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Hueco Quarry Inc: 214 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Hueco Quarry Inc · Surface
Controlled by Anthony D Mullen
El Paso, El Paso County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4104347

Hueco Quarry Inc has $92K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2005–2011
Latest incident
Feb 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
214
citations
52
significant & substantial
$92,301
proposed penalties
$89,162
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,139 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Hueco Quarry Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
85
inspections on record
1,329
inspection hours
16.1
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.
214 citations across 1,329 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘ A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2013-07-30.
On record since 2013.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.

Hueco Quarry Inc has $92K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 5 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.
$92K
proposed penalties
$89K
current assessed
$89K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
212 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
Of $32K in penalties contested before the Commission, $29K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-29.
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.
24.5%
significant & substantial
5.2%
high negligence or reckless
24.1%
reasonably likely or greater
62.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 16.5% low, 78.3% moderate, 5.2% 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.
28 citations taken to the federal commission · 13% of citations on record
  • Settled 23 · 82%
  • Stood as issued 5 · 18%
82%
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 17 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
9%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$32K proposed, $29K 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 2015-11-30.
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 2014-452M Dismissal Lesnick 2016 $15K → $15K
CENT 2015-0029 Settlement Lesnick 2015 $7K → $7K
CENT 2011-738M Settlement Bulluck 2012 $5K → $4K
CENT 2009-554M Settlement Lesnick 2014 $5K → $3K
CENT 2006-226M Dismissal Lesnick 2006 $154 → $154
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: 2023-10-18
6%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
47
samples
33
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz282 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg12
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz6
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz4
Show the individual readings (50)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2010-06-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 2.68 2.64 1.02 Laborer, Bullgang
2008-04-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 2.11 1.28 1.65 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-10-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.25 1.79 0.70 Laborer, Bullgang
2023-10-18 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-10-18 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.18 10 0.02 Mechanic
2022-11-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 0.62 0.35 Complete Load-Haul-Dump
2022-11-16 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 1.45 10 0.15 Bobcat Operator
2022-11-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2021-04-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2021-04-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.32 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-09-21 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.23 10 0.02 Crusher Oper/Worker
2016-09-21 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.12 Crusher Oper/Worker
2016-09-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2016-09-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-07-11 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.16 10 0.02 Supervisor, Co. Official
2012-07-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-07-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.44 2.55 0.17 Utility Man
2012-07-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 1.88 0.12 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2012-02-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 1.52 0.09 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-02-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.6 2.2 0.73 Bobcat Operator
2012-02-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2011-06-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.59 1.95 0.30 Mechanic
2011-06-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.68 1.7 0.99 Cleanup Man
2011-06-08 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.15 10 0.02 Truck Driver
2010-06-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.43 2.34 0.18 Welder, etc.
2010-06-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.43 2.21 0.19 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-12-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.4 2.61 0.15 Mechanic
2009-12-03 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.2 Laborer, Bullgang
2009-12-03 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 Crusher Oper/Worker
2008-09-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 1.83 0.15 Bobcat Operator
2008-09-17 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.12 10 0.01 Drill Operator, Jumbo Perc.
2008-09-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2008-04-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 1.57 0.14 Front-end Loader Operator
2007-10-17 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.44 Drill Helper
2007-10-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 1.69 0.11 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-05-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.37 1.78 0.21 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-04-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-04-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-04-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2004-04-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 0.76 0.21 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-02-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.31 1.2 0.26 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-02-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.2 1.15 0.17 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-02-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 1.1 0.22 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-02-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Operator, Rotary Air
2002-05-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.4 1.18 0.34 Truck Driver
2002-05-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.86 0.17 Supervisor, Co. Official
2002-05-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 1.91 0.09 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-05-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.31 0.91 0.34 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-05-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.86 1.04 0.83 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-05-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.21 1.29 0.16 Drill Operator, Jet Piercing
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.

Hueco Quarry Inc recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ 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 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Texas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.17 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
2025 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
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
* 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. Hueco Quarry Inc 2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 16
2025 16
2024 17
2023 19
2022 15
2021 14
2020 14
2019 11
2018 14
2017 13
2016 13
2015 12
2014 12
2013 13
2012 14
2011 13
2010 14
2009 16
2008 16
2007 16
2006 16
2005 14
2004 11
2003 11
2002 12
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Hueco Quarry Inc sits in El Paso County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.8% 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.
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
ⓘ 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 11,968 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 10,967 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 11,593 8 4 690.1
2025 Q3 10,043 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 9,831 2 0 203.4
2025 Q1 10,021 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 9,508 2 1 210.3
2024 Q3 10,908 0 0 0.0
Show 89 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 12,061 3 0 248.7
2024 Q1 11,251 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 11,726 2 0 170.6
2023 Q3 10,195 4 0 392.3
2023 Q2 10,326 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 10,023 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 10,033 5 0 498.4
2022 Q3 9,134 2 0 219.0
2022 Q2 9,435 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 8,479 5 1 589.7
2021 Q4 8,923 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 10,334 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 8,092 3 0 370.7
2021 Q1 6,976 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 9,618 5 1 519.9
2020 Q3 8,642 5 0 578.6
2020 Q2 8,635 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 8,786 14 1 1593.4
2019 Q4 6,921 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 7,114 3 0 421.7
2019 Q2 7,317 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 7,231 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 7,709 3 0 389.2
2018 Q3 7,473 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 8,028 1 1 124.6
2018 Q1 7,759 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 7,219 3 0 415.6
2017 Q3 7,854 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 8,499 7 3 823.6
2017 Q1 8,308 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 7,902 4 0 506.2
2016 Q3 8,788 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 8,054 2 0 248.3
2016 Q1 7,309 1 0 136.8
2015 Q4 7,640 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 6,962 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 6,751 1 0 148.1
2015 Q1 6,301 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 7,216 2 0 277.2
2014 Q3 8,129 5 4 615.1
2014 Q2 7,469 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 7,158 2 1 279.4
2013 Q4 8,078 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 7,286 6 3 823.5
2013 Q2 7,374 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 6,647 7 2 1053.1
2012 Q4 7,685 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 8,160 5 3 612.7
2012 Q2 7,050 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 6,717 9 2 1339.9
2011 Q4 7,606 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 7,988 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 7,910 7 1 885.0
2011 Q1 6,704 7 4 1044.2
2010 Q4 7,551 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 9,182 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 7,258 10 2 1377.8
2010 Q1 7,742 1 0 129.2
2009 Q4 12,858 9 3 700.0
2009 Q3 10,980 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 8,450 13 3 1538.5
2009 Q1 7,670 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 11,784 6 1 509.2
2008 Q3 10,087 1 0 99.1
2008 Q2 9,326 3 0 321.7
2008 Q1 9,950 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 9,473 2 0 211.1
2007 Q3 10,508 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 10,981 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 10,761 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 9,867 2 0 202.7
2006 Q3 9,713 5 1 514.8
2006 Q2 10,022 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 9,303 12 3 1289.9
2005 Q4 9,753 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 8,933 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 8,932 1 0 112.0
2005 Q1 6,541 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 6,710 3 0 447.1
2004 Q3 6,739 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 5,585 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,230 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 7,484 4 3 534.5
2003 Q3 6,024 2 1 332.0
2003 Q2 8,536 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 5,107 2 2 391.6
2002 Q4 5,107 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,722 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,914 2 1 407.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2011 · 1 incident

February 8, 2011 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hueco Quarry Inc · Fall from machine

Employee came in and the loader did not want to start, he climbed in and out of the loader. When the loader started, he climbed out and as he was climbing in, he stepped on the first rung, and as his hand reached for the side ladder rail, his hand slipped out and he went backwards and placed his hand down to cushion the fall. He was wearing work gloves at the time.

2005 · 1 incident

January 15, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hueco Quarry Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

While employee was pulling on a ratchet in our Centron Tunnel, the ratchet failed and spun causing his body to fall. This fall occurred on flat ground, however, he fell so hard that it caused a break in his right ankle. The employee was immediately rushed to the hospital where he was treated.