Mining Incidents

Moody Sand Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Moody Sand Pit · Surface
Controlled by Mildred E (Beth) Moody
Algoa, Galveston County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103173

Moody Sand Pit has $55 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1988–1994
Latest incident
Mar 1994
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1
citations
0
significant & substantial
$55
proposed penalties
$55
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
7
inspections on record
40
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: 40 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Moody Sand Pit has $55 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$55
proposed penalties
$55
current assessed
$55
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-10-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2002 Q1 1,560 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,560 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,560 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,560 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,560 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,040 1 0 961.5
2000 Q3 1,040 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,513 0 0 0.0
Show 1 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1 1,875 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1994 · 1 incident

March 24, 1994 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ekp Inc · Fall from machine

TRUCK HAD JUST COMPLETED BEING LOADED WITH SAN. DRIVER PULLED FORWARD-STOPPED-ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT OF TRUCK TO CLEAN OFF SIDES OF TRUCK. DRIVER STATED HE MISPLACED FOOT ON BOTTOM STEP OF TRUC K AND FELL TO THE GROUND. DRIVER COMPLAINING OF RIGHT LEG AND HIP AREA. WAS PLACED ON STRETCHER AND BROUGHT TO FRONT OFFICE.

1991 · 1 incident

June 5, 1991 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ekp Inc · Struck by falling object

OPERATOR WAS HOOKING A RING IN A DRAG CHAIN BEHIND END LOADER TO PULL A BEAM TO LEVEL RUTS IN THE PIT ROADS. HE DROPPED THE PIN ON HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. OPERATOR HAD DONE THIS MANY TIMES.

1989 · 1 incident

October 10, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Ekp Inc · Struck against stationary object

TURNED DRAGLINE MOTOR OFF WENT TO STEP DOWN OFF DRAGLINE TRACK STEPPED ON CLOD OF DIRT WITH RIGHT FOOT TURNED ANKLE SAW DR PUT RIGHT FOOT IN PARTIAL WALKING CAST TORN LIGAMENTS IN RIGHT FOOT.

1988 · 1 incident

September 1, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ekp Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAMMERING ON TOOTH OF DRAGLINE BUCKET & PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF STRIKING HIS RT.KNEE MODERATE BLEEDING

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