Ellinger Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Miner did not follow protocol. Therefore causing the death of the same.
Ellinger Sand & Gravel Metal/Non-Metal
Ellinger Sand & Gravel
· Surface
Controlled by
Ruben Salinas Sr
Fayetteville,
Fayette County,
TX
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4104891
Ellinger Sand & Gravel has $84K in proposed MSHA penalties and $14K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2025
- Latest incident
- Jan 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
166
citations
51
significant & substantial
$84,063
proposed penalties
$59,127
paid to date
70% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $24,936 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
48
inspections on record
874
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: 874 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 Sand & Gravel has $84K in proposed MSHA penalties and $14K outstanding across 3 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.$84K
proposed penalties
$73K
current assessed
$59K
paid to date
$14K
outstanding
149 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-22.
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q3 | 982 | 3 | 2 | 3055.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,736 | 13 | 0 | 7488.5 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2,670 | 41 | 14 | 15355.8 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,838 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,243 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 3,155 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 3,155 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 3,267 | 1 | 0 | 306.1 |
| 2023 Q3 | 3,484 | 3 | 0 | 861.1 |
| 2023 Q2 | 2,870 | 3 | 0 | 1045.3 |
| 2023 Q1 | 3,157 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 3,787 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 4,795 | 24 | 9 | 5005.2 |
| 2022 Q2 | 4,149 | 2 | 0 | 482.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 4,109 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 5,412 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 6,019 | 4 | 0 | 664.6 |
| 2021 Q2 | 7,883 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 7,177 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 7,244 | 2 | 1 | 276.1 |
| 2020 Q3 | 6,268 | 1 | 0 | 159.5 |
| 2020 Q2 | 6,089 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 6,158 | 2 | 1 | 324.8 |
| 2019 Q4 | 6,185 | 1 | 1 | 161.7 |
| 2019 Q3 | 6,954 | 7 | 2 | 1006.6 |
| 2019 Q2 | 7,084 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 6,354 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 5,194 | 1 | 0 | 192.5 |
| 2018 Q3 | 5,232 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 5,529 | 2 | 0 | 361.7 |
| 2018 Q1 | 5,135 | 2 | 0 | 389.5 |
| 2017 Q4 | 4,894 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 5,200 | 3 | 1 | 576.9 |
| 2017 Q2 | 6,937 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 6,110 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 6,314 | 2 | 2 | 316.8 |
| 2016 Q3 | 8,508 | 1 | 0 | 117.5 |
| 2016 Q2 | 6,365 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 5,747 | 3 | 0 | 522.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 3,267 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 5,723 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 5,141 | 2 | 0 | 389.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 5,644 | 4 | 2 | 708.7 |
| 2014 Q4 | 5,648 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 6,516 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 6,291 | 13 | 8 | 2066.4 |
| 2014 Q1 | 5,452 | 5 | 3 | 917.1 |
| 2013 Q4 | 5,683 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 5,804 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 6,365 | 6 | 2 | 942.7 |
| 2013 Q1 | 4,821 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 5,398 | 1 | 0 | 185.3 |
| 2012 Q3 | 5,295 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 5,507 | 2 | 0 | 363.2 |
| 2012 Q1 | 4,813 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 5,604 | 5 | 1 | 892.2 |
| 2011 Q3 | 4,889 | 2 | 1 | 409.1 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedFor insurers, brokers, and safety consultants
The full compliance file on Ellinger Sand & Gravel
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