Texas Architectural Aggregate Inc · Struck by falling object
WAS HELPING REPAIR A BLOW OUT TIRE AND TIRE FELL ON RIGHT FOOT.
Marble Canyon Mine: 153 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Texas Architectural Aggregate Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Joe R Williams Jr
Van Horn,
Culberson County,
TX
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4100995
Marble Canyon Mine has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $756 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1985–2014
- Latest incident
- Oct 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
153
citations
32
significant & substantial
$19,984
proposed penalties
$18,602
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,382 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
151
inspections on record
1,893
inspection hours
8.1
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.153 citations across 1,893 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
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A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2026-08-05.
On record since 2026.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Marble Canyon Mine has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $756 outstanding across 4 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.$20K
proposed penalties
$19K
current assessed
$19K
paid to date
$756
outstanding
144 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.21.6%
significant & substantial
3.4%
high negligence or reckless
23.0%
reasonably likely or greater
50.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 5.4% low, 91.2% moderate, 3.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
6
citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
- Settled 6 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
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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 4 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
19%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$3K proposed, $2K 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 2017-09-06.
Contested penalties
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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.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENT 2017-0488 | Settlement | Miller | 2017 | $2K → $1K |
| CENT 2016-0446 | Settlement | Gill | 2017 | $819 → $600 |
| CENT 2012-401M | Settlement | McCarthy | 2013 | $425 → $425 |
| CENT20000335M | Settlement | Bulluck | 2000 | $180 → $110 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2020-09-16, 5 years ago
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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.0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
20
samples
10
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Respirable dust, <.1mg7
- Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon.4
- Total Carbon,TC4
- Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz3
Show the individual readings (26)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-16 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Supervisor, Co. Official | ||
| 2020-09-16 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2012-11-20 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2012-11-20 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.73 | 3.15 | 0.23 | Utility Man |
| 2012-11-20 | TC @ 160 | 12 | 160 | 0.08 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2012-11-20 | EC @ 160 | 12 | 160 | 0.08 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2007-07-18 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air | ||
| 2007-07-18 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Drill Helper | ||
| 2005-09-14 | Diesel Particulate Material | 0 | 308 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2004-04-21 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Drill Helper | ||
| 2004-04-21 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.14 | 10 | 0.01 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2004-04-21 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Laborer, Bullgang | ||
| 2004-04-21 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Supervisor, Co. Official | ||
| 2003-11-19 | Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. | 276.67 | 400 | 0.69 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air |
| 2003-11-19 | Total Carbon,TC | 220.8 | 400 | 0.55 | Drill Helper |
| 2003-11-19 | Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. | 249.52 | 400 | 0.62 | Drill Helper |
| 2003-11-19 | Total Carbon,TC | 271.25 | 400 | 0.68 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air |
| 2003-01-15 | Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. | 13.62 | 400 | 0.03 | Forklift Operator |
| 2003-01-15 | Total Carbon,TC | 42.25 | 400 | 0.11 | Forklift Operator |
| 2003-01-15 | Total Carbon,TC | 144.72 | 400 | 0.36 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2003-01-15 | Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. | 164.5 | 400 | 0.41 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2002-07-23 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 1.15 | 10 | 0.12 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2002-07-23 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.77 | 10 | 0.08 | Truck Driver |
| 2001-04-26 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.47 | Laborer, Bullgang | ||
| 2001-04-26 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.87 | Supervisor, Co. Official | ||
| 2001-04-26 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.73 | Forklift 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.
Ownership history
- Texas Architectural Aggregate Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2004 | 13 |
| 2003 | 8 |
| 2002 | 8 |
| 2001 | 11 |
| 2000 | 19 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Marble Canyon Mine sits in Culberson County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Culberson County, Texas · Population 2,181
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$42,672
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 1,599 | 2 | 0 | 1250.8 |
| 2026 Q1 | 1,424 | 2 | 0 | 1404.5 |
| 2025 Q4 | 1,768 | 2 | 1 | 1131.2 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,615 | 2 | 0 | 1238.4 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,559 | 1 | 0 | 641.4 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,402 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 917 | 2 | 0 | 2181.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,139 | 6 | 0 | 5267.8 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 2,038 | 1 | 0 | 490.7 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,878 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 1,419 | 1 | 0 | 704.7 |
| 2023 Q3 | 1,465 | 4 | 1 | 2730.4 |
| 2023 Q2 | 1,274 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 1,432 | 2 | 0 | 1396.6 |
| 2022 Q4 | 951 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 491 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 1,466 | 1 | 0 | 682.1 |
| 2022 Q1 | 1,228 | 1 | 0 | 814.3 |
| 2021 Q4 | 919 | 2 | 0 | 2176.3 |
| 2021 Q3 | 1,949 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 916 | 1 | 0 | 1091.7 |
| 2021 Q1 | 1,249 | 3 | 0 | 2401.9 |
| 2020 Q4 | 1,849 | 1 | 0 | 540.8 |
| 2020 Q3 | 1,336 | 1 | 1 | 748.5 |
| 2020 Q2 | 1,554 | 1 | 0 | 643.5 |
| 2020 Q1 | 1,521 | 1 | 0 | 657.5 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,633 | 2 | 0 | 1224.7 |
| 2019 Q3 | 1,368 | 1 | 0 | 731.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 1,330 | 1 | 0 | 751.9 |
| 2019 Q1 | 1,552 | 1 | 0 | 644.3 |
| 2018 Q4 | 1,614 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 1,448 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,158 | 1 | 0 | 863.6 |
| 2018 Q1 | 1,530 | 1 | 0 | 653.6 |
| 2017 Q4 | 2,833 | 3 | 0 | 1058.9 |
| 2017 Q3 | 2,030 | 1 | 0 | 492.6 |
| 2017 Q2 | 1,697 | 2 | 2 | 1178.6 |
| 2017 Q1 | 1,519 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 1,180 | 1 | 0 | 847.5 |
| 2016 Q3 | 2,267 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 1,874 | 3 | 1 | 1600.9 |
| 2016 Q1 | 1,153 | 6 | 0 | 5203.8 |
| 2015 Q4 | 1,208 | 1 | 0 | 827.8 |
| 2015 Q3 | 1,900 | 1 | 0 | 526.3 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,882 | 1 | 1 | 531.3 |
| 2015 Q1 | 1,906 | 1 | 0 | 524.7 |
| 2014 Q4 | 1,530 | 1 | 0 | 653.6 |
| 2014 Q3 | 2,637 | 2 | 1 | 758.4 |
| 2014 Q2 | 2,497 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 1,694 | 1 | 0 | 590.3 |
| 2013 Q4 | 3,013 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 1,995 | 1 | 0 | 501.3 |
| 2013 Q2 | 1,813 | 1 | 0 | 551.6 |
| 2013 Q1 | 1,891 | 2 | 0 | 1057.6 |
| 2012 Q4 | 2,318 | 2 | 0 | 862.8 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,577 | 1 | 1 | 634.1 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,515 | 2 | 0 | 1320.1 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1,883 | 3 | 0 | 1593.2 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,927 | 2 | 1 | 1037.9 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,881 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 2,258 | 1 | 0 | 442.9 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,983 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 2,009 | 1 | 0 | 497.8 |
| 2010 Q3 | 758 | 1 | 0 | 1319.3 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,804 | 2 | 0 | 1108.6 |
| 2010 Q1 | 1,939 | 3 | 1 | 1547.2 |
| 2009 Q4 | 2,050 | 1 | 1 | 487.8 |
| 2009 Q3 | 2,150 | 4 | 2 | 1860.5 |
| 2009 Q2 | 2,220 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 2,338 | 2 | 0 | 855.4 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,330 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 1,580 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 1,697 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,770 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 2,468 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 2,992 | 1 | 0 | 334.2 |
| 2007 Q2 | 2,866 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 3,065 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 2,590 | 5 | 0 | 1930.5 |
| 2006 Q3 | 2,870 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 3,125 | 2 | 0 | 640.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 2,720 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 2,799 | 4 | 1 | 1429.1 |
| 2005 Q3 | 3,135 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 2,525 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 3,498 | 1 | 1 | 285.9 |
| 2004 Q4 | 1,980 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 2,178 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 2,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 1,900 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 2,050 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 1,880 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,732 | 1 | 0 | 577.4 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,494 | 3 | 0 | 2008.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 2,049 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 1,998 | 1 | 1 | 500.5 |
| 2002 Q2 | 2,425 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 1,975 | 1 | 1 | 506.3 |
| 2001 Q3 | 2,487 | 8 | 1 | 3216.7 |
| 2001 Q2 | 2,647 | 5 | 3 | 1888.9 |
| 2001 Q1 | 3,199 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 2,942 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 7,281 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 4,310 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file2014 · 1 incident
2009 · 2 incidents
November 24, 2009
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Architectural Aggregate Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE was fixing to break rock and tried to shift it and another rock moved falling onto left hand mashing little finger of left hand against the rock.
September 1, 2009
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management
STRIKING OR BUMPING
Texas Architectural Aggregate Inc · Struck against stationary object
Employee was working under a Ford 350 pickup belonging to TAA, Inc. Employee started out from under pickup and thought he was out. When he raised up, he hit his lower back on the corner step of pickup.
1995 · 1 incident
October 17, 1995
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Texas Architectural Aggregate Inc · Struck by falling object
EE WAS FIXING HANDLE ON 18 POUND SLEDGE HAMMER. HAMMER FELL OFF WORK TABLE HITTING EE ON RIGHT FOOT.
1992 · 1 incident
July 15, 1992
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Texas Architectural Aggregate Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF D-CORD. HE CUT TOWARDS HIMSELF AND SOMEHOW INADVERTENTLY SWUNG THE KNIFE UPWARD & OUTWARD THEREBY DRIVING THE BLADE INTO HIS LEFT FOREARM AND INFLICTING A CLEAN CUT IN HIS UPPER FOREARM. HE WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE RECEIVED TREATMENT.
1985 · 1 incident
April 9, 1985
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Architectural Aggregate Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS HANDING PICKING 5 TO 14 ROCKS. HE PIKCED ONE LYING BELOW A ROCK APPROX. 16 IN DIAMETER. THE 16 ROCK SLIDE 2 1/2 FT DOWN THE BANK AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE S RIGHT FOOT HE SUFFERED A CONTUSION AND FRACTURE OF THE LARGE TOE.