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BORGER PIT Metal/Non-Metal

WES AGG, LLC · Surface

Controlled by JW Thomas; Travis Thomas

BORGER, Hutchinson County, TX  ·  Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 4105687

BORGER PIT has $103K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities

1

Total incidents

2

Years on record

2024–2025

Latest incident

Jan 2025

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2023

15

citations

4

significant & substantial

$103,425

proposed penalties

$3,537

paid to date

3% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $99,888 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2023

7

inspections on record

191

inspection hours

n/a

citations per 100 inspection hours

ⓘ

This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.

Rate withheld: 191 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

BORGER PIT has $103K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100K outstanding across 2 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.

$103K

proposed penalties

$103K

current assessed

$4K

paid to date

$100K

outstanding

12 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-11.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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	8,634	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	13,818	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	14,562	5	2	343.4
2025 Q1	9,666	2	1	206.9
2024 Q4	11,050	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	11,602	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	7,330	3	1	409.3
2024 Q1	3,560	0	0	0.0

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Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4	2,944	0	0	0.0
2023 Q3	1,050	4	0	3809.5
2023 Q2	2,432	0	0	0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

January 3, 2025 TX · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

WES AGG, LLC · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

Trench was dug to repair drain pipe. No sloping or shoring protection system was in place. Trench was approximately 10 foot deep and 8 foot wide. Side wall collapsed and crushed worker.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2024 · 1 incident

March 22, 2024 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY

WES AGG, LLC · Struck by powered moving object

Employee was spotting another employee while hoisting a new screen into place. Screen slipped and employee was struck on right forearm by excavator bucket.

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