BRAZOS RIVER PIT has $90K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
26
Years on record
1987–2009
Latest incident
Apr 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
138
citations
40
significant & substantial
$89,895
proposed penalties
$73,163
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $16,732 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
44
inspections on record
665
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: 665 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
BRAZOS RIVER PIT has $90K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 7 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$90K
proposed penalties
$73K
current assessed
$73K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
138 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-09-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ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
2013 Q4
601
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
4,034
17
5
4214.2
2013 Q2
3,369
3
1
890.5
2013 Q1
3,850
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
4,617
8
4
1732.7
2012 Q3
4,432
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
4,518
4
1
885.3
2012 Q1
4,150
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2011 Q4
1
1
0
1000000.0
2011 Q3
3,706
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
4,688
1
1
213.3
2011 Q1
4,134
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
4,863
7
4
1439.4
2010 Q3
4,213
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
3,612
7
3
1938.0
2010 Q1
3,694
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
4,221
3
1
710.7
2009 Q3
3,890
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
4,275
13
9
3040.9
2009 Q1
3,820
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
3,403
6
0
1763.2
2008 Q3
2,994
4
0
1336.0
2008 Q2
2,827
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
3,492
16
0
4581.9
2007 Q4
2,546
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
3,260
3
1
920.2
2007 Q2
3,504
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
2,359
2
0
847.8
2006 Q4
3,135
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
2,936
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
2,937
3
0
1021.5
2006 Q1
2,936
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
2,545
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
2,216
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
3,085
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
862
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
2,226
1
1
449.2
2004 Q1
2,578
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
2,117
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
2,214
2
0
903.3
2003 Q2
2,852
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
2,953
5
0
1693.2
2002 Q4
2,156
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
2,298
11
5
4786.8
2002 Q2
3,219
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
3,561
13
2
3650.7
2001 Q4
2,512
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
2,562
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
2,682
3
0
1118.6
2001 Q1
2,287
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
1,827
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
1,994
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
2,439
5
2
2050.0
2000 Q1
2,841
0
0
0.0
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
August 3, 1990TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorFatality · ELECTRICAL
TRANSFORMER GIVING FALSE READING ON THE GROUND PHASE OF THE SWITCH. THE HAND-HELD MOMENTARY PUSH BUTTON WAS APPARENTLY MISSING DURING THE TIME HE WAS USING IT. WHEN HIS THUMB CONTACTED THE ENE RGIZED MECHANISM HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Reportable incidents
25 on file (excluding fatalities above)
2009 · 1 incident
April 13, 2009TX · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Servicing equipment, hit forehead on part of truck at about 1100.He called EE,EE asked him how he was.EE said fine didn't need to go to the doctor. Our Supt.called EE about 2:00 PM from Garza County Health Clinic .He said EE was servicing loader and raised up and hit his back. Our supt. took him for medical treatment.
2007 · 1 incident
July 24, 2007TX · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was asked to pull up, the dump truck started rolling forward, EE tried to put the truck in reverse, hit the brakes, jumped out of the dump truck. Medical Examination and testing revealed only bruises. Excused from work 7/12/2006 through 7/15/2006. Released to return to work on 7/16/2006.
2002 · 1 incident
August 3, 2002TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
February 12, 1990TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
A-Rock Materials · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS ADJUSTING WATER TO JAW CRUSHER CONVEYOR BELT-SLIPPED AND GRABBED FOR SOMETHING.FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN PULLEY BELT.HE FAILED TO LOCK OUT ELECTRIC BEFORE DOING THIS.
1989 · 2 incidents
September 5, 1989TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
March 28, 1988TX · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
EMP WAS CLEANIN1 FROM UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT AND FORGOT TO TURN OFF ELECTRICIEY OFF, TOOL HE WAS CLEANING WITH CAUGHT IN ROLLER AND HIT EMP UNDER THE CHIN BRUISED AND BROKE A TOOTH
March 23, 1987TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMP FAILED TO P6T ON GLOVES AND WELDING HOOD WHEN WELDING
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