Ervin Masonry · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
A rock fell from the top of the pile, getting 2 fingers caught between 2 rocks.
El Oso Metal/Non-Metal
Ramirez Stone & Masonry LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Melva Salinas; Edgar Ramirez
Fredericksburg,
Gillespie County,
TX
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4104203
El Oso has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2010
- Latest incident
- Jul 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
129
citations
30
significant & substantial
$23,381
proposed penalties
$21,557
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,824 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
77
inspections on record
611
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: 611 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
El Oso has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 2 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.$23K
proposed penalties
$23K
current assessed
$22K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
118 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 1,580 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,328 | 14 | 1 | 10542.2 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,841 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2,048 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,424 | 1 | 0 | 702.2 |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,560 | 6 | 1 | 3846.2 |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,324 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,221 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 1,560 | 6 | 0 | 3846.2 |
| 2023 Q3 | 1,390 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 1,560 | 4 | 0 | 2564.1 |
| 2023 Q1 | 1,560 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 1,247 | 10 | 0 | 8019.2 |
| 2022 Q3 | 1,444 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 1,119 | 2 | 0 | 1787.3 |
| 2022 Q1 | 1,200 | 4 | 0 | 3333.3 |
| 2021 Q4 | 353 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 1,124 | 1 | 0 | 889.7 |
| 2021 Q2 | 1,440 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 1,600 | 6 | 2 | 3750.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 1,296 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 2,043 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 2,080 | 3 | 0 | 1442.3 |
| 2020 Q1 | 1,322 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,248 | 5 | 2 | 4006.4 |
| 2019 Q3 | 1,056 | 3 | 0 | 2840.9 |
| 2019 Q2 | 324 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 480 | 7 | 0 | 14583.3 |
| 2018 Q4 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 320 | 3 | 1 | 9375.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 688 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 568 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 720 | 1 | 0 | 1388.9 |
| 2017 Q1 | 976 | 3 | 2 | 3073.8 |
| 2016 Q4 | 664 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 888 | 1 | 0 | 1126.1 |
| 2016 Q2 | 888 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 884 | 1 | 0 | 1131.2 |
| 2015 Q4 | 1,256 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 1,392 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,432 | 1 | 0 | 698.3 |
| 2015 Q1 | 1,288 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 1,346 | 1 | 0 | 742.9 |
| 2014 Q3 | 1,448 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 1,344 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 1,040 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 1,480 | 3 | 0 | 2027.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 1,494 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 1,584 | 3 | 1 | 1893.9 |
| 2013 Q1 | 1,336 | 1 | 0 | 748.5 |
| 2012 Q4 | 1,352 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,472 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,672 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1,584 | 1 | 0 | 631.3 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,312 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,352 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 1,120 | 1 | 0 | 892.9 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,313 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,528 | 1 | 0 | 654.5 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,232 | 1 | 0 | 811.7 |
| 2010 Q2 | 872 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 1,032 | 4 | 2 | 3876.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 1,358 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,552 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,504 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1,640 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,856 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 2,560 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 2,016 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,112 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,616 | 1 | 0 | 618.8 |
| 2007 Q3 | 1,792 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 1,328 | 1 | 1 | 753.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 1,520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,680 | 1 | 1 | 595.2 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,784 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 2,400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 1,744 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 2,176 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 2,400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 2,520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 2,260 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 2,424 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 2,576 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 2,306 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 2,376 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 2,288 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 2,472 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 2,328 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,320 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 2,168 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 2,056 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 2,848 | 2 | 2 | 702.2 |
| 2002 Q1 | 2,424 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 2,448 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 3,016 | 7 | 1 | 2321.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 3,522 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 2,452 | 1 | 0 | 407.8 |
| 2000 Q4 | 2,168 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
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