Mining Incidents

New Braunfels Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

San Antonio, Comal County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4104264

New Braunfels Quarry has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2001–2014
Latest incident
Mar 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
61
citations
11
significant & substantial
$13,286
proposed penalties
$12,791
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $495 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
41
inspections on record
644
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: 644 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

New Braunfels Quarry has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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.
$13K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
61 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-08-30.
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
2017 Q2 1,946 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 9,556 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 13,100 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 27,310 1 0 36.6
2016 Q2 24,777 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 25,204 2 1 79.4
2015 Q4 28,476 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 29,076 5 3 172.0
Show 58 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2015 Q2 29,056 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 29,474 3 1 101.8
2014 Q4 25,678 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 24,931 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 24,596 3 1 122.0
2014 Q1 21,790 2 2 91.8
2013 Q4 23,023 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 22,814 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 23,804 1 0 42.0
2013 Q1 27,754 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 24,978 2 0 80.1
2012 Q3 22,779 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 22,013 2 0 90.9
2012 Q1 20,497 3 0 146.4
2011 Q4 19,282 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 20,973 1 0 47.7
2011 Q2 18,154 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 18,368 4 2 217.8
2010 Q4 20,962 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 18,200 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 18,006 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 14,468 3 0 207.4
2009 Q4 14,927 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 16,273 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 18,588 1 0 53.8
2009 Q1 16,138 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 16,655 1 0 60.0
2008 Q3 20,505 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 26,527 1 0 37.7
2008 Q1 27,423 7 0 255.3
2007 Q4 27,998 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 28,523 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 28,370 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 27,485 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 29,549 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 28,265 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 27,573 1 0 36.3
2006 Q1 27,515 3 0 109.0
2005 Q4 26,052 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 28,300 5 0 176.7
2005 Q2 23,773 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 27,541 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 24,165 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 23,397 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 22,536 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 22,065 2 0 90.6
2003 Q4 20,959 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 24,636 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 19,420 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 21,227 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 19,235 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 20,482 5 1 244.1
2002 Q2 17,438 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 13,749 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,758 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 15,569 3 0 192.7
2001 Q2 12,017 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 11,143 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2014 · 1 incident

March 22, 2014 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Southwest, Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was taking off the wheel chock by sliding it off the holder; the weight of the falling chock hurt his shoulder.

2013 · 2 incidents

February 15, 2013 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Southwest, Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was adjusting V belts in the primary crusher. As he was holding the belt with his right hand and pulling the belt with his left hand, his leather glove was caught between the sheave. He injured his left hand ring finger.

2011 · 1 incident

October 27, 2011 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials Southwest, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing V belts on the primary crusher to replace with new ones. He was working on cutting the final belt on the motor. As he was holding the belt with his left hand and cutting with his right, his hand shifted, bringing it into the path of the razor knife. Employee cut through his leather glove and lacerated his left hand.

2010 · 1 incident

2005 · 1 incident

August 25, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Materials Southwest Ltd · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS BACKING HAUL UNIT UNDER LOADER TO BE LOADED WITH SHOT ROCK. AS HE NEARED THE LOADER, HIS BACK TIRE ROLLED ONTO A SLIGHTLY HIGHER SPOT ON THE PIT FLOOR. THIS CAUSED HIS BED TO TILT UP HITTING LOADER ARM. HE RECEIVED STRAIN TO NECK/SHOULDER ARE. WAS 1ST AID(AND DR'S 1ST AID) UNTIL 10/13 WHEN HE BEGAN MEDICAL TREATMENT(PHYSICAL THERAPY)

2002 · 3 incidents

October 20, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Southwest Ltd · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS CLSING DOORS UNDER RAILCAR AND PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN METAL BAR AND CAR.

May 9, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Southwest Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WRAPPING UP HOSE ON PRESSURE WASHER, WHICH HE HAD TURNED OFF. HE ACCIDENTILLY SQUEEZED TRIGGER & SPRAYED HAND.

January 14, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Materials Southwest Ltd · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING FRONT END LOADER, MACHINE SHIFTED, ELBOW HIT AGAINST INSIDE OF CAB FRACTURING ELBOW.

2001 · 2 incidents

August 9, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Southwest Ltd · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ADJUSTING BELTS ON PULLY AND PINCHED RIGHT LITTLE FINGER. WENT TO DOCTOR TO GET TOPICAL OINTMENT. DID NOT KEEP FINGER CLEAN, INFECTED. HAD TO TAKE ORAL ANTIBIOTIC. NO LOST TIME, NO RESTRICTED DUTY.

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