Mining Incidents

Maverick Materials LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Blum, Hill County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103717

Maverick Materials LLC has $32K in proposed MSHA penalties and $120 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1995–2008
Latest incident
Feb 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
102
citations
21
significant & substantial
$31,627
proposed penalties
$31,507
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $120 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
41
inspections on record
441
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: 441 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Maverick Materials LLC has $32K in proposed MSHA penalties and $120 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.
$32K
proposed penalties
$32K
current assessed
$32K
paid to date
$120
outstanding
97 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-12-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2012 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q1 321 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,648 1 0 377.6
2011 Q2 2,848 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,165 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,032 3 0 1476.4
2010 Q3 1,697 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,745 4 1 2292.3
Show 41 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2010 Q1 2,070 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,248 6 4 2669.0
2009 Q3 2,152 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,797 4 0 2225.9
2009 Q1 2,935 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 5,495 1 0 182.0
2008 Q3 6,044 1 0 165.5
2008 Q2 6,529 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 5,244 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,543 2 0 440.2
2007 Q3 5,323 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,946 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 5,932 6 0 1011.5
2006 Q4 6,840 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 7,699 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 7,826 6 0 766.7
2006 Q1 6,280 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 6,627 1 0 150.9
2005 Q3 6,461 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,255 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,202 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,980 8 1 1606.4
2004 Q3 5,494 8 0 1456.1
2004 Q2 6,418 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,312 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 5,692 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,575 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 5,446 3 0 550.9
2003 Q1 5,472 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 6,061 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,006 12 8 2397.1
2002 Q2 5,087 2 0 393.2
2002 Q1 4,453 8 3 1796.5
2001 Q4 4,383 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,619 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,629 14 2 3857.8
2001 Q1 310 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 1,939 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,521 11 2 4363.3
2000 Q1 3,209 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
February 29, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Maverick Materials, LLC · Fall down stairs

Truck Driver/Customer(350 pounds plus)lost his balance & fell down stairs (older man who just got off light duty work status for his company. Still dealing with high blood pressure.) He was hospitalized and transferred to a rehabilitation center where he died on May 10, 2008.

Reportable incidents

4 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1998 · 2 incidents

October 22, 1998 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Maverick Materials, LLC · Struck by falling object

EE WAS STANDING OUTSIDE BY CRUSHER, A ROCK FELL OUT OF THE CRUSHER AND HIT HIS RIGHT HAND AND BRUISED THE RIGHT HAND.

January 22, 1998 TX · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Maverick Materials, LLC · Struck by falling object

SUB-CONTRACTOR WAS MOVING HIS LIFT AND HIT OVERHEAD LIGHT BULB CAUSING IT TO BREAK AND FALL. THEGLASS CUT HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

1995 · 2 incidents

May 16, 1995 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Maverick Materials, LLC · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON THE CRUSHER.THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT AND HIS HAND HIT THE CRUSHER FRAME.BROKE HIS RIGHT HAND.

February 25, 1995 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Maverick Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BELTS HAD COME OFF CRUSHER DRIVE PULLEY. EMPLOYEE TOLD FOREMAN FOREMAN INSTRUCTED EMPLOYEE TOSHUT DOWN & LOCK OUT CRUSHER MOTOR THEN REMOVE GUAARDS TO REPLACE BELTS, EMPLOYEE SHUT DOWN CRUSH ER BUT INSTEAD OF REMOVING GUARD HE STUCK HIS HAND THRU THE GUARD WHILE PULLEY WAS STILL ROTATING.

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