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IMAGE MATERIALS Metal/Non-Metal

IMAGE MATERIALS · Surface
Controlled by Perry Vaughn Proffitt
Aurora, Wise County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4104147

IMAGE MATERIALS has $32K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2013–2017
Latest incident
Jul 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
138
citations
38
significant & substantial
$32,427
proposed penalties
$27,858
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,569 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
81
inspections on record
863
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: 863 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

IMAGE MATERIALS has $32K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 8 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.
$32K
proposed penalties
$30K
current assessed
$28K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
129 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 4,059 6 0 1478.2
2025 Q3 3,912 4 0 1022.5
2025 Q2 4,352 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,453 4 2 1158.4
2024 Q4 3,899 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,181 1 0 193.0
2024 Q2 4,774 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,416 2 1 369.3
Show 92 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 4,882 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,018 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 4,214 4 0 949.2
2023 Q1 4,060 1 0 246.3
2022 Q4 4,290 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 4,292 2 1 466.0
2022 Q2 4,482 2 0 446.2
2022 Q1 4,394 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 4,844 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,981 1 0 251.2
2021 Q2 3,991 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 4,058 2 0 492.9
2020 Q4 3,611 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,609 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,192 2 0 626.6
2020 Q1 3,433 1 0 291.3
2019 Q4 4,277 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,049 4 1 987.9
2019 Q2 3,358 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 3,576 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 4,112 3 0 729.6
2018 Q3 5,041 1 1 198.4
2018 Q2 5,298 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4,759 2 2 420.3
2017 Q4 5,014 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4,730 1 1 211.4
2017 Q2 5,449 3 3 550.6
2017 Q1 5,181 8 4 1544.1
2016 Q4 4,496 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 4,782 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 6,416 2 0 311.7
2016 Q1 5,406 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 4,229 1 0 236.5
2015 Q3 4,178 1 0 239.3
2015 Q2 3,776 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 5,584 2 1 358.2
2014 Q4 5,274 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,307 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,112 1 0 243.2
2014 Q1 3,041 3 0 986.5
2013 Q4 4,335 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,681 1 0 271.7
2013 Q2 2,618 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,772 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,191 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,877 1 0 532.8
2012 Q2 1,396 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,437 2 0 1391.8
2011 Q4 1,323 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,749 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,574 1 0 635.3
2011 Q1 1,250 2 0 1600.0
2010 Q4 1,475 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,662 1 0 601.7
2010 Q2 1,273 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,654 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,991 1 0 502.3
2009 Q3 2,159 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,767 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,023 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,954 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,984 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,373 6 0 1778.8
2008 Q1 2,876 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,624 1 0 275.9
2007 Q3 3,117 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,260 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,492 2 0 802.6
2006 Q4 2,676 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,826 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,511 2 0 796.5
2006 Q1 3,185 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,646 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,784 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,616 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,122 6 1 1921.8
2004 Q4 4,319 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,822 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,789 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,586 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,316 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,440 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,360 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,918 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,843 2 0 703.5
2002 Q3 2,859 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,682 6 5 2237.1
2002 Q1 1,991 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,034 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,177 4 2 1259.0
2001 Q2 652 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,887 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2017 · 1 incident

July 14, 2017 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
IMAGE MATERIALS · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Cut right ring finger when it was caught between a sharp edge on an engine block and a piece of pipe while lowering engine block to the ground.

2015 · 1 incident

November 24, 2015 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
IMAGE MATERIALS · Struck against stationary object

Ladder slipped and he hit his head on a pulley guard. He failed to get help holding the ladder stable. Protective equipment was in place. He needed 3 staples to closed cut and returned to work next day.

2013 · 1 incident

May 10, 2013 TX · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
IMAGE MATERIALS · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured stepped down with right foot from back of service truck into a depression on the ground and foot folded over. Injured felt a kind of pop, then ankle felt like it was on fire.

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