Del Rio Pit & Plant #87 has $36K 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
14
Years on record
1985–2025
Latest incident
Sep 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
156
citations
31
significant & substantial
$35,863
proposed penalties
$33,075
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,788 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
68
inspections on record
688
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: 688 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Del Rio Pit & Plant #87 has $36K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$36K
proposed penalties
$33K
current assessed
$33K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
152 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
installing parts on plant equipment. Crowbar slipped and hit right hand ring finger and caused laceration requiring 2 stitches and dermabond along fingernail.
July 24, 2025TX · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSTRIKING OR BUMPING
Employee was replacing a broken belt standing in a pile of sand. He swung around to cut the other side of the belt, his left foot was stuck in the sand. He sprained his left ankle.
EE was moving and replacing the impeller shoes. EE felt a pain in his lower back. EE was sent to doctor who restricted him for 7 days, but he has not return yet.
2004 · 1 incident
March 18, 2004TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
REPLACING A CHUTE GOING TO THE JAW CRUSHER, A PIECE OF STEEL PLATE WAS BEING LOWERED INTO THE CHUTE. THE PLATE SLIPPED AND EE TWISTED HIS BCK AVOIDING THE PLATE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A HOSE FROM A FITTING WHILE USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT THE HOSE UPON CUTTING THE HOSE THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER
1989 · 1 incident
January 13, 1989TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
EMPL WAS INSPECTING REPAIRS THAT HAD BEEN DONE TO PTO CABLE ON ONE OF HAUL UNIT TRUCKS. WHILE MAKING INSPECTION HE MOVED GLOVED HAND TO CLOSE TO MOVING U JOINT & SET SCREW ON U JOINT CAUGH T GLOVE & PULLED HAND INTO MOVING JOINT.
1987 · 2 incidents
August 14, 1987TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING OFF OF A TRAILER LOADED WITH STEEL BEAMS, AS HE WAS DECENDING HIS GLOVE AND WEDDING RING CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF STEEL, CUTTING HIS FINGER.
1985 · 1 incident
June 10, 1985TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING PIECES OF PIPE TO ANOTHER WORKER ON A PLATFORM APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET HIGH.AS EMPLOYEE LIFTED SECOND PIECE OF PIPE HE COMPLAINED OF A SUDDEN SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
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