Martin Marietta Vealmoor Plant has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1990–2024
Latest incident
May 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
60
citations
10
significant & substantial
$7,894
proposed penalties
$7,894
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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: 853 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Martin Marietta Vealmoor Plant has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
60 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $1K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-19.
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.
10citations taken to the federal commission · 17% of citations on record
Settled
7 · 70%
Stood as issued
1 · 10%
Vacated or withdrawn
2 · 20%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
17%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$1K proposed, $1K 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 2025-07-20.
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: 2022-08-16, 4 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
14
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz4
Show the individual readings (14)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2022-08-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2022-08-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
0.46
0.33
Front-end Loader Operator
2022-08-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2021-02-04
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
2021-02-04
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2021-02-04
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-02-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-02-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2010-02-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2010-02-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Shovel Operator
2004-05-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2004-05-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.23
0.81
0.28
Washer Operator
2004-05-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.2
1.02
0.20
Shovel Operator
2004-05-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.55
0.79
0.70
Truck Driver
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
7
2025
6
2024
9
2023
6
2022
7
2021
6
2020
7
2019
6
2018
7
2017
7
2016
7
2015
6
2014
5
2013
4
2012
4
2011
5
2010
6
2009
6
2008
6
2007
7
2006
6
2005
6
2004
5
2003
5
2002
5
2001
5
2000
6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Martin Marietta Vealmoor Plant sits in Borden County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 2.2% 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.
Borden County, Texas · Population 723
2.2%
Mining share of county employment
$64,250
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
The miner was working on top of the hopper when their foot slipped between two grizzly bars and as they reached out to grab a pipe to hold on to, their arm was pulled/yanked and they felt pain from their right shoulder to their elbow.
EE was climbing into the excavator, and when EE hoisted self up, EE felt pain in left buttock and the pain ran down the back of the left leg. EE reported the injury on 12/5/2022 and was placed on restrictions on 12/6/22
2021 · 1 incident
May 24, 2021TX · Metal/Non-Metalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE was opening the gate at the entrance when EE stepped back on the cattle guard, and lost balance causing to fall backwards. EE felt pain in lower/mid back and right leg was weak and in pain; but was able to finish the shift. The next day EE's back pain was aggravated while trying to climb up on an excavator.
EE was helping an employee repair a pipe and strained EE's left arm/elbow. Injury did not become reportable until 1/9/20 when EE was prescribed physical therapy. EE's work restriction of limited use of EE's left arm does not impact EE's ability to perform EE's supervisory duties.
2015 · 1 incident
September 17, 2015TX · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was exiting articulate dump truck when his foot slipped off of bottom step causing him to fall. He tried to catch himself with his left arm and broke his wrist.
2010 · 1 incident
August 16, 2010TX · Metal/Non-MetaldispatcherMACHINERY
Employee was cutting a rusty overhead pipe with an acetylene torch when slag fell onto suspended acetylene hose causing a second degree burn to injured right lower abdomen.
2009 · 1 incident
June 17, 2009TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee reached down to move a broken piece of concrete. The piece of concrete had a rusty nail sticking out and stuck into employee's hand under thumb.
2006 · 1 incident
May 1, 2006TX · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The injured employee was either lifting screens or shoveling under a tailpulley when he strained his lower back. Cannot quantify damage or impairment at this time. Previous injury from prior employment could have contributed to injury.
2000 · 1 incident
February 1, 2000TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UPON SIDE OF GRAVEL BIN TO CHECK A HOLE, WHEN COMING DOWN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ABOUT 6 FEET. HE REFUSED TO GO TO DOCTOR, SAID, HE WAS NOT HURT. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 11-2-92.
1990 · 1 incident
November 29, 1990TX · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPL WAS USING HAMMER & PUNCH TO DRIVE OUT BROKEN BOLT. HE MISSED PUNCH & HIT POINTER FINGER ON LEFT HAND. IT BROKE BONE NEAR END OF FINGER & CUT IT OPEN.
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