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: 809 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Leach Pit has $20K 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.
$20K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$18K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
97 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $729 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-07.
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.
2citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
Settled
2 · 100%
50%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
72%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$3K proposed, $729 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2012-10-22.
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: 2013-05-21, 13 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
14
samples
8
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg6
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz5
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz3
Show the individual readings (14)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2013-05-21
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.45
10
0.05
Laborer, Bullgang
2013-05-21
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.23
1.93
0.12
Crusher Oper/Worker
2013-05-21
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.34
10
0.03
Truck Driver
2011-06-29
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.13
10
0.01
Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-06-29
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.31
10
0.03
Cleanup Man
2011-06-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2010-11-03
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.6
1.84
0.33
Cleanup Man
2010-11-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2010-09-14
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.2
2.03
0.10
Utility Man
2010-09-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2010-09-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-15
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.12
10
0.01
Cleanup Man
2009-09-15
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-15
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
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.
Leach Pit 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.
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 *
3.75
3.75
0.000
2022 *
3.50
3.50
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
28
2025
27
2024
24
2023
22
2022
23
2021
22
2020
21
2019
16
2018
16
2017
16
2016
19
2015
19
2014
21
2013
20
2012
20
2011
21
2010
19
2009
20
2008
26
2007
27
2006
25
2005
22
2004
20
2003
18
2002
16
2001
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Leach Pit sits in Jack County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 9.1% 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.
Jack County, Texas · Population 8,623
9.1%
Mining share of county employment
$65,693
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
Employee had just climbed up a ladder to a catwalk to start a engine. They climbed down and as they got the ground it was muddy so it caused them to slip and land awkwardly on their leg.
EE was at a fuel station away from pit filling up transfer tank on work truck. Ground conditions were wet from rainstorm previous night. EE turned to pump and at the same time the nozzle started to fall from tank. EE tried to grab nozzle before it fell and in the process slipped on the wet ground resulting in fall, hurting ankle. ER doctor informed EE that it was a sprain.
2023 · 1 incident
February 15, 2023TX · Metal/Non-Metalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was standing on a steel plate and leaning over to work on conveyer. The steel plate slid out from underneath EE causing EE to fall onto the conveyer.
Injured employee & another employee were removing gearbox on conveyor. Injured employee had gearbox in hand, turned to set it down when he felt pain in lower back. The other employee said he heard a pop.
2013 · 2 incidents
July 25, 2013TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE was loading things into his pickup outside the scale house. He slipped on loose rocks. He fell with his right leg under him. His right foot was under his right hip.
July 8, 2013TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanOTHER
Zack Burkett Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
He was hooking a water hose to fill up the water truck tank. He felt a sting or bite on the inside of his left wrist. It started turning red so he was taken to the ER for a spider bite.
2010 · 2 incidents
June 29, 2010TX · Metal/Non-Metalclerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of salesSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
He stepped up on the conveyor frame that was about 4 ft high. The conveyor was not working because the generator was down and locked out. When he stepped up he was looking at his co-worker, then fell backwards. He was dazed and confused afterwords. He did not know for sure if he fell or if he passed out.
2008 · 2 incidents
April 26, 2008TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
EE was doing maintenance a shaker screen.While greasing the driveshaft he discovered one grease fittings was not accessible.He rolled the v-belt drive with his left hand to gain access to the fitting,by doing this he pinched his left index & middle finger in between the belt and drive sheave causing an open fracture on both fingers.
January 18, 2008TX · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
He was running the Front End Loader to load trucks with aggregate. His back started hurting and became worse. His back had been bothering him for several weeks and he said it just got worse.
2007 · 1 incident
September 8, 2007TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
EE was running a skid loader. He stopped it with the bucket up to scratch his leg. He put his foot outside of the cab of the loader. He moved his right foot that was controling the bucket lever and it fell on his left foot.
2006 · 1 incident
May 9, 2006TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS