M Pit Metal/Non-Metal
South Gate Sand & Gravel
· Surface
Controlled by
Paul M Leighton
Ferris,
Ellis County,
TX
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4105553
M Pit 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
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2022
10
citations
3
significant & substantial
$5,795
proposed penalties
$5,795
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2021
11
inspections on record
124
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 124 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
M Pit has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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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
10 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 1,100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,120 | 3 | 2 | 2678.6 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,970 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,394 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 296 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 2,464 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 580 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 440 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 2,010 | 3 | 1 | 1492.5 |
| 2022 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q1 | 466 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 799 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 1,714 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 430 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.
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