Decatur Sand Plant
Metal/Non-Metal
Wise County,
TX
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Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103914
Decatur Sand Plant has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1997–2000
- Latest incident
- Feb 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
5
significant & substantial
$10,116
proposed penalties
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
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: 36 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Decatur Sand Plant has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
9 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-03-15.
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 |
| 2001 Q3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2001 Q1 |
4,712 |
4 |
2 |
848.9 |
| 2000 Q4 |
4,689 |
5 |
3 |
1066.3 |
| 2000 Q3 |
6,150 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 |
8,876 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 |
7,525 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2000 · 1 incident
February 21, 2000
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Materials Of Tx, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS CARRYING LOADER DRIVE SHAFT. HE STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND TWISTING HIS KNEE.
1999 · 1 incident
April 6, 1999
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Marock Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO GO SHUT OFF VALVE, TRIPPED ON ROCK CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND LAND ON LEFT HAND PINKY FINGER DISLOCATING IT.
1998 · 4 incidents
October 28, 1998
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
Marock Inc · Struck against a moving object
DRIVING WAS DRIVING TOO FAST OVER ROUGH TERRAIN.
September 22, 1998
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Marock Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CUTTING HOLE THROUGH BELTING FOR PATCH WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM.
September 15, 1998
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Marock Inc · Struck by falling object
CHANGING SCREENS IN SHAKER WHEN MASSIVE AMOUNT OF SAND FELL INTO EYES.
January 19, 1998
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Marock Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
3 EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING MOTOR MNTS. BOLTS ON TOP OF SHAKER SCREEN DRIVER. 1 EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO MOVE THE FLYWHEEL WHILE INJURED EMPLOYEE GUIDED THE DRIVE BELT ONTO FLYWHEEL. AS W HEEL WAS BEING MOVED, INJURED EMPLOYEE GOT TIP OF FINGER BETWEEN FLYWHEEL AND BELT.
1997 · 1 incident
May 2, 1997
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Marock Inc · Struck by falling object
EE WAS INSIDE SHAKER, LAYING FLAT OF BACK, DOING REPAIRS, WHEN BOLT FELL FROM ABOVE HITTING FOREHEAD RESUEMD NORMAL ACTIVITIES.
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