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Medina River Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Zachry Corporation
San Antonio, Medina County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103956

Medina River 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
16
Years on record
1997–2015
Latest incident
Jul 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
56
citations
8
significant & substantial
$7,856
proposed penalties
$5,979
paid to date
76% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,877 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
39
inspections on record
451
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: 451 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Medina River 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
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
56 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-10-12.
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 1,345 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,413 1 0 414.4
2017 Q3 4,373 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,629 3 0 826.7
2017 Q1 4,220 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 4,048 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 4,620 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 4,058 2 0 492.9
Show 65 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2016 Q1 4,655 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 4,691 1 0 213.2
2015 Q3 5,425 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 4,804 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 4,176 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,628 3 0 826.9
2014 Q3 3,718 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,793 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 3,372 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,054 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,295 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,103 1 0 243.7
2013 Q1 3,695 1 0 270.6
2012 Q4 3,750 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,581 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,593 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,093 1 0 477.8
2011 Q4 1,214 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,179 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,558 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 4,921 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 6,641 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 6,412 3 0 467.9
2010 Q2 6,681 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 6,730 3 1 445.8
2009 Q4 5,805 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 6,203 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 6,684 6 2 897.7
2009 Q1 6,659 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 7,757 1 1 128.9
2008 Q3 7,942 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 7,952 1 0 125.8
2008 Q1 9,136 4 1 437.8
2007 Q4 9,604 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 9,514 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 11,197 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 12,584 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 13,121 2 0 152.4
2006 Q3 6,388 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 7,346 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 7,537 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 7,450 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 6,668 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,584 1 0 179.1
2005 Q1 5,736 8 1 1394.7
2004 Q4 5,292 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 5,881 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 5,674 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 13,341 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 7,463 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 8,512 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 9,651 6 0 621.7
2003 Q1 9,739 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 9,977 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 8,225 2 0 243.2
2002 Q2 9,053 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 9,795 5 2 510.5
2001 Q4 9,430 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 13,922 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 22,232 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 20,802 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 18,644 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 20,663 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 19,531 1 0 51.2
2000 Q1 17,410 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2015 · 1 incident

July 11, 2015 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Capitol Aggregates, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was replacing screens on screen deck. While employee was pressing down on screen cloth with pry bar employee strained his upper back.

2014 · 1 incident

June 10, 2014 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Capitol Aggregates, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Miner completed greasing tail pulleys and was walking on concrete floor when miner slipped and fell injuring right knee.

2005 · 1 incident

March 9, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Capitol Aggregates, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was repairing the air gates (door) on final hopper. The gate chain unhooked and the gate fell onto employee's right hand.

2004 · 1 incident

July 30, 2004 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Capitol Aggregates, Inc. · Fall down stairs

Employee slipped due to overburden of rocks on stairs. Poor housekeeping.

2003 · 1 incident

March 19, 2003 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Capitol Aggregates, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE CHANGING A CRUSHER PART THE EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND RING FINGER BETWEEN THE CRUSHER PART AND AN I-BEAM. THIS CUT THE EMPLOYEES FINGER WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

2002 · 2 incidents

June 4, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Capitol Aggregates, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS FINISHED REFUELING EXCAVATOR WHEN HE FELLBREAKING HIS RT. WRIST AND BRUISING HIS RT. HIP.

February 4, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Capitol Aggregates, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB ONTO CONVEYOR FROM THE LOADER WHEN HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO LOADER.

2001 · 2 incidents

February 21, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Capitol Aggregates, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

PULLED NECK MUSCLE DRIVING ON ROUGHT PIT ROAD.

January 23, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Capitol Aggregates, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATING DOZER EE ATTEMPTED TO EXIT DOZER AND SLIPPED, LODGING HIS LEG BETWEEN BLADE ARM AND TRACK.

2000 · 4 incidents

July 27, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Capitol Aggregates, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SEPARATING TWO PLASTIC BUCKETS HIS RIGHT HAND SLIPPED OFF RESULTING IN AN LACERATION BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFINGER.

July 15, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Capitol Aggregates, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING THE VAULTED ANVILS IN THE CRUSHER WHEN HE SMASHED HIS FINGER.

February 17, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Capitol Aggregates, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ADJUSTING THE CLAY CHUTE ON PLANT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF PUT HIS LEFT HAND INTO HEAD PULLEY OF CONVEYOR.

January 5, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Capitol Aggregates, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE WAS WORKING ON TAILGATE OF TANDEM HOPPER TRUCK. TAILGATE OPENED DUMPING GRAVEL ON EE, BREAKING RIGHT LEG.

1999 · 1 incident

August 10, 1999 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Capitol Aggregates, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BRAKE POD. AFTER REMOVING THE MOUNTING BOLTS, THE POD FELL AND SMASHED EMPLOYEE'S HAND.

1998 · 1 incident

April 29, 1998 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Capitol Aggregates, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS UNLOADING MATERIAL WITH DUMP TRUCK. AS HE WAS MOVING OUT OF UNLOADING AREA HE RAN INTO A FRONT END LOADER, CAUSING DUMP TRUCK DRIVER TO STRAIN BACK.

1997 · 1 incident

December 11, 1997 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Capitol Aggregates, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE'S WERE DOING MAINTENANCE ON CRUSHER, HAMMER SLIPPED FROM EE'S HAND WHILE HAMMERING, STRIKINGOTHER EE WITH HAMMER.

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