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Cowboy Mining Co Metal/Non-Metal

PDSCo INC · Surface

Controlled by Rob Newsom

Study Butte, Brewster County, TX  ·  Active

MSHA Mine ID: 4103922

Cowboy Mining Co has $47K in proposed MSHA penalties and $314 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities

0

Total incidents

3

Years on record

2008–2011

Latest incident

Oct 2011

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

157

citations

53

significant & substantial

$46,693

proposed penalties

$46,379

paid to date

99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $314 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

72

inspections on record

947

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: 947 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Cowboy Mining Co has $47K in proposed MSHA penalties and $314 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition

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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.

$47K

proposed penalties

$47K

current assessed

$46K

paid to date

$314

outstanding

156 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2025-08-13.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

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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	9,044	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	9,297	1	0	107.6
2025 Q2	9,561	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	10,045	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	9,186	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	8,016	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	8,047	4	1	497.1
2024 Q1	6,987	3	0	429.4

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Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4	6,098	0	0	0.0
2023 Q3	8,245	1	0	121.3
2023 Q2	8,296	1	0	120.5
2023 Q1	6,322	0	0	0.0
2022 Q4	5,055	0	0	0.0
2022 Q3	5,557	1	0	180.0
2022 Q2	5,288	0	0	0.0
2022 Q1	5,476	1	0	182.6
2021 Q4	6,062	0	0	0.0
2021 Q3	7,765	0	0	0.0
2021 Q2	8,271	2	1	241.8
2021 Q1	7,086	4	0	564.5
2020 Q4	7,288	0	0	0.0
2020 Q3	5,156	0	0	0.0
2020 Q2	3,893	1	0	256.9
2020 Q1	3,604	0	0	0.0
2019 Q4	4,780	1	0	209.2
2019 Q3	7,084	0	0	0.0
2019 Q2	7,067	2	0	283.0
2019 Q1	5,628	0	0	0.0
2018 Q4	4,585	0	0	0.0
2018 Q3	7,977	0	0	0.0
2018 Q2	7,787	1	0	128.4
2018 Q1	6,270	1	0	159.5
2017 Q4	4,889	0	0	0.0
2017 Q3	7,607	2	2	262.9
2017 Q2	7,225	0	0	0.0
2017 Q1	5,889	3	1	509.4
2016 Q4	5,082	0	0	0.0
2016 Q3	7,989	0	0	0.0
2016 Q2	7,384	5	0	677.1
2016 Q1	5,401	0	0	0.0
2015 Q4	5,738	3	1	522.8
2015 Q3	8,097	3	0	370.5
2015 Q2	8,036	0	0	0.0
2015 Q1	6,467	1	0	154.6
2014 Q4	5,299	0	0	0.0
2014 Q3	7,505	0	0	0.0
2014 Q2	6,841	0	0	0.0
2014 Q1	6,116	2	2	327.0
2013 Q4	5,320	0	0	0.0
2013 Q3	8,149	0	0	0.0
2013 Q2	7,892	3	1	380.1
2013 Q1	7,388	0	0	0.0
2012 Q4	6,540	3	1	458.7
2012 Q3	7,687	0	0	0.0
2012 Q2	8,189	2	0	244.2
2012 Q1	6,012	0	0	0.0
2011 Q4	5,713	7	3	1225.3
2011 Q3	8,056	0	0	0.0
2011 Q2	7,393	7	3	946.8
2011 Q1	7,331	0	0	0.0
2010 Q4	7,594	3	0	395.0
2010 Q3	7,159	0	0	0.0
2010 Q2	6,954	10	6	1438.0
2010 Q1	6,305	7	6	1110.2
2009 Q4	5,494	0	0	0.0
2009 Q3	7,420	0	0	0.0
2009 Q2	7,496	2	2	266.8
2009 Q1	4,535	2	0	441.0
2008 Q4	5,287	0	0	0.0
2008 Q3	6,374	2	2	313.8
2008 Q2	4,810	5	0	1039.5
2008 Q1	3,589	2	1	557.3
2007 Q4	4,927	0	0	0.0
2007 Q3	5,430	0	0	0.0
2007 Q2	5,610	0	0	0.0
2007 Q1	5,496	1	1	182.0
2006 Q4	5,656	0	0	0.0
2006 Q3	4,887	0	0	0.0
2006 Q2	4,481	2	0	446.3
2006 Q1	5,311	0	0	0.0
2005 Q4	4,499	0	0	0.0
2005 Q3	4,210	0	0	0.0
2005 Q2	3,362	5	2	1487.2
2005 Q1	3,689	0	0	0.0
2004 Q4	3,934	0	0	0.0
2004 Q3	4,665	0	0	0.0
2004 Q2	4,382	0	0	0.0
2004 Q1	3,321	0	0	0.0
2003 Q4	3,899	0	0	0.0
2003 Q3	4,543	0	0	0.0
2003 Q2	3,767	4	0	1061.9
2003 Q1	3,178	0	0	0.0
2002 Q4	3,570	7	1	1960.8
2002 Q3	4,013	0	0	0.0
2002 Q2	4,159	13	3	3125.8
2002 Q1	4,005	0	0	0.0
2001 Q4	4,527	12	6	2650.8
2001 Q3	3,667	10	5	2727.0
2001 Q2	2,895	0	0	0.0
2001 Q1	3,648	0	0	0.0
2000 Q4	4,094	0	0	0.0
2000 Q3	4,244	2	1	471.3
2000 Q2	3,536	0	0	0.0
2000 Q1	5,047	3	1	594.4

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2011 · 1 incident

October 19, 2011 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY

PDSCo Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Was cutting the last bolt in a repair project with a grinder. Piece fell off, bounced and went into a boot. Hot metal stopped on top of his foot. Took him to hospital. They gave him a tetanus shot and ointment. They then sent him home.

2009 · 1 incident

December 3, 2009 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

PDSCo Inc · Struck by falling object

Someone had broken leg off scale. Employee used a shovel to pry up the scale to put leg back on. The shovel shifted & came out. Employee's hand was under scale when it dropped.

2008 · 1 incident

January 29, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

PDSCo Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

3 EE's were bagging and palleting, the EE's were taking turns, one bags and the others pallet. EE was being trained on both bagging and how to pallet the #50 bags. Was no accident, EE starined his wrist.

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