Mining Incidents

H. G. Byley & Sons Const. INc. Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Ritchie A Byley
Hemphill, Sabine County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4104379

H. G. Byley & Sons Const. INc. has $1K 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
4
Years on record
2004–2007
Latest incident
Dec 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
10
citations
2
significant & substantial
$1,236
proposed penalties
$1,236
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
20
inspections on record
181
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: 181 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

H. G. Byley & Sons Const. INc. has $1K 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
10 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-04-26.
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
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 25 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 25 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 28 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 361 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 715 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 766 0 0 0.0
Show 22 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q4 1,492 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,280 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 95 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 140 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 184 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,156 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,563 3 1 657.5
2006 Q1 6,507 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,751 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,796 1 0 263.4
2005 Q2 4,365 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 5,866 3 1 511.4
2004 Q4 4,879 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 5,198 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,446 3 0 674.8
2004 Q1 5,341 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 6,864 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,633 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 5,723 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 5,395 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,267 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,310 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2007 · 1 incident

December 5, 2007 TX · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H.G. Byley & Sons Const Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was getting off trackhoe, took a misstep and fell and tried to break fall with right arm. He said his wrist hurt but he shook it off and thought it would be ok.

2005 · 1 incident

August 19, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management MACHINERY
H.G. Byley & Sons Const Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was running a piece of equipment and asked one of the other operators to come run his piece of equipment because his back was hurting too bad. When he got up to come to work he could hardly walk. We think it is a re-occurrence and are waiting for doctor's answers.

2004 · 2 incidents

August 25, 2004 TX · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H.G. Byley & Sons Const Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was working on loader #1. He was rigging up jack from underneath loader to air up rear wheel. When he crawled out from underneath on his knees he went to stand up and fell right back down.

April 8, 2004 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
H.G. Byley & Sons Const Inc. · Struck by falling object

TWO EE'S WERE WORKING ON SCREENING PLANT TO REPLACE THE TEFLON SHEET ON THE RIP RAP OUTLET. AFTER REPLACING PART, EE HAD HIS HAND PROPPED ON BRACE. CO-WORKER CRANKED UP PLANT. WHEN IT WENT INTO MOTION, A ROCK THAT WAS ON CONVEYOR BELT BOUNCED OFF HITTING EE'S LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER. ALL OPERATION CAME TO A HALT WHILE EE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE HOSPITAL.

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