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Espinoza Quarry # 1 Metal/Non-Metal

Espinoza Stone Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Jose Jesus Espinoza
Georgetown, Williamson County, TX  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4103933

Espinoza Quarry # 1 has $333K in proposed MSHA penalties and $931 outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2008
Latest incident
Apr 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
293
citations
97
significant & substantial
$333,055
proposed penalties
$245,458
paid to date
74% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $87,597 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
90
inspections on record
917
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: 917 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Espinoza Quarry # 1 has $333K in proposed MSHA penalties and $931 outstanding across 8 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.
$333K
proposed penalties
$246K
current assessed
$245K
paid to date
$931
outstanding
284 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-18.
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 1,709 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,604 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,963 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,060 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 864 2 0 2314.8
2024 Q3 980 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,705 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,305 0 0 0.0
Show 94 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,291 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,326 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,069 2 0 966.7
2023 Q1 3,121 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 256 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 4,235 1 0 236.1
2022 Q2 5,372 6 2 1116.9
2022 Q1 4,500 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 8,366 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 6,683 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 6,926 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 4,392 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,360 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,360 1 0 297.6
2020 Q1 3,255 1 0 307.2
2019 Q4 3,058 4 0 1308.0
2019 Q3 4,307 1 1 232.2
2019 Q2 5,231 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,230 16 8 7174.9
2018 Q4 5,065 1 0 197.4
2018 Q3 3,245 5 2 1540.8
2018 Q2 4,446 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 5,267 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,998 12 7 4002.7
2017 Q3 4,850 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 5,142 5 2 972.4
2017 Q1 5,774 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 5,254 5 1 951.7
2016 Q3 6,147 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,720 3 0 1102.9
2016 Q1 3,416 1 0 292.7
2015 Q3 84,699 7 2 82.6
2015 Q2 94,868 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 90,906 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 88,853 15 5 168.8
2014 Q3 77,767 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 63,530 12 10 188.9
2014 Q1 53,750 5 2 93.0
2013 Q4 47,259 2 0 42.3
2013 Q3 50,267 4 0 79.6
2013 Q2 61,279 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 44,301 2 1 45.1
2012 Q4 40,938 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 45,446 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 42,187 4 1 94.8
2012 Q1 35,550 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 41,481 3 0 72.3
2011 Q3 52,696 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 53,000 8 1 150.9
2011 Q1 33,374 6 2 179.8
2010 Q4 54,732 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 47,845 2 0 41.8
2010 Q2 50,888 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 35,885 15 2 418.0
2009 Q4 25,831 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 20,584 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 22,454 15 8 668.0
2009 Q1 38,440 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 22,097 3 1 135.8
2008 Q3 49,837 7 2 140.5
2008 Q2 38,275 1 0 26.1
2008 Q1 42,102 3 1 71.3
2007 Q4 63,032 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 56,660 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 31,770 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 32,922 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 37,661 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 33,587 6 2 178.6
2006 Q2 44,874 13 5 289.7
2006 Q1 35,880 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 26,033 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 56,402 5 1 88.6
2005 Q2 52,294 12 3 229.5
2005 Q1 40,462 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 47,913 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 35,003 12 5 342.8
2004 Q2 27,640 9 5 325.6
2004 Q1 23,064 4 3 173.4
2003 Q4 24,022 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 23,033 5 1 217.1
2003 Q2 19,437 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 13,371 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 15,503 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 19,064 10 2 524.5
2002 Q2 18,896 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 15,971 17 2 1064.4
2001 Q4 15,394 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 18,951 10 4 527.7
2001 Q2 13,257 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 7,092 1 0 141.0
2000 Q4 10,103 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 7,145 4 1 559.8
2000 Q2 6,367 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 7,402 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2008 · 1 incident

April 18, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Espinoza Stone Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee started his shift working at one of our Hydrasplit choppers, which consists of cutting/ splitting stone pieces. His right hand was caught by the cutting machine and caused an injury.

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