Victory Rock Texas LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Operator had gotten out of the piece of equipment and started walking down the ramp and rolled an ankle.
DA1: 52 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
DA1 has $36K 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
- 4
- Years on record
- 2017–2019
- Latest incident
- Jun 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
52
citations
17
significant & substantial
$36,423
proposed penalties
$35,731
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $692 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2015
16
inspections on record
173
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 173 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
DA1 has $36K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.$36K
proposed penalties
$36K
current assessed
$36K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
52 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $4K in penalties contested before the Commission, $4K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-07-31.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.32.7%
significant & substantial
17.3%
high negligence or reckless
32.7%
reasonably likely or greater
36.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 3.8% low, 78.8% moderate, 17.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
6
citations taken to the federal commission · 12% of citations on record
- Settled 3 · 50%
- Stood as issued 3 · 50%
75%
S&S designation survived the contest
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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%
7%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$10K proposed, $9K 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 2020-01-14.
Contested penalties
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST 2019-0252 | Default | McCarthy | 2019 | $3K → $3K |
| WEST 2018-0327 | Settlement | Lesnick | 2018 | $974 → $282 |
| WEST 2018-0164 | Settlement | Lesnick | 2018 | $220 → $220 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Victory Rock Texas LLC 2014 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2015 | 3 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
DA1 sits in Reagan County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 24.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Reagan County, Texas · Population 3,259
24.2%
Mining share of county employment
$70,288
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Q4 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 3,317 | 5 | 3 | 1507.4 |
| 2019 Q2 | 6,396 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 4,631 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 3,850 | 8 | 2 | 2077.9 |
| 2018 Q3 | 3,989 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 4,426 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 5,088 | 8 | 1 | 1572.3 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Q4 | 3,703 | 5 | 2 | 1350.3 |
| 2017 Q3 | 4,844 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 3,740 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 3,892 | 21 | 7 | 5395.7 |
| 2016 Q4 | 3,162 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 3,675 | 5 | 2 | 1360.5 |
| 2016 Q2 | 4,756 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 4,525 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 2,204 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 1,628 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 2,535 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2019 · 1 incident
2018 · 1 incident
Victory Rock Texas LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
The miner was removing a rock stuck in the feeder of the primary crusher when it became dislodged and foot was wedged in the hood of the crusher.
2017 · 2 incidents
Victory Rock Texas LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was working on machinery when back popped.
Victory Rock Texas LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE was performing irregular maintenance on a piece of equipment. This piece of equipment was properly locked out and tagged out. EE reached EE's hand inside the machine to adjust a part when the machine shifted and crushed EE's hand.