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Leona Rock Quarry: 61 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

8-Mile Ranch Inc · Surface
Controlled by J E Willingham IV
Uvalde, Uvalde County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4104099

Leona Rock Quarry has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2002–2017
Latest incident
Jun 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
61
citations
11
significant & substantial
$6,449
proposed penalties
$6,449
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See 8-Mile Ranch Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
63
inspections on record
594
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: 594 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Leona Rock Quarry has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
61 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-15.
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.
18.0%
significant & substantial
4.9%
high negligence or reckless
18.0%
reasonably likely or greater
24.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 14.8% low, 80.3% moderate, 4.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, 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: 2025-12-02
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
12
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz6
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg6
Show the individual readings (12)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2025-12-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-12-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.36 1.75 0.21 Front-end Loader Operator
2022-10-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.27 Front-end Loader Operator
2022-10-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 Front-end Loader Operator
2022-10-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.04 1.54 0.68 Backhoe Operator
2018-06-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Scraper Operator
2011-10-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-10-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 1.53 0.10 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-10-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2008-03-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2008-03-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2008-03-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.34 1.81 0.19 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.

Leona Rock Quarry recorded 9.60 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2011.

Injury rate, 2011
ⓘ 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.
9.60
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.56 and the all-US-mining average was 3.08 cases per 100 workers.
In Texas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.67 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.
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. J & A Enterprize 1999 to 1999
  2. 8-Mile Ranch Inc 1999 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 7
2025 7
2024 6
2023 7
2022 7
2021 9
2020 9
2019 9
2018 8
2017 9
2016 7
2015 7
2014 7
2013 8
2012 9
2011 11
2010 9
2009 4
2008 6
2007 6
2006 5
2005 5
2004 5
2003 4
2002 4
2001 3
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Leona Rock Quarry sits in Uvalde County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Uvalde County, Texas · Population 24,810
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$57,849
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 2,982 1 0 335.3
2026 Q1 2,928 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 3,498 1 0 285.9
2025 Q3 3,246 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,349 3 0 1277.1
2025 Q1 3,031 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,792 1 0 263.7
2024 Q3 3,387 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 3,727 1 0 268.3
2024 Q1 3,035 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 2,900 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,220 2 0 1639.3
2023 Q2 3,259 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 3,604 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,592 1 0 278.4
2022 Q3 3,861 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,375 1 0 296.3
2022 Q1 3,394 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 3,697 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,981 1 0 251.2
2021 Q2 3,371 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 4,409 1 0 226.8
2020 Q4 3,963 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,961 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,951 1 0 253.1
2020 Q1 4,612 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 4,053 1 0 246.7
2019 Q3 4,509 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,362 2 0 458.5
2019 Q1 3,783 1 0 264.3
2018 Q4 3,999 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 4,242 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,952 2 0 506.1
2018 Q1 3,933 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 3,933 1 0 254.3
2017 Q3 4,705 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,733 4 1 1071.5
2017 Q1 3,936 1 0 254.1
2016 Q4 3,589 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,363 2 0 594.7
2016 Q2 3,271 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 3,337 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 3,191 2 1 626.8
2015 Q3 3,237 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,314 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 3,335 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,501 1 0 285.6
2014 Q3 3,483 1 0 287.1
2014 Q2 3,465 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 3,489 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,595 2 1 556.3
2013 Q3 4,545 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 5,102 2 0 392.0
2013 Q1 4,706 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 4,267 1 0 234.4
2012 Q3 4,151 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,985 1 1 200.6
2012 Q1 5,562 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 4,926 2 0 406.0
2011 Q3 6,082 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,277 1 0 189.5
2011 Q1 4,545 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,265 1 0 234.5
2010 Q3 5,062 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,654 1 0 214.9
2010 Q1 2,327 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,297 1 0 435.4
2009 Q3 2,494 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,416 1 0 413.9
2009 Q1 2,434 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,921 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,783 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,725 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,691 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,407 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,471 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,388 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,238 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,219 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,875 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,297 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,827 3 0 1061.2
2005 Q4 2,651 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,718 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,947 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,533 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,039 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,831 2 2 706.5
2004 Q2 2,989 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,212 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,897 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,960 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,105 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,389 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,546 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,576 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,136 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,344 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,807 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,061 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 828 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,141 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 937 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 595 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 368 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 887 11 5 12401.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2017 · 1 incident

June 9, 2017 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
8-Mile Ranch Inc · Struck by flying object

WORKING ON SHAKER, WRENCH SLIPPED FLEW UP AND HIT EE IN THE LEFT CHEEK.

2012 · 1 incident

2011 · 1 incident

June 28, 2011 TX · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
8-Mile Ranch Inc · Contact with heat

HEAT

2008 · 2 incidents

May 12, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
8-Mile Ranch Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was repairing the crusher and claims he started slipping, he grabbed onto the frame of the crusher. This according to employee caused him to strain his back. The doctor is doubtful that he was injured and told us that he is not showing up for his appointments.

March 26, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
8-Mile Ranch Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

He was helping replace 4 foot conveyor apron, while positioning it into place he says he strained a muscle.Two other employees doing the same job had no problems.Main contributing factor in the injury was due to his lack of physical condition, which we have no control.A person his age and body build, should have no problems doing this job. No impairment, just minor shoulder pain.

2002 · 1 incident

June 11, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
8-Mile Ranch Inc · Fall onto or against objects

SLIP & FALL--EE WAS WALKING FROM SHAKER TO TOOL TRAILER DID NOT SEE ROCK WHEN STEPPING DOWN FROM ONE LEVEL TO ANOTHER APPROX. 12" SLIPPED & HIT REAR ON CONVEYOR FRAME. NO INJURY RESULTED OTHE THAN MILD SORENESS ON BUTTOCKS.