Fairland Plant & Qys has $29K in proposed MSHA penalties and $11K outstanding across 28 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1988–2021
Latest incident
Dec 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
219
citations
27
significant & substantial
$29,077
proposed penalties
$12,940
paid to date
45% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $16,137 gap.
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.
219 citations across 1,081 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Fairland Plant & Qys has $29K in proposed MSHA penalties and $11K outstanding across 28 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.
$29K
proposed penalties
$23K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$11K
outstanding
127 assessments are final orders; 28 contested dockets.
Of $20K in penalties contested before the Commission, $8K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
95citations taken to the federal commission · 43% of citations on record
Settled
18 · 19%
Vacated or withdrawn
15 · 16%
Still open
62 · 65%
60%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 5 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
51%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$5K proposed, $3K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2026-05-05.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2020-11-10, 5 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
15
samples
11
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz11
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz4
Show the individual readings (15)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2020-11-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.93
Bagging Operator
2020-11-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.71
Front-end Loader Operator
2020-11-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.66
Bagging Operator
2020-11-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.92
Dry Screen Plant Operator
2018-01-31
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.23
10
0.02
Utility Man
2018-01-31
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.85
1.45
0.59
Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-01-31
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.27
10
0.03
Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-01-31
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.19
10
0.02
Utility Man
2014-10-08
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.49
2.51
0.20
Front-end Loader Operator
2014-10-08
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.24
1.82
0.13
Crusher Oper/Worker
2014-10-08
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.44
2.23
0.20
Bagging Operator
2014-10-08
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.56
3.03
0.18
Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-04-01
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.65
3.21
0.20
Sampler, Dust
2009-04-01
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.63
3.16
0.20
Truck Driver
2009-04-01
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.95
10
0.10
Crusher Oper/Worker
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Fairland Plant & Qys recorded 5.92 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2021.
Injury rate, 2021
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
5.92
total case rate
5.92
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.87 and the all-US-mining average was 2.19 cases per 100 workers.
In Texas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.57 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2021 *
5.92
5.92
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2017 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2016 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2015 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2022
19
2021
18
2020
19
2019
19
2018
18
2017
15
2016
14
2015
14
2014
14
2013
14
2012
13
2011
13
2010
12
2009
15
2008
11
2007
11
2006
12
2005
12
2004
10
2003
9
2002
9
2001
8
2000
9
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Fairland Plant & Qys sits in Burnet County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 1.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Burnet County, Texas · Population 51,064
1.5%
Mining share of county employment
$77,158
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2022 Q3
3,798
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
9,172
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
8,119
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
8,593
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
8,564
3
0
350.3
2021 Q2
9,428
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
7,203
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
8,047
7
1
869.9
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2020 Q3
7,449
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
10,275
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
7,676
2
0
260.6
2019 Q4
8,993
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
9,503
1
0
105.2
2019 Q2
9,399
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
8,693
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
8,954
1
0
111.7
2018 Q3
9,007
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
7,312
1
1
136.8
2018 Q1
7,126
2
0
280.7
2017 Q4
7,434
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
7,040
1
0
142.0
2017 Q2
6,733
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
7,373
1
0
135.6
2016 Q4
6,165
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
7,121
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
6,855
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
6,571
1
0
152.2
2015 Q4
6,354
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
7,065
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
8,753
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
6,525
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
6,788
1
0
147.3
2014 Q3
7,388
2
0
270.7
2014 Q2
7,851
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
6,576
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
7,009
2
0
285.3
2013 Q3
7,330
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
6,735
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
6,545
1
0
152.8
2012 Q4
6,198
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
6,474
1
0
154.5
2012 Q2
6,594
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
6,468
1
0
154.6
2011 Q4
5,942
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
7,237
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
6,442
1
0
155.2
2011 Q1
5,052
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
6,091
2
0
328.4
2010 Q3
5,553
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
5,816
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
4,925
4
0
812.2
2009 Q4
6,014
6
0
997.7
2009 Q3
6,957
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
6,773
1
0
147.6
2009 Q1
6,350
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
6,224
2
0
321.3
2008 Q3
6,120
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
5,970
1
0
167.5
2008 Q1
5,870
3
1
511.1
2007 Q4
5,680
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
6,140
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
6,400
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
6,290
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
4,700
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
6,100
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
6,240
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
6,240
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
5,730
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
6,120
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
6,090
2
0
328.4
2005 Q1
5,740
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
5,280
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
5,620
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
5,191
6
0
1155.8
2004 Q1
4,136
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
3,900
4
0
1025.6
2003 Q3
4,680
5
2
1068.4
2003 Q2
3,600
6
3
1666.7
2003 Q1
3,560
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
3,900
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
3,900
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
3,900
6
1
1538.5
2002 Q1
3,900
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
3,540
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
4,000
1
0
250.0
2001 Q2
3,400
2
0
588.2
2001 Q1
3,900
19
5
4871.8
2000 Q4
4,000
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
4,640
21
3
4525.9
2000 Q2
3,740
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
3,880
3
3
773.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file
2021 · 1 incident
December 9, 2021TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
At the rip-rap hopper for crusher, Plant 1, a piece of rip-rap holding open tailgate of small dump open. When dislodged with the log tool, the stone unexpectedly bounced out of hopper, towards miners foot. EE jumped and steadied self with hand against truck bed just before the tailgate closed on that hand.
2004 · 1 incident
January 7, 2004TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
Injured was training a newly hired miner; twice that day he had cautioned never to climb live equipment. Injured then climbed side of conveyor, perhaps to "show off" the wrong way or to view crusher (not a miner task). Heavy coveralls caught under right arm shaft of conveyor pulley. Clothing squeezed, bruised and tore skin on arm. Upper arm broken with simple fracture.
1989 · 2 incidents
August 14, 1989TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE INJURED WAS WORKING ON A MOTOR THAT WAS BEING HELD IN THE AIR BY A CHAIN HOIST.A BOLT WAS STRIPPED CAUSING THE MOTOR TO BEGIN TO FALL.HE HELD IT UNTIL THEY COULD LIFT IT TOTO A TABLE.
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