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Harmel Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Rock Crushers Inc. · Surface

Controlled by Sam J Wostal

Burton, Washington County, TX  ·  Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4103726

Harmel Pit has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities

0

Total incidents

3

Years on record

1993–1998

Latest incident

Jun 1998

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

72

citations

3

significant & substantial

$10,161

proposed penalties

$8,802

paid to date

87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,359 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

56

inspections on record

614

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: 614 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Harmel Pit has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.

$10K

proposed penalties

$9K

current assessed

$9K

paid to date

$0

outstanding

72 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2022-04-12.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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
2022 Q3	504	0	0	0.0
2022 Q2	881	2	0	2270.1
2022 Q1	1,210	0	0	0.0
2021 Q4	2,044	0	0	0.0
2021 Q3	1,611	0	0	0.0
2021 Q2	2,415	2	0	828.2
2021 Q1	2,017	0	0	0.0
2020 Q4	3,272	1	0	305.6

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Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2020 Q3	2,604	0	0	0.0
2020 Q2	3,199	1	0	312.6
2020 Q1	2,610	0	0	0.0
2019 Q4	3,247	0	0	0.0
2019 Q3	3,377	0	0	0.0
2019 Q2	2,719	0	0	0.0
2019 Q1	3,112	3	0	964.0
2018 Q4	2,292	0	0	0.0
2018 Q3	2,976	2	0	672.0
2018 Q2	3,127	0	0	0.0
2018 Q1	2,691	3	0	1114.8
2017 Q4	2,777	0	0	0.0
2017 Q3	3,360	0	0	0.0
2017 Q2	2,997	1	0	333.7
2017 Q1	3,058	0	0	0.0
2016 Q4	2,938	2	0	680.7
2016 Q3	3,483	0	0	0.0
2016 Q2	2,964	1	0	337.4
2016 Q1	2,921	1	0	342.3
2015 Q4	2,855	0	0	0.0
2015 Q3	4,034	1	0	247.9
2015 Q2	1,964	0	0	0.0
2015 Q1	1,955	1	0	511.5
2014 Q4	2,994	0	0	0.0
2014 Q3	3,544	1	0	282.2
2014 Q2	3,267	0	0	0.0
2014 Q1	3,232	1	0	309.4
2013 Q4	4,024	0	0	0.0
2013 Q3	4,107	1	0	243.5
2013 Q2	4,505	0	0	0.0
2013 Q1	3,941	1	0	253.7
2012 Q4	4,209	0	0	0.0
2012 Q3	4,355	4	0	918.5
2012 Q2	4,421	0	0	0.0
2012 Q1	3,883	3	0	772.6
2011 Q4	4,455	0	0	0.0
2011 Q3	4,515	0	0	0.0
2011 Q2	4,616	4	0	866.6
2011 Q1	4,615	0	0	0.0
2010 Q4	2,151	2	0	929.8
2010 Q3	4,309	4	0	928.3
2010 Q2	5,137	0	0	0.0
2010 Q1	4,468	0	0	0.0
2009 Q4	4,439	1	1	225.3
2009 Q3	4,556	0	0	0.0
2009 Q2	5,163	0	0	0.0
2009 Q1	4,858	2	0	411.7
2008 Q4	5,151	0	0	0.0
2008 Q3	5,387	0	0	0.0
2008 Q2	4,893	0	0	0.0
2008 Q1	5,044	0	0	0.0
2007 Q4	4,906	0	0	0.0
2007 Q3	4,686	0	0	0.0
2007 Q2	4,117	0	0	0.0
2007 Q1	4,524	3	0	663.1
2006 Q4	4,162	0	0	0.0
2006 Q3	4,999	0	0	0.0
2006 Q2	4,971	6	0	1207.0
2006 Q1	5,657	0	0	0.0
2005 Q4	5,121	0	0	0.0
2005 Q3	5,851	0	0	0.0
2005 Q2	5,356	1	0	186.7
2005 Q1	5,338	0	0	0.0
2004 Q4	4,982	0	0	0.0
2004 Q3	5,618	0	0	0.0
2004 Q2	4,789	3	0	626.4
2004 Q1	4,944	2	0	404.5
2003 Q4	4,892	0	0	0.0
2003 Q3	5,753	6	2	1042.9
2003 Q2	5,296	0	0	0.0
2003 Q1	4,174	0	0	0.0
2002 Q4	4,473	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	4,418	0	0	0.0
2002 Q2	5,459	0	0	0.0
2002 Q1	4,777	5	0	1046.7
2001 Q4	5,240	0	0	0.0
2001 Q3	5,298	0	0	0.0
2001 Q2	5,575	0	0	0.0
2001 Q1	4,888	0	0	0.0
2000 Q4	6,016	1	0	166.2
2000 Q3	5,547	0	0	0.0
2000 Q2	6,230	0	0	0.0
2000 Q1	5,519	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1998 · 2 incidents

June 1, 1998 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Rock Crushers Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WORKING ON TAIL PULLEY ON CRUSHING PLANT--WHEN PULLED GROIN.

January 9, 1998 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Rock Crushers Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS EMPLOYEE CHAINED UP THE HAMMER ON THE CRUSHER, CHAIN SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

1993 · 1 incident

August 4, 1993 TX · Metal/Non-Metal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Rock Crushers Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS STANDING ON A PIP WHEN IT TURNED, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL. HE STRUCK THE PIPE WITH HIS UPPER BODY, BRUISING HIS RIBS. HE AND ANOTHER WORKER WERE PUTTING THE HOOD B ACK ON THE COMPRESSOR.

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