868
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: 868 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
BEN-HUR RANCH has $82K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 0 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.$82K
proposed penalties
$82K
current assessed
$80K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
177 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
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 | 12,996 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 13,147 | 10 | 2 | 760.6 |
| 2025 Q2 | 11,954 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 10,596 | 2 | 0 | 188.8 |
| 2024 Q4 | 9,195 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 8,868 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 8,411 | 1 | 0 | 118.9 |
| 2024 Q1 | 9,431 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 8,890 | 3 | 0 | 337.5 |
| 2023 Q3 | 6,497 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 8,037 | 1 | 0 | 124.4 |
| 2023 Q1 | 7,825 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 7,004 | 4 | 0 | 571.1 |
| 2022 Q3 | 7,480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 8,511 | 3 | 0 | 352.5 |
| 2022 Q1 | 7,895 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 7,338 | 2 | 0 | 272.6 |
| 2021 Q3 | 7,034 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 6,579 | 3 | 0 | 456.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 7,124 | 2 | 1 | 280.7 |
| 2020 Q4 | 7,450 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 5,040 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 4,777 | 2 | 0 | 418.7 |
| 2020 Q1 | 6,551 | 5 | 2 | 763.2 |
| 2019 Q4 | 6,560 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 5,863 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 6,494 | 1 | 0 | 154.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 6,198 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 5,469 | 1 | 0 | 182.8 |
| 2018 Q3 | 6,018 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 5,820 | 3 | 1 | 515.5 |
| 2018 Q1 | 6,103 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 5,374 | 4 | 1 | 744.3 |
| 2017 Q3 | 6,799 | 2 | 2 | 294.2 |
| 2017 Q2 | 7,613 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 7,195 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 7,362 | 3 | 0 | 407.5 |
| 2016 Q3 | 6,597 | 3 | 1 | 454.8 |
| 2016 Q2 | 7,645 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 6,866 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 5,650 | 3 | 2 | 531.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 5,902 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 5,442 | 2 | 0 | 367.5 |
| 2015 Q1 | 5,513 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 5,713 | 3 | 0 | 525.1 |
| 2014 Q3 | 5,689 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 5,780 | 2 | 1 | 346.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 5,352 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 5,552 | 9 | 6 | 1621.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 5,229 | 3 | 2 | 573.7 |
| 2013 Q2 | 5,133 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 2,962 | 2 | 0 | 675.2 |
| 2012 Q4 | 3,406 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 3,203 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 3,899 | 4 | 1 | 1025.9 |
| 2012 Q1 | 4,600 | 1 | 1 | 217.4 |
| 2011 Q4 | 3,712 | 11 | 4 | 2963.4 |
| 2011 Q3 | 4,088 | 3 | 1 | 733.9 |
| 2011 Q2 | 3,950 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 4,328 | 1 | 0 | 231.1 |
| 2010 Q4 | 6,223 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 4,930 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 4,744 | 1 | 1 | 210.8 |
| 2010 Q1 | 4,194 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 3,861 | 2 | 0 | 518.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 4,296 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 4,268 | 2 | 1 | 468.6 |
| 2009 Q1 | 4,520 | 2 | 1 | 442.5 |
| 2008 Q4 | 4,887 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 4,981 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 5,321 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 5,841 | 2 | 1 | 342.4 |
| 2007 Q4 | 5,626 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 4,898 | 2 | 1 | 408.3 |
| 2007 Q2 | 5,307 | 4 | 2 | 753.7 |
| 2007 Q1 | 5,481 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 5,331 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 6,101 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 5,452 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 5,682 | 1 | 0 | 176.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 6,008 | 27 | 8 | 4494.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 5,884 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 4,922 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 5,137 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 4,509 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 4,135 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 2,795 | 1 | 1 | 357.8 |
| 2004 Q1 | 2,648 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 2,774 | 4 | 3 | 1442.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 2,942 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 2,654 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 2,387 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 2,221 | 8 | 6 | 3602.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 2,439 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 1,787 | 4 | 0 | 2238.4 |
| 2002 Q1 | 1,712 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 2,845 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 3,460 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 3,447 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 3,797 | 10 | 7 | 2633.7 |
| 2000 Q4 | 3,600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 3,622 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 2,650 | 9 | 1 | 3396.2 |
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.
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