CANNON PIT has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2015
Latest incident
Mar 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
59
citations
10
significant & substantial
$15,377
proposed penalties
$15,377
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
29
inspections on record
332
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: 332 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
CANNON PIT has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
58 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-08-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ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.
3citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
Settled
3 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $2K 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 2012-10-31.
Contested penalties
ⓘ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.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2019-01-31, 7 years ago
3
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg3
Show the individual readings (3)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2019-01-31
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-04-04
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2012-04-04
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2019
2
2018
3
2017
2
2016
2
2015
4
2014
4
2013
4
2012
3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
CANNON PIT sits in San Jacinto County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 1.4% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘ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.
San Jacinto County, Texas · Population 27,983
1.4%
Mining share of county employment
$59,526
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2019 Q4
176
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
978
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
860
3
0
3488.4
2018 Q4
982
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
1,179
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
876
2
0
2283.1
2018 Q1
963
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
995
3
1
3015.1
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2017 Q3
952
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
898
4
0
4454.3
2017 Q1
703
3
1
4267.4
2016 Q4
1,081
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
970
3
1
3092.8
2016 Q2
890
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
960
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
555
1
0
1801.8
2015 Q3
1,432
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
1,031
5
2
4849.7
2014 Q4
1,600
7
1
4375.0
2014 Q3
1,580
3
1
1898.7
2014 Q2
2,400
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
2,200
3
0
1363.6
2013 Q4
1,100
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
1,420
2
0
1408.5
2013 Q2
1,600
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
1,100
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
1,162
5
1
4302.9
2012 Q3
960
3
1
3125.0
2012 Q2
1,920
10
1
5208.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2015 · 1 incident
March 6, 2015TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
R & W Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
EE was checking equipment before lunch he opened the door on the hopper while it was running and put his hand in the belt area. The belt got his coat sleeves under the belt and roller and pulled his hand between the roller and frame.