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Mineral Wells Sand & Gravel Inc: 18 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Terry L Murphy
Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4101120

Mineral Wells Sand & Gravel Inc has $1K 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
2
Years on record
1990–1995
Latest incident
Aug 1995
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
18
citations
0
significant & substantial
$1,374
proposed penalties
$1,374
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
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Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
28
inspections on record
248
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: 248 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mineral Wells Sand & Gravel Inc has $1K 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
18 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $370 in penalties contested before the Commission, $270 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-02-22.
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.
0.0%
significant & substantial
11.1%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
27.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 11.1% low, 77.8% moderate, 11.1% 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 · 17% of citations on record
  • Stood as issued 2 · 67%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 33%
38%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$260 proposed, $160 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 2010-05-05.
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 2010-692M Dismissal Lesnick 2011 $200 → $100
CENT20010327M Default Barbour 2001 $110 → $110
CENT 2005-47M Default Lesnick 2005 $60 → $60
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Mineral Wells Sand & Gravel Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2012 2
2011 2
2010 2
2009 2
2008 3
2007 3
2006 3
2005 3
2004 3
2003 3
2002 3
2001 3
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mineral Wells Sand & Gravel Inc sits in Palo Pinto County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Palo Pinto County, Texas · Population 28,920
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$64,972
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
2012 Q4 542 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 848 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 634 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 566 1 0 1766.8
2011 Q4 604 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 629 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 452 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 518 0 0 0.0
Show 44 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2010 Q4 624 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 641 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 688 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 890 1 0 1123.6
2009 Q4 910 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 706 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 575 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 535 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 215 2 0 9302.3
2008 Q3 626 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 724 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 876 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,023 3 0 2932.6
2007 Q3 1,097 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 844 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 987 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,073 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,135 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 559 2 0 3577.8
2006 Q1 579 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 974 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 546 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 511 1 0 1956.9
2005 Q1 615 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 805 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,696 5 0 2948.1
2004 Q2 2,117 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,410 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,389 1 0 719.9
2003 Q3 1,347 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,211 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,269 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,403 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,288 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,623 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,454 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,335 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,289 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,362 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,288 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,313 2 0 1523.2
2000 Q3 1,298 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,236 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,051 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1995 · 1 incident

August 8, 1995 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mineral Wells Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE OBSERVED LARGER THAN NORMAL ROCK ENTER FEED HOPPER, WHEN ALMOST EMPTY INSTEAD OF TURNING FEEDER OFF HE RUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS TO THE BOTTOM FEED BELT TO CATCH AND REMOVE LARGE ROCK AS IT CA ME OUT AND WENT ON TO MAIN FEED BELT. GOING HALFWAY DOWN THE STAIRS THE ACCESS TO THE MAIN FEED BELT IS THRU A CROSS ACCESS, WHILE TURNING IN A HURRIED DOWNWARD DESCENT, FRACTURED ANKLE.

1990 · 1 incident

June 11, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mineral Wells Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BESIDE A STATIONARY PUMP MOTOR SUSPENDED BY A CHAIN BEING CARRIED TO BE SET IN PLACE WITH A FRONT END LOADER. A DOWN HILL GRADE WAS ENCOUNTERED. BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED CAU SING SUSPENDED MOTOR TO SWING ON THE CHAIN STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT UPPER ARM.