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CHEW and ABEL MINES Metal/Non-Metal

Acme Brick Company · Surface
Controlled by Berkshire Hathaway Inc
Sealy, Austin County, TX  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4103361

CHEW and ABEL MINES has $376 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
5
Years on record
1986–2002
Latest incident
Nov 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2015
3
citations
0
significant & substantial
$376
proposed penalties
$376
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
31
inspections on record
243
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: 243 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

CHEW and ABEL MINES has $376 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$376
proposed penalties
$376
current assessed
$376
paid to date
$0
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 2,890 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,743 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 1,064 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,137 0 0 0.0
Show 87 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 4,169 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 4,150 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 2,961 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 218 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,743 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 3,989 1 0 250.7
2020 Q4 140 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 1,721 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,597 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 974 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,698 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,534 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,133 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 224 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 4,281 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,483 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 3,390 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 984 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 352 1 0 2840.9
2015 Q1 1,180 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,949 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 3,532 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,337 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,678 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,439 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,660 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 827 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 159 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,489 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3,010 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,602 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 227 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,862 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 3,056 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 409 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,024 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,344 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,633 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,918 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,225 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,541 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,308 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,769 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,571 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,822 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,559 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,499 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,602 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,683 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,513 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,372 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,474 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,418 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,603 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,450 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,391 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,789 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,929 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,972 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,147 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,153 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,000 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,100 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,090 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,569 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,831 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,474 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,139 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,184 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,147 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,390 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,049 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2002 · 1 incident

November 30, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator POWERED HAULAGE
Acme Brick Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING A SCRAPER, EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

1988 · 3 incidents

December 10, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Acme Brick Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS DIGGING OUT THERECLAIMER WITH SHOVEL AND HIT HIS FINGER ON A PECE OF ANGLE IRON ON THE SIDE OF RECLAIMER.

October 10, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Acme Brick Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A DEFLECTOR PLATE ON THE SHUTTLE CONVEYOR THE DEFLECTOR WAS BROUGHT CLOSE TO THE RUNNING CONVEYOR THE CONVEYOR GRIPPED THE PLATE AND HIS HAND PULLING T HEM DOWNWARD CAUSING SEVERE LACERATION

June 26, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Acme Brick Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF OF MACHINE WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.SURFACE OF MACHINE HAD WATER AND OR OIL FILM ON IT MAKING IT SLIPPERY.

1986 · 1 incident

October 3, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Acme Brick Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ST9PPING DOWN FROM CAB OF LOADER TO GROUND WHEN HE STRAINED HIS KNEE

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