Mining Incidents

Caterina #1: 62 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Eagle Frac Sand Company, LLC · Surface
Caterina, Dimmit County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4105627

Caterina #1 has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $10K 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
Latest incident
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2022
62
citations
10
significant & substantial
$10,379
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $10,379 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2022
9
inspections on record
129
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: 129 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Caterina #1 has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $10K outstanding across 0 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$10K
outstanding
23 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-09-13.
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.
22.7%
significant & substantial
15.9%
high negligence or reckless
22.7%
reasonably likely or greater
22.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 2.3% low, 81.8% moderate, 15.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. South Texas Sand and Logistics LLC 2022 to 2023
  2. Eagle Frac Sand Company, LLC 2023 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Caterina #1 sits in Dimmit County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 14.4% 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.
Dimmit County, Texas · Population 8,507
14.4%
Mining share of county employment
$33,409
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

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.