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McCombs Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by GCC SAB de CV
El Paso, El Paso County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4101066

McCombs Quarry has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1986–2003
Latest incident
Jun 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
80
citations
15
significant & substantial
$11,790
proposed penalties
$10,161
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,629 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
50
inspections on record
707
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: 707 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

McCombs Quarry has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
80 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-03-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2018 Q1 1,061 1 0 942.5
2017 Q4 1,639 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,446 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,851 1 0 540.2
2017 Q1 2,043 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,790 4 1 2234.6
2016 Q3 1,975 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,426 2 0 824.4
Show 65 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2016 Q1 1,752 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,546 1 0 646.8
2015 Q3 1,975 4 1 2025.3
2015 Q2 1,751 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,975 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,585 1 0 630.9
2014 Q3 1,590 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,586 1 1 386.7
2014 Q1 3,099 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,143 2 0 933.3
2013 Q3 2,165 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,384 3 1 1258.4
2013 Q1 2,381 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,359 1 0 423.9
2012 Q3 3,850 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,989 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,369 1 1 422.1
2011 Q4 2,377 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,219 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,112 1 0 473.5
2011 Q1 2,330 1 0 429.2
2010 Q4 2,277 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,317 3 0 1294.8
2010 Q2 4,660 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 5,794 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,000 4 3 2000.0
2009 Q3 1,043 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,969 4 1 1347.3
2009 Q1 2,757 5 0 1813.6
2008 Q4 1,686 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,320 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,114 18 0 5780.3
2008 Q1 2,492 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,040 1 0 247.5
2007 Q3 2,808 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,966 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,199 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,423 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,298 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,084 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,627 6 0 1654.3
2005 Q4 3,715 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,985 3 2 1005.0
2005 Q2 3,162 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,979 2 0 671.4
2004 Q4 3,292 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,086 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,113 2 0 642.5
2004 Q1 2,987 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 4,383 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,664 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,178 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,774 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,833 3 1 782.7
2002 Q3 5,201 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,882 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 5,399 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,594 1 1 178.8
2001 Q3 6,158 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,941 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,113 3 2 729.4
2000 Q4 6,563 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,890 1 0 169.8
2000 Q2 6,330 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,844 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2003 · 1 incident

June 17, 2003 TX · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management POWERED HAULAGE
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Struck by powered moving object

WALKING NEXT TO A CONVEYOR SYSTEM, THE CONVEYOR SHIFTED AND STRUCK THE WORKER AS HE WAS WALKING BY.

1988 · 2 incidents

December 7, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
El Paso Sand Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRUCK WHEN LEFT FRONT STEERING BAL JOINT BROKE LOOSE, CAUSING STOPPING THE TRUCK THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK.

June 1, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
El Paso Sand Products Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING PIT TRUCK WHEN HE HIT EMBANKMENT CORRECTED THE STEERING & WENT OFF THE ROAD TO HIS RIGHT.

1987 · 1 incident

June 2, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
El Paso Sand Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OUR MECHANIC (N5ME) WAS TRYING TO REMOVE THE CENTER BUSHING ON THE INJUREDS LOADER BUCKET AND HE WAS HITTING THE PIPE WHILE THE INJURED WAS HOLDING.THE HAMMER STRUCK THE BUSHING,IT CAME THROUG H AND THE LOADE9 ARM PINCHED THE INJUREDS FINGER BETWEEN THE LOADER AND THE PIPE HE WAS HOLDING.

1986 · 1 incident

July 23, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
El Paso Sand Products Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I.NAME WAS TOLD3TO LOAD THE CONVEYOR STAND BY USING THE LOADER AND MOVE THE UNIT TO THE CONTROL HOUSE FOR SOME REASON INSTEAD OF USING THE LOADER HE TRIED TO PHYSICALLY MOVE THE METAL CHUTE 15 0 - 200 LBS 3

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