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Houston Sales Yard: 25 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Houston, Harris County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4103646

Houston Sales Yard has $3K 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
5
Years on record
1995–2011
Latest incident
Dec 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
25
citations
0
significant & substantial
$2,949
proposed penalties
$2,812
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $137 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
53
inspections on record
643
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: 643 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Houston Sales Yard has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
24 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $388 in penalties contested before the Commission, $151 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-06-03.
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.
0.0%
significant & substantial
4.0%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
16.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 96.0% moderate, 4.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
2 citations taken to the federal commission · 8% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 50%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 50%
0%
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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
61%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$388 proposed, $151 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 2025-08-11.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
CENT 2025-0348 Settlement Young 2026 $288 → $151
CENT 2011-67M Withdrawal Lesnick 2011 $100 → $0
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
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: 2025-06-03
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
21
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg14
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz3
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz2
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (21)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2025-06-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-06-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2022-01-12 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 3.12 Mechanic
2022-01-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2021-01-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2019-07-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2014-04-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-04-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-04-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 1.27 0.13 Crusher Oper/Worker
2014-04-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.38 1.92 0.20 Utility Man
2014-04-09 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.18 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-01-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-01-26 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.15 Washer Operator
2012-01-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Cleanup Man
2009-01-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-01-13 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.16 10 0.02 Laborer, Bullgang
2009-01-13 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.17 10 0.02 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2002-05-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-05-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2002-05-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2002-05-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 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.

Houston Sales Yard recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2022.

Injury rate, 2022
ⓘ 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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.78 and the all-US-mining average was 2.12 cases per 100 workers.
In Texas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.25 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
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2021 * 0.00 0.00 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
* 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.
Ownership history
  1. Vulcan/Ica Distribution Company 1990 to 2001
  2. Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC 2001 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 9
2025 7
2024 7
2023 6
2022 12
2021 17
2020 18
2019 16
2018 14
2017 16
2016 15
2015 17
2014 15
2013 14
2012 12
2011 13
2010 12
2009 10
2008 13
2007 11
2006 10
2005 15
2004 13
2003 12
2002 12
2001 12
2000 12
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Houston Sales Yard sits in Harris County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 2.3% 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.
Harris County, Texas · Population 4,758,579
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$73,104
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
2026 Q2 4,615 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 4,307 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 4,710 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,130 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,204 1 0 237.9
2025 Q1 3,635 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,986 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,951 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 4,764 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,691 1 0 213.2
2023 Q4 3,592 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,782 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,504 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 3,513 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,311 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 5,051 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 8,579 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 8,230 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 8,654 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 9,834 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 10,393 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 9,337 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 8,825 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 9,413 1 0 106.2
2020 Q2 11,411 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 12,733 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 10,912 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 10,420 2 0 191.9
2019 Q2 9,985 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 10,309 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 10,281 1 0 97.3
2018 Q3 9,308 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 9,712 1 0 103.0
2018 Q1 9,525 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 9,548 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 9,590 1 0 104.3
2017 Q2 9,885 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 9,246 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 10,115 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 9,342 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 10,166 3 0 295.1
2016 Q1 11,191 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 12,425 1 0 80.5
2015 Q3 13,110 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 12,350 1 0 81.0
2015 Q1 11,340 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 9,880 2 0 202.4
2014 Q3 10,212 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 10,129 1 0 98.7
2014 Q1 10,187 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 9,304 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 8,302 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 8,752 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 8,342 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 8,007 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 7,596 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 6,065 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 7,559 2 0 264.6
2011 Q4 7,277 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 7,538 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 6,545 1 0 152.8
2011 Q1 9,222 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,203 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 7,547 1 0 132.5
2010 Q2 5,516 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 5,259 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 4,942 1 0 202.3
2009 Q3 6,628 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 7,411 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 8,321 1 0 120.2
2008 Q4 7,273 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 9,130 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 9,871 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 10,103 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 10,562 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 10,089 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 8,779 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 10,138 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 8,146 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 8,346 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 7,096 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 8,529 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 10,538 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 11,903 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 10,238 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 10,512 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 8,737 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 9,691 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 9,218 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 7,697 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 8,563 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 8,123 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 8,962 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 7,447 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 8,884 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 8,255 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 9,757 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 7,257 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 8,813 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 9,233 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 8,519 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 8,355 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 8,859 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 8,836 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 8,632 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 7,787 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2011 · 1 incident

December 6, 2011 TX · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales OTHER
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Non Work Related - Natural Causes Employee complained of stomach pains and was transported to hosiptal via ambulance. The doctor determined that the pains were associated with gall stones and an abnormal growth on kidney.

2002 · 1 incident

October 28, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PERFORMING A PRESHIFT INSPECTION ONF FRONT END LOADER. HE OPENED ENGINE COMPARTMENT DOOR TO CHECK ENGINE OIL. WHEN REACHING OVERHEAD TO PLACE DIPSTICK BACK INTO ENGINE, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

2001 · 1 incident

February 12, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan/Ica Distribution Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE CLAIMED HE INJURED HIS BACK AND NECK WHILE OPERATING THE FRONT-END LOADER INTO THE STOCKPILE OF MATERIAL. HE STATED THE MACHINE JERKED AS HE WENT INTO THE STOCKPILE WITH THE LOADER BU CKET.

1996 · 1 incident

April 15, 1996 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan/Ica Distribution Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED EE WAS OPENING A FENCE GATE WHEN HIS LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT IN A FENCE ROLLER. EE HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON TOP OF GATE WHILE PUSHING THE GATE OPEN. WHEN THE GATE WAS FULLY OPEN HIS LAST THREE FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TOP POST AND THE ROLLER WHEEL.

1995 · 1 incident

June 2, 1995 TX · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan/Ica Distribution Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS USING WRENCH TO LOOSEN SHAFT ON A CEMENT SCREW CONVEYOR. HE ASKED ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO JOG SCREW CONVEYOR INSIDE THE CONTROL ROOM. EMPLOYEE THOUGHT THAT THE OTHER EMPLO YEE DONE SO AND STARTED TO USE WRENCH TO LOOSEN SHAFT AGAIN. WHEN OTHER EMPLOYEE TURN ON SCREW CONVEYOR. THE WRENCH HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE NOSE AREA.