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: 532 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Kermit 115 has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $896 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$896
outstanding
40 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $708 in penalties contested before the Commission, $708 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-06.
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.
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.
3citations taken to the federal commission · 7% of citations on record
Settled
3 · 100%
100%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$708 proposed, $708 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2025-09-18.
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.
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: 2024-03-13
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
8
samples
3
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg5
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz3
Show the individual readings (8)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2024-03-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.24
0.78
0.31
Laborer, Bullgang
2024-03-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.42
0.61
0.69
Building Repair/Maint.
2024-03-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.42
0.6
0.70
Laborer, Bullgang
2020-01-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Kiln/Dryer Operator
2020-01-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Sand Filler (Dry)
2020-01-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2020-01-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2020-01-29
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.
Kermit 115 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
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.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2025
0.00
0.00
0.000
2024
3.03
2.02
0.000
2023
0.96
0.96
0.000
2022
0.00
0.00
0.000
2021
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019
1.09
0.00
0.000
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
72
2025
80
2024
86
2023
89
2022
85
2021
63
2020
71
2019
85
2018
31
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Kermit 115 sits in Winkler County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 17.6% 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.
Winkler County, Texas · Population 7,540
17.6%
Mining share of county employment
$91,898
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
43,297
6
2
138.6
2026 Q1
43,842
3
0
68.4
2025 Q4
60,253
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
52,621
4
1
76.0
2025 Q2
48,117
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
44,924
2
0
44.5
2024 Q4
44,003
1
0
22.7
2024 Q3
50,620
3
0
59.3
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
53,764
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
49,794
2
0
40.2
2023 Q4
48,054
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
51,815
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
53,520
5
0
93.4
2023 Q1
53,861
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
48,945
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
52,871
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
40,098
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
38,057
3
0
78.8
2021 Q4
34,555
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
34,082
2
0
58.7
2021 Q2
34,839
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
32,043
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
34,971
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
31,480
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
38,680
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
46,818
3
1
64.1
2019 Q4
51,529
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
42,194
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
55,246
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
34,855
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
5,974
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file
2026 · 2 incidents
April 17, 2026TX · Metal/Non-Metalquality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistantHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
On 4/17/26 an employee was breaking up core samples with a hammer when EE felt discomfort in EE's right shoulder and hand. Employee sought additional treatment and was placed on restricted duty beginning 4/27/26.
April 9, 2026TX · Metal/Non-Metalutility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
On 04/09/26, an employee performing customer truck hatch opening duties felt discomfort on the right side of their neck and hand but could not determine at which time or area EE may have strained it. Employee sought additional treatment on 4/16/26 and was placed on restricted duty.
Employee was lifting sample bucket around 5lbs out of back of buggy. Causing pain bottom of neck. Employee has worked job at full strength but still felt pain. EE went to clinic and was given restrictions, being put on Workman's Comp starting this week.
March 26, 2024TX · Metal/Non-Metalquality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistantHANDLING OF MATERIALS
QC Lab employee lifted a 5 gallon bucket full of sand and tried to put on an elevated table top. While doing this EE sprained EE's left shoulder causing pain. EE worked with no retractions since 3/26/24. EE had a minor tear to rotator cuff surgery was required Thursday September 19 which led to restrictions and lost time.
March 18, 2024TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was changing bearing at 400 bucket elevator. EE was pushing with a pry bar horizontally slipped and hit left pinky finger on a piece of angle iron fracturing it.
2023 · 1 incident
September 13, 2023TX · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shoveling filling wheel barrow with sand began to feel pain in neck and pain down left arm. Injury was not reported until 9/19/2023 that is when Comp claim opened.
2019 · 2 incidents
March 20, 2019TX · Metal/Non-Metalplumber, pipefitter, millwrightMACHINERY
2 miners in a scissor lift tacked a plate, went down to retrieve the welding lead, on the way back up at 16 feet the tacks broke the plate fell 4 feet on ee left arm causing a fracture. Plate was 3 inches by 11 and 3/8 inch. Was tacked at an elevation of 20 feet on 200 dryer. New mine site still in commencing at time of injury.
February 15, 2019TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaster mechanic, foreman, supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
High Roller Employee was removing a mini refrigerator from back of Ford F-150 pick up and put right hand on bottom of fridge resulting in cutting right thumb. Employee was brought to Winkler County Memorial Hospital and received 10 stitches in right thumb. Employee was released from hospital back to full duty with no work restrictions.