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Elgin Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Wienerberger AG
Elgin, Bastrop County, TX  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4100293

Elgin Plant has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $116 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1991–2004
Latest incident
Sep 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
15
citations
3
significant & substantial
$2,226
proposed penalties
$2,110
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $116 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
29
inspections on record
219
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: 219 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Elgin Plant has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $116 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$116
outstanding
15 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2025 Q4 85 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 80 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 96 3 2 31250.0
2025 Q1 96 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 30 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 60 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 65 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 24 0 0 0.0
Show 90 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 24 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 24 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 24 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 24 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 24 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 65 1 0 15384.6
2022 Q2 24 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 17 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 15 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 4 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 4 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 4 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4 2 1 500000.0
2020 Q2 4 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 4 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 4 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 4 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 4 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 4 1 0 250000.0
2018 Q2 4 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 4 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 4 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 4 1 0 250000.0
2016 Q4 4 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 10 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 10 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 10 2 0 200000.0
2015 Q4 6 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 6 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 6 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 3 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3 3 0 1000000.0
2014 Q3 3 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 3 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 7 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 6 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 7 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 9 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 7 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 3 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 17 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 9 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 10 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 6 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 24 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 35 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 0 2 0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 113 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 738 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,594 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,984 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,414 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,325 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,524 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,360 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 287 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 644 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,546 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,592 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,499 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 749 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,664 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,738 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 611 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 839 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2004 · 1 incident

September 22, 2004 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Forterra Brick, LLC · Struck against stationary object

The employee climbed up on the loader to wash the windshield. The surface was wet with the early morming dew. He slipped and grabbed at the loader to avoid falling. He lacerated the palm of his left hand.

1991 · 1 incident

August 7, 1991 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Forterra Brick, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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