Howell Sand Pits has $74K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1987–2013
Latest incident
Jul 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
190
citations
45
significant & substantial
$74,040
proposed penalties
$57,346
paid to date
77% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $16,694 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
81
inspections on record
910
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: 910 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Howell Sand Pits has $74K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$74K
proposed penalties
$57K
current assessed
$57K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
189 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-10.
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
2025 Q4
1,733
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
1,703
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
1,975
3
0
1519.0
2025 Q1
1,950
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
1,875
1
0
533.3
2024 Q3
1,791
2
0
1116.7
2024 Q2
1,707
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
1,954
7
0
3582.4
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
1,575
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
1,582
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
1,442
2
0
1387.0
2023 Q1
1,620
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
1,577
1
0
634.1
2022 Q3
1,536
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
1,468
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
1,428
1
0
700.3
2021 Q4
1,491
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
1,390
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
1,308
2
0
1529.1
2021 Q1
1,167
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
1,444
1
0
692.5
2020 Q3
1,418
1
0
705.2
2020 Q2
1,389
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
1,372
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
1,387
2
0
1442.0
2019 Q3
1,400
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
1,365
2
1
1465.2
2019 Q1
1,382
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
1,334
1
0
749.6
2018 Q3
1,384
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
1,260
2
1
1587.3
2018 Q1
4,069
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
3,420
12
5
3508.8
2017 Q3
3,220
3
2
931.7
2017 Q2
3,180
11
1
3459.1
2017 Q1
2,965
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
1,331
8
3
6010.5
2016 Q3
1,105
3
0
2714.9
2016 Q2
2,315
3
1
1295.9
2016 Q1
903
5
1
5537.1
2015 Q4
1,219
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
2,016
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
1,108
2
0
1805.1
2015 Q1
7,920
4
0
505.1
2014 Q4
8,102
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
12,384
1
1
80.7
2014 Q2
7,641
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
8,297
2
0
241.1
2013 Q4
10,598
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
12,733
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
13,145
2
1
152.1
2013 Q1
11,060
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
6,400
3
1
468.8
2012 Q3
5,473
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
6,552
2
1
305.3
2012 Q1
1,860
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
2,241
2
2
892.5
2011 Q3
1,545
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
1,912
1
0
523.0
2011 Q1
3,025
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
1,895
4
2
2110.8
2010 Q3
6,249
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
4,614
3
3
650.2
2010 Q1
6,722
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
8,484
7
2
825.1
2009 Q3
12,872
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
9,611
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
10,751
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
11,903
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
12,112
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
15,643
14
3
895.0
2008 Q1
13,654
17
3
1245.1
2007 Q4
20,093
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
17,759
8
4
450.5
2007 Q2
9,533
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
9,639
5
0
518.7
2006 Q4
15,096
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
17,905
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
18,282
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
14,579
5
0
343.0
2005 Q4
14,050
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
13,755
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
11,719
8
2
682.7
2005 Q1
10,070
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
6,565
9
2
1370.9
2004 Q3
8,344
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
3,481
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
7,099
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
10,338
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
12,571
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
10,797
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
7,812
4
0
512.0
2002 Q4
6,401
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
9,568
1
1
104.5
2002 Q2
10,133
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
7,294
3
0
411.3
2001 Q4
6,080
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file
2013 · 1 incident
July 5, 2013TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brace holding up bed of 12 yard dump truck was knocked loose while repairing a leak in the hose supplying oil under pressure to the lift cylinder. The mechanic endeavored to get out but his right forearm was caught between the truck bed and the frame rail.
2008 · 1 incident
July 10, 2008TX · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
EE was driving Cat 980B loader at top of stockpile. Skid loader died & rolled backward to sudden stop. He hit back of his head, got out of loader by himself but was dazed. Job foreman had him air lifted to Lubbock 602 Indiana Ave. Saw doctor and was released same day.
2002 · 1 incident
November 7, 2002TX · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF LOADER ON LADDER RUNGS AND MISSED A STEP AND SLIPPED AND FELL, TWISTING HSI ANKLE. ON 8-23-89. HE RETURNED TO WORK 11-27-89. HE WORKED FULL TIME FROM 11-27 -89 THRU 1-16-90. HE PHONE 1-17-90 TO SAY HIS FOOT WAS SWOLLEN ADN HE WOULD TRY NEW MEDICATION, AND HAS BEEN OFF WORK THIS TIME SINCE 1-17-90. HE DEVELOPED GOUT IN THAT FOOT FROM 8-23-89 IN
1989 · 1 incident
August 23, 1989TX · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF LOADER ON LADDER RUNGS AND MISSED A STEP AND SLIPPED AND FELL, TWISTING HIS ANKLE. HE WAS IN THE SHOP AREA.
1988 · 5 incidents
December 21, 1988TX · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
I,NAME WAS HAMMERING BOLT ON TRUCK ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT. HE WAS DOING SOME HAMMERING A CHIP OF METAL FLEW OFF AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT HAND, IN THE WEBB BETWEEN THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER. HE HAS A SMALL PIECE OF METAL ABOUT 2 MM IN LENGTH LODGED IN HIS LEFT HAND.
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