Higareda's Rock Pit: 108 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Higareda's Rock Pit has $47K in proposed MSHA penalties and $46K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
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- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
108
citations
29
significant & substantial
$46,816
proposed penalties
$763
paid to date
2% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $46,053 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
39
inspections on record
406
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 406 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Higareda's Rock Pit has $47K in proposed MSHA penalties and $46K outstanding across 0 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.$47K
proposed penalties
$47K
current assessed
$763
paid to date
$46K
outstanding
93 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-03-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.31.2%
significant & substantial
16.1%
high negligence or reckless
31.2%
reasonably likely or greater
58.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 4.3% low, 79.6% moderate, 16.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2012-07-19, 14 years ago
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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.20%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
11
samples
10
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz102 over
- Cristobalite, respirable1
Show the individual readings (11)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-19 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.75 | 0.75 | 1.00 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2012-03-14 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 1.66 | 1.49 | 1.11 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2012-07-19 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.77 | 0.81 | 0.95 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2012-07-19 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.12 | 1.02 | 0.12 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2012-07-19 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.53 | 0.76 | 0.70 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2012-07-19 | Cristobalite, respirable | 0 | Laborer, Bullgang | ||
| 2012-07-19 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.37 | 0.68 | 0.54 | Backhoe Operator |
| 2012-03-14 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.89 | 0.92 | 0.97 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2012-03-14 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.87 | 1.33 | 0.65 | Backhoe Operator |
| 2011-04-20 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.31 | 0.64 | 0.48 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2011-04-20 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.45 | 0.67 | 0.67 | Front-end Loader Operator |
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.
Ownership history
- Higareda Landscaping 2006 to 2008
- Higareda's Rock Pit 2008 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2007 | 5 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Higareda's Rock Pit sits in El Paso County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.8% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.El Paso County, Texas · Population 866,275
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$58,859
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Q2 | 2,240 | 1 | 0 | 446.4 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,680 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,580 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 1,080 | 4 | 3 | 3703.7 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 500 | 12 | 4 | 24000.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,525 | 6 | 4 | 3934.4 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,570 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Q1 | 1,530 | 2 | 0 | 1307.2 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,460 | 1 | 0 | 684.9 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1,460 | 7 | 1 | 4794.5 |
| 2008 Q4 | 820 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 1,480 | 7 | 0 | 4729.7 |
| 2007 Q2 | 2,400 | 4 | 0 | 1666.7 |
| 2007 Q1 | 2,400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.