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Colorado Materials - Sand Screen #2: 7 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by John R Weisman
Seguin, Guadalupe County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4104575

Colorado Materials - Sand Screen #2 has $587 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2010–2012
Latest incident
Oct 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
7
citations
1
significant & substantial
$587
proposed penalties
$587
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Colorado Materials LTD's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
19
inspections on record
105
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: 105 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Colorado Materials - Sand Screen #2 has $587 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$587
proposed penalties
$587
current assessed
$587
paid to date
$0
outstanding
7 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $599 in penalties contested before the Commission, $487 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-07-17.
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.
14.3%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
14.3%
reasonably likely or greater
71.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
7 citations taken to the federal commission · 100% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 14%
  • Stood as issued 5 · 71%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 14%
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%
19%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$599 proposed, $487 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 2012-04-20.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
CENT 2006-227M Default Lesnick 2007 $375 → $375
CENT 2012-535M Withdrawal Lesnick 2012 $112 → $0
CENT 2012-536M Settlement Lesnick 2012 $112 → $112
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
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: 2009-10-21, 16 years ago
1
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (1)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2009-10-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
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.
Ownership history
  1. Colorado Materials LTD 2006 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2013 1
2012 1
2011 1
2010 1
2009 1
2008 0
2007 1
2006 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Colorado Materials - Sand Screen #2 sits in Guadalupe County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 1.2% 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.
Guadalupe County, Texas · Population 178,368
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$93,776
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
2013 Q3 544 1 0 1838.2
2013 Q2 529 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 433 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 429 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 313 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 75 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 127 1 0 7874.0
2011 Q4 217 0 0 0.0
Show 20 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2011 Q3 244 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 241 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 247 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 425 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 301 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 172 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 30 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 300 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 468 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 273 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 126 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 98 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 141 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 31 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 563 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 929 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 985 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 644 5 1 7764.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2012 · 1 incident

2010 · 1 incident

October 18, 2010 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Colorado Materials LTD · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was using an impact wrench to remove a rusted bolt when it jerked causing him to smash his finger.