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: 898 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
D & D Pit has $50K in proposed MSHA penalties and $11K outstanding across 6 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.
$50K
proposed penalties
$49K
current assessed
$38K
paid to date
$11K
outstanding
100 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-02.
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.
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.
7citations taken to the federal commission · 7% of citations on record
Settled
6 · 86%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 14%
25%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 4 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
42%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$3K proposed, $2K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2017-02-22.
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.
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: 2025-12-10
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
26
samples
10
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz13
Respirable dust, <.1mg12
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (26)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2025-12-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.66
1.59
0.42
Bulldozer Operator
2025-12-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.2
Front-end Loader Operator
2025-12-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.21
Front-end Loader Operator
2025-04-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.07
1.15
0.06
Truck Driver
2025-04-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.08
1.25
0.06
Truck Driver
2019-07-31
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.21
Front-end Loader Operator
2014-09-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2014-09-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2014-09-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Supervisor, Co. Official
2011-04-12
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.77
2.2
0.35
Front-end Loader Operator
2011-04-12
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.47
2.31
0.20
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-10-14
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.49
1.78
0.84
Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-08-23
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dry Screen Plant Operator
2007-08-23
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dry Screen Plant Operator
2004-10-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.21
2.05
0.10
Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-10-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Cleanup Man
2004-10-26
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.13
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-10-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Cleanup Man
2001-11-14
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.26
2.58
0.10
Front-end Loader Operator
2001-11-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2001-11-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Scale Man
2001-11-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Supervisor, Co. Official
2001-05-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.38
1.56
0.24
Bulldozer Operator
2001-05-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Scale Man
2001-05-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2001-05-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.26
1.92
0.14
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.
D & D Pit recorded 17.30 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2023.
Injury rate, 2023
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
17.30
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.78 and the all-US-mining average was 2.10 cases per 100 workers.
In Texas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.29 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2023 *
17.30
0.00
0.000
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
4.73
4.73
0.000
2018 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2017 *
9.63
9.63
0.000
2013 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
7.02
7.02
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
6
2025
8
2024
7
2023
8
2022
7
2021
8
2020
9
2019
12
2018
8
2017
7
2016
6
2015
6
2014
7
2013
8
2012
5
2011
10
2010
11
2009
10
2008
9
2007
9
2006
9
2005
8
2004
6
2003
4
2002
4
2001
4
2000
4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
D & D Pit sits in Maverick County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 6.1% 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.
Maverick County, Texas · Population 57,770
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$51,270
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
3,796
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
3,402
1
0
293.9
2025 Q4
4,082
3
1
734.9
2025 Q3
6,313
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
5,388
1
0
185.6
2025 Q1
4,101
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
3,872
3
1
774.8
2024 Q3
3,846
2
0
520.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
6,356
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
4,875
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
5,948
7
1
1176.9
2023 Q3
5,957
3
0
503.6
2023 Q2
6,635
3
0
452.1
2023 Q1
4,581
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
4,030
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
3,817
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
5,030
1
0
198.8
2022 Q1
4,992
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
5,202
1
0
192.2
2021 Q3
5,447
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
5,352
3
0
560.5
2021 Q1
6,267
6
0
957.4
2020 Q4
7,633
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
6,596
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
7,037
3
1
426.3
2020 Q1
7,902
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
11,100
5
0
450.5
2019 Q3
11,008
1
1
90.8
2019 Q2
10,671
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
9,532
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
6,102
4
0
655.5
2018 Q3
4,550
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
5,623
1
0
177.8
2018 Q1
5,918
1
0
169.0
2017 Q4
6,338
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
5,076
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
4,688
1
0
213.3
2017 Q1
4,668
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
3,929
1
0
254.5
2016 Q3
3,821
1
0
261.7
2016 Q2
4,013
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
4,363
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
4,022
2
0
497.3
2015 Q3
3,925
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
3,823
2
0
523.1
2015 Q1
3,951
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
3,477
2
0
575.2
2014 Q3
5,279
2
1
378.9
2014 Q2
5,479
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
3,310
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
5,805
2
1
344.5
2013 Q3
3,154
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
9,276
2
0
215.6
2013 Q1
3,605
1
0
277.4
2012 Q4
3,324
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
3,488
3
2
860.1
2012 Q2
3,627
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
3,263
2
0
612.9
2011 Q4
5,716
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
6,459
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
8,877
6
1
675.9
2011 Q1
7,432
2
1
269.1
2010 Q4
8,159
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
9,033
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
9,882
5
1
506.0
2010 Q1
7,617
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
6,303
4
2
634.6
2009 Q3
6,143
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
5,094
1
0
196.3
2009 Q1
4,866
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
4,955
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
7,166
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
7,074
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
6,673
1
0
149.9
2007 Q4
6,041
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
5,242
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
6,232
3
1
481.4
2007 Q1
6,252
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
6,137
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
6,964
3
0
430.8
2006 Q2
6,195
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
5,183
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
5,916
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
5,528
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
6,476
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
5,548
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
4,572
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
4,540
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
4,508
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
3,396
1
1
294.5
2003 Q4
2,802
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
3,133
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
2,021
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
2,540
2
2
787.4
2002 Q4
2,328
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
2,576
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
3,693
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
3,204
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
2,863
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
3,292
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
3,165
3
0
947.9
2001 Q1
2,917
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
2,845
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
2,850
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
2,923
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
2,206
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file
2025 · 2 incidents
September 2, 2025TX · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorOTHER
Loader operator felt back pain, it was all of a sudden. They did not fall nor slip or do anything out of the ordinary. The pain grew more intense and they went to the doctor that evening.
Employee was operating loader and hauling materials. They got down at the shop but missed stepped and fell from the steps of the loader. It was a clear morning and no signals of bad weather conditions.
During the morning of 12/10/21, EE went up the 938H equipment to do maintenance and lube valves. The fog was dense and the equipment was wet. EE slipped and fell hitting self against the equipment bucket. EE received injury to EE's back. No swelling, no bruising but EE did have pain. EE went to Urgent Care for treatment and checkup.
2019 · 1 incident
December 18, 2019TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
Worker has been under doctor's care since 12/23/2019 with no restrictions. On 01/03/2020 worker's doctor has now applied work restrictions. No bending, climbing, no operating heavy equipment, no lifting more than 25 lbs. Back related injury received when dozer allegedly ran into the 740 truck.
2017 · 1 incident
September 12, 2017TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee changing oil in Euclid. Employee walking behind Supervisor coming out of storage bldg. with filters in hand. Employee jumped 2 1/2 foot off the ladder to the ground. Refused to go to doctor. 8/11 employee call supervisor complaining of back pain. Went to doctor-gave restrictions for job. No light duty available at time. Employee called in 8/18/14 and resigned position.
2011 · 1 incident
June 17, 2011TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREEN ON ROCK CRUSHER, WHILE PUTTING IN BOLT, A PIECE OF METAL SHEARING CAUGHT THE RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER CAUSING A SMALL PIECE OF METAL TO BE IMBEDDED IN THE FINGER. THE F INGER INFECTED, EMPLOYEE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENTS SINCE THE INFECTION WAS COMPLICATED BY THE EMPLOYEE BEING DIABETIC.
1996 · 1 incident
January 21, 1996TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)