Miller Springs Materials has $75K in proposed MSHA penalties and $35K outstanding across 11 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2005–2025
Latest incident
Aug 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
199
citations
54
significant & substantial
$75,334
proposed penalties
$36,915
paid to date
49% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $38,419 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.
199 citations across 1,355 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Miller Springs Materials has $75K in proposed MSHA penalties and $35K outstanding across 11 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.
$75K
proposed penalties
$71K
current assessed
$37K
paid to date
$35K
outstanding
197 assessments are final orders; 11 contested dockets.
Of $15K in penalties contested before the Commission, $8K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-28.
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.
38citations taken to the federal commission · 19% of citations on record
Settled
32 · 84%
Stood as issued
2 · 5%
Vacated or withdrawn
4 · 11%
62%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 21 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
47%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$15K proposed, $8K 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 2023-07-11.
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: 2026-04-28
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
39
samples
25
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz23
Respirable dust, <.1mg12
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (39)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2026-04-28
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.17
10
0.02
Dry Screen Plant Operator
2026-04-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Jackhammer Operator
2026-04-28
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.22
10
0.02
Cleanup Man
2024-06-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Cleanup Man
2024-06-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2024-06-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2021-07-13
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.26
10
0.03
Screen/Scalper Operator
2021-07-13
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.18
10
0.02
Dry Screen Plant Operator
2020-06-10
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.66
10
0.07
Laborer, Bullgang
2020-06-10
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.22
10
0.02
Laborer, Bullgang
2020-06-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2019-06-19
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.15
Truck Driver
2019-06-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Cleanup Man
2019-06-19
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.2
Cleanup Man
2012-10-17
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.41
10
0.04
Mechanic
2012-10-17
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.14
0.87
0.16
Laborer, Bullgang
2012-10-17
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.44
10
0.04
Laborer, Bullgang
2012-07-11
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.99
10
0.10
Crusher Oper/Worker
2012-07-11
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.6
10
0.06
Cleanup Man
2012-07-11
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.2
10
0.02
Cleanup Man
2011-09-14
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.39
10
0.04
Laborer, Bullgang
2011-09-14
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.23
10
0.02
Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-09-14
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
1.51
10
0.15
Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-03-04
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.14
1.27
0.11
Cleanup Man
2010-03-04
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.7
10
0.07
Cleanup Man
2010-03-04
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Cleanup Man
2009-07-15
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.28
10
0.03
Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-07-15
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.4
10
0.04
Laborer, Bullgang
2009-07-15
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.15
10
0.02
Front-end Loader Operator
2007-08-08
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.12
10
0.01
Laborer, Bullgang
2007-08-08
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.19
10
0.02
Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-08-08
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.14
10
0.01
Laborer, Bullgang
2006-05-03
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.32
10
0.03
Laborer, Bullgang
2006-05-03
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.34
10
0.03
Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-01-12
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Jackhammer Operator
2005-01-12
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-01-12
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Cutting Mach Operator
2005-01-12
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2005-01-12
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
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.
Miller Springs Materials recorded 5.04 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ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.
5.04
total case rate
2.52
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Texas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.17 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
2025 *
5.04
2.52
0.000
2024 *
2.46
0.00
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
0.00
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
27
2025
26
2024
27
2023
27
2022
25
2021
26
2020
23
2019
25
2018
27
2017
30
2016
39
2015
40
2014
41
2013
37
2012
35
2011
29
2010
32
2009
30
2008
17
2007
22
2006
21
2005
11
2004
12
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Miller Springs Materials sits in Bell County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Bell County, Texas · Population 379,811
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$66,051
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
2026 Q2
19,423
4
0
205.9
2026 Q1
18,768
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
19,828
7
2
353.0
2025 Q3
19,908
1
0
50.2
2025 Q2
20,005
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
19,563
3
1
153.4
2024 Q4
20,716
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
20,197
1
0
49.5
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
20,364
5
0
245.5
2024 Q1
19,900
3
0
150.8
2023 Q4
20,659
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
20,642
7
1
339.1
2023 Q2
20,229
1
1
49.4
2023 Q1
18,338
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
17,826
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
17,907
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
17,567
4
1
227.7
2022 Q1
14,317
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
16,107
3
1
186.3
2021 Q3
16,239
4
0
246.3
2021 Q2
19,883
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
14,863
4
1
269.1
2020 Q4
14,037
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
15,941
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
14,832
9
2
606.8
2020 Q1
12,898
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
12,846
2
2
155.7
2019 Q3
13,618
1
0
73.4
2019 Q2
14,496
4
1
275.9
2019 Q1
14,496
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
13,049
3
0
229.9
2018 Q3
16,173
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
16,137
1
1
62.0
2018 Q1
16,690
6
4
359.5
2017 Q4
19,152
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
16,686
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
16,249
3
1
184.6
2017 Q1
16,257
3
1
184.5
2016 Q4
20,574
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
20,546
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
20,909
6
2
287.0
2016 Q1
21,652
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
21,534
2
0
92.9
2015 Q3
21,560
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
21,542
4
0
185.7
2015 Q1
21,876
1
0
45.7
2014 Q4
21,619
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
25,965
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
29,455
2
0
67.9
2014 Q1
22,046
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
21,225
4
0
188.5
2013 Q3
22,573
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
23,411
1
1
42.7
2013 Q1
33,822
3
0
88.7
2012 Q4
30,211
4
2
132.4
2012 Q3
19,838
3
0
151.2
2012 Q2
17,616
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
17,234
8
1
464.2
2011 Q4
18,441
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
21,824
4
2
183.3
2011 Q2
20,762
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
15,487
6
1
387.4
2010 Q4
17,830
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
20,723
19
8
916.9
2010 Q2
23,744
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
18,951
11
9
580.4
2009 Q4
19,451
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
19,024
11
2
578.2
2009 Q2
18,760
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
16,779
1
0
59.6
2008 Q4
19,523
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
18,969
7
2
369.0
2008 Q2
789
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
12,553
1
1
79.7
2007 Q4
14,509
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
16,866
5
0
296.5
2007 Q2
15,797
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
14,820
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
20,950
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
8,764
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
15,933
4
0
251.1
2005 Q1
7,980
6
2
751.9
2004 Q4
6,631
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
16 on file
2025 · 2 incidents
August 8, 2025TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE was cleaning under the shaker when EE noticed one of the wipers on a conveyor belt was damaged, EE proceeded to make a new one. As EE was making the wiper, EE was hitting the hole punch with the hammer. EE swung the hammer really hard and it slipped and struck EE's hand. EE went to the break room, removed their glove, called EE at the crusher, EE called another EE.
Employee was washing trucks on mine site with high pressure water and hose and while nozzle was on, employee let go of handle and lost control of the wand, as the wand swung the water and pressure struck the employee's left eye lid, causing a laceration.
October 28, 2016TX · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miner was washing haul truck while standing on the trucks access ladder. As employee opened the spray nozzle, the pressure caused the miner to become unstable and fall from the ladder approx. 4-5 feet. Employee fell onto left hand causing a fracture to left middle finger.
2015 · 3 incidents
December 15, 2015TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
Mechanic was removing a lower leaf spring bushing and was using a cutting torch to heat and melt the inner rubber to simplify the removal of a metal the metal pin. As mechanic applied heat to the bushing melted rubber spat put of the metal sleeve onto the inner side of his right elbow and forearm.
September 24, 2015TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miner was performing crusher maintenance and as employee was removing crusher fines from chute, employee struck his left middle finger against a metal guard causing a distal fracture
January 13, 2015TX · Metal/Non-Metalcrusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/workerMACHINERY
Miner was assisting maintenance in the removal of crusher "Blow Bar", as miner was removing Blow Bar locking assembly (rod) with a jack hammer, the rotor shifted and caused the jack hammer and positioning sleeve to shift, as a result the miners' 3rd digit (middle finger) was caught in between the sleeve and rotor. Miner suffered loss of nail, flesh and tissue.
Mine haul truck driver attempted to free stuck conveyor belt and was using pry bar to free conveyor as conveyor motioned it caused miner to let go of pry bar and get his right 4th finger caught in between pry bar and conveyor guarding.
2012 · 2 incidents
October 9, 2012TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Crusher Conveyor feed belt immediately stopped working, so operator was observing crusher motor to evaluate the condition and climbed on a portable crusher deflated tire to inspect closer. Once miner was standing on tire it slipped causing miner to fall onto rock pile below. Miner received bruising to lower back left side and a sprained finger.
August 20, 2012TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mechanic was removing a bearing to a crusher motor on yard/shop site of mine property. Employee struck bearing with ball ping hammer and a piece (chip) of the hammer struck the employee and was embedded into the left lower arm above the wrist of the employee, employee was wearing all proper ppe while performing his task. EE was taken to clinic for foreign body removal.
2010 · 1 incident
June 5, 2010TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
Changing the blow bars on the crusher when the pedestal for the blow bar came loose and hit the handrail. The handrail hit the EE. EE was hit on the right side of his stomach and top of his right hip bone. He suffered bruising and a minor abrasion to his stomach area.
2007 · 2 incidents
August 2, 2007TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techOTHER
Working on trailer, air bag released and air blast pushed employee's head against the ground. He was on the ground to the left of the air bags. No visable injury; taken to hospital as a precaution.
June 23, 2007TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
ROCK GOT STUCK IN BELT, TURNED OFF MACHINE AND LOCKED MACHINE TO REMOVE ROCK. GOT TO BOTTOM OF CATWALK, TURNED TO GO DOWNSTAIRS, HEEL GOT CAUGHT ON EXTENDED METAL WALKWAY, FELL 2' ONTO GROUND, INJURING RT SHOULDER