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Medina River Plant: 56 MSHA citations 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.
See Capitol Aggregates, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
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.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $317 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-10-12.
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.
14.3%
significant & substantial
7.1%
high negligence or reckless
14.3%
reasonably likely or greater
42.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 10.7% low, 82.1% moderate, 7.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
3 citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 33%
  • Stood as issued 1 · 33%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 33%
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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
86%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $317 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 2010-11-16.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
CENT 2009-273M Settlement Lesnick 2010 $2K → $317
CENT 2007-171M Dismissal Feldman 2007 $625 → $0
CENT 2011-186M Withdrawal Lesnick 2011 $100 → $0
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
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: 2013-02-13, 13 years ago
11
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg10
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (11)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2013-02-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2013-02-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2013-02-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-07-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-07-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-07-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2001-08-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-08-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-08-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2001-08-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2001-08-09 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.15 Complete Load-Haul-Dump
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.

Medina River Plant recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2010.

Injury rate, 2010
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.68 and the all-US-mining average was 3.20 cases per 100 workers.
In Texas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.58 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2010 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2009 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2008 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2007 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2006 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2005 * 7.86 0.00 0.000
2004 * 6.63 0.00 0.000
2003 * 5.66 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Capitol Aggregates, Inc. 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2018 6
2017 9
2016 8
2015 10
2014 8
2013 7
2012 6
2011 6
2010 14
2009 14
2008 16
2007 21
2006 22
2005 22
2004 22
2003 32
2002 33
2001 33
2000 18
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Medina River Plant sits in Medina County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 3.1% 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.
Medina County, Texas · Population 52,419
3.1%
Mining share of county employment
$73,462
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
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 0 0 0.0
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.