EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SAND FROM UNDER THE DUMP HOPPER WHEN HIS SHOVEL CAUGHT ON A CROSS BRACE ON THE HOPPER. HE PULLED ON THE SHOVEL AND JERKED HIS BACK CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN IT.
Benchley Plant Metal/Non-Metal
Hanson Aggregates West Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Hanson PLC
Bryan,
Brazos County,
TX
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103862
Benchley Plant has $689 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1995
- Latest incident
- Oct 1995
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
8
citations
2
significant & substantial
$689
proposed penalties
$689
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
9
inspections on record
73
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: 73 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Benchley Plant has $689 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.$689
proposed penalties
$689
current assessed
$689
paid to date
$0
outstanding
7 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-01-30.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Q2 | 1,185 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 3,051 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 2,825 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 3,129 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 2,934 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 3,178 | 3 | 2 | 944.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 2,746 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 3,230 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Q2 | 3,172 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 3,060 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 2,693 | 4 | 0 | 1485.3 |
| 2000 Q3 | 3,024 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 2,975 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 2,941 | 1 | 0 | 340.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file1995 · 1 incident
Hanson Aggregates West Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
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