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Mitchell Pit Metal/Non-Metal

BC Materials, LLC · Surface

Controlled by John Miller; Wade Miller

Marlin, Falls County, TX  ·  Active

MSHA Mine ID: 4104772

Mitchell Pit has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities

0

Total incidents

1

Years on record

2021

Latest incident

Nov 2021

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2009

52

citations

10

significant & substantial

$7,811

proposed penalties

$7,509

paid to date

96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $302 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2009

43

inspections on record

717

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: 717 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mitchell Pit has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition

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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

$8K

current assessed

$8K

paid to date

$302

outstanding

50 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-29.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

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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
2025 Q4	12,481	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	10,802	1	1	92.6
2025 Q2	12,332	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	11,283	2	0	177.3
2024 Q4	13,393	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	13,687	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	12,912	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	12,415	0	0	0.0

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Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4	11,043	0	0	0.0
2023 Q3	11,716	0	0	0.0
2023 Q2	12,296	0	0	0.0
2023 Q1	11,855	0	0	0.0
2022 Q4	12,275	1	1	81.5
2022 Q3	12,906	2	0	155.0
2022 Q2	10,813	0	0	0.0
2022 Q1	10,331	0	0	0.0
2021 Q4	10,400	1	0	96.2
2021 Q3	10,461	0	0	0.0
2021 Q2	11,311	1	0	88.4
2021 Q1	9,685	0	0	0.0
2020 Q4	9,930	2	0	201.4
2020 Q3	12,060	0	0	0.0
2020 Q2	11,941	0	0	0.0
2020 Q1	8,094	0	0	0.0
2019 Q4	7,175	1	0	139.4
2019 Q3	6,858	0	0	0.0
2019 Q2	7,565	1	0	132.2
2019 Q1	5,782	0	0	0.0
2018 Q4	7,073	1	0	141.4
2018 Q3	8,675	0	0	0.0
2018 Q2	7,713	1	0	129.7
2018 Q1	7,129	3	2	420.8
2017 Q4	6,804	0	0	0.0
2017 Q3	6,654	0	0	0.0
2017 Q2	7,535	0	0	0.0
2017 Q1	7,377	0	0	0.0
2016 Q4	7,183	0	0	0.0
2016 Q3	7,883	0	0	0.0
2016 Q2	7,743	0	0	0.0
2016 Q1	2,735	1	0	365.6
2015 Q4	7,779	2	0	257.1
2015 Q3	6,510	0	0	0.0
2015 Q2	7,765	1	0	128.8
2015 Q1	7,690	0	0	0.0
2014 Q4	8,314	2	0	240.6
2014 Q3	9,502	2	1	210.5
2014 Q2	9,119	0	0	0.0
2014 Q1	10,133	1	0	98.7
2013 Q4	10,793	0	0	0.0
2013 Q3	8,974	0	0	0.0
2013 Q2	9,563	1	0	104.6
2013 Q1	9,335	2	1	214.2
2012 Q4	7,535	0	0	0.0
2012 Q3	8,188	0	0	0.0
2012 Q2	8,508	1	0	117.5
2012 Q1	7,276	0	0	0.0
2011 Q4	6,520	0	0	0.0
2011 Q3	9,618	0	0	0.0
2011 Q2	8,059	3	0	372.3
2011 Q1	6,337	5	3	789.0
2010 Q4	8,409	0	0	0.0
2010 Q3	9,415	0	0	0.0
2010 Q2	9,801	4	1	408.1
2010 Q1	14,153	0	0	0.0
2009 Q4	11,246	2	0	177.8
2009 Q3	9,285	2	0	215.4
2009 Q2	9,171	0	0	0.0
2009 Q1	7,576	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2021 · 1 incident

November 1, 2021 TX · Metal/Non-Metal scoop tram operator, load/haul/dump operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

BC Materials, LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was pouring concrete and got some in EE's boot, untimely causing chemical burn and abrasion. Employee did not report until 11-05-21. Employee went to the doctor and was ultimately released to full duty on 12-07-21

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