Mining Incidents

Crusher # 3: 9 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Mentone, Loving County, TX  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4105147

Crusher # 3 has $450 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
1
Years on record
2016
Latest incident
Feb 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
9
citations
0
significant & substantial
$450
proposed penalties
$450
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2016
6
inspections on record
35
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: 35 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Crusher # 3 has $450 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.
$450
proposed penalties
$450
current assessed
$450
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-04-07.
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.
0.0%
significant & substantial
44.4%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
55.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 55.6% moderate, 44.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. James Hamilton Construction Co. 2015 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 6
2023 5
2022 4
2021 3
2020 1
2019 0
2018 5
2017 15
2016 12
2015 40
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Crusher # 3 sits in Loving County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Loving County, Texas · Population 54
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$51,087
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
2026 Q2 2,755 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 1,799 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 470 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,249 5 0 4003.2
2022 Q2 1,741 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 108 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 535 2 0 3738.3
2021 Q1 1,169 0 0 0.0
Show 18 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2020 Q4 58 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 1,202 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,011 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 664 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,350 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,425 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,516 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,547 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,385 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,876 2 0 1066.1
2015 Q4 1,848 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 24,144 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 14,717 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2016 · 1 incident

February 4, 2016 TX · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
James Hamilton Construction Co. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Worker rolled left ankle when stepping down onto a grouser bar and sprained EE's left ankle.