Ellinger Plant #4 has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2024–2026
Latest incident
Apr 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2020
40
citations
12
significant & substantial
$10,544
proposed penalties
$10,544
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2020
13
inspections on record
211
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: 211 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ellinger Plant #4 has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$11K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
40 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-28.
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
Texas Aggregates, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
While installing a guard cover on the #1 shaker motor, the cover dislodged pinching the miner's left hand. The miner pulled their hand from the pinch point revealing cuts and bruising to their pointer, middle, and ring fingers. Miner went to urgent care where the cuts were cleaned and glued shut. Miner then returned to shift.
2025 · 2 incidents
July 2, 2025TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
While performing maintenance on a WA500 Loader, employee's wrench slipped off a drain plug, causing them to twist their back and pinch a nerve. They declined immediate medical attention but visited a doctor the following Monday. Employee was prescribed a muscle relaxer and is currently off duty recovering
Miner removed hard hat to check for a problem on main stacker feed belt when hard hat would not fit, when getting out, miner stood and hit EE's head on channel iron. Another EE checked cut and recommended urgent care. 4 staples where used to close wound. No duty restrictions recommended by medical professionals.
2024 · 2 incidents
June 22, 2024TX · Metal/Non-Metalminer, prospector, necPOWERED HAULAGE
Texas Aggregates, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
While lifting screens to the top of shaker #2 by Skytrack Forklift, Operator lost communication with EE and continued forward. EE became pinned between the forklift and load, and the headbox resulting in injury to the face and hands as EE attempted to stop the motion. Operator was told to back up and EE was unpinned and immediate first aid was applied.
Texas Aggregates, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was closing cab door to the equipment when a gust of wind closed the door hard squeezing EE's left thumb in the door.
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