EE was running the button house when a big rock plungged the throat of the feeder. He attempted to break the rock with a 12# sledge hammer and pry with a bar to allow the rock a position where it would go on into the crusher.
North Amarillo Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Holmes Construction Company LP
· Surface
Controlled by
James E Holmes
Canyon, Tx.,
Potter County,
TX
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4104615
North Amarillo Pit has $18K 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
- 1
- Years on record
- 2009
- Latest incident
- Aug 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
99
citations
30
significant & substantial
$18,415
proposed penalties
$18,415
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
42
inspections on record
498
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: 498 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
North Amarillo Pit has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.$18K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$18K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
99 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
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 | 1,025 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,069 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 793 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 490 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 560 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,863 | 7 | 2 | 3757.4 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,549 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 833 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 447 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 1,257 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 1,943 | 1 | 0 | 514.7 |
| 2022 Q4 | 1,959 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 830 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 2,598 | 4 | 1 | 1539.6 |
| 2022 Q1 | 2,365 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 1,773 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 1,041 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 2,878 | 1 | 0 | 347.5 |
| 2021 Q1 | 3,364 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 2,610 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 3,031 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 3,342 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 2,559 | 3 | 1 | 1172.3 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,700 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 2,510 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 2,591 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 2,728 | 4 | 1 | 1466.3 |
| 2018 Q4 | 2,656 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 1,475 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,267 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 2,727 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 2,343 | 11 | 6 | 4694.8 |
| 2017 Q3 | 2,733 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 2,921 | 2 | 1 | 684.7 |
| 2017 Q1 | 2,907 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 2,602 | 3 | 1 | 1153.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 2,294 | 4 | 0 | 1743.7 |
| 2016 Q2 | 3,401 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 2,694 | 10 | 5 | 3712.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 2,843 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 3,324 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 4,410 | 3 | 1 | 680.3 |
| 2015 Q1 | 3,946 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 3,434 | 3 | 2 | 873.6 |
| 2014 Q3 | 2,372 | 4 | 1 | 1686.3 |
| 2014 Q2 | 1,959 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 1,989 | 5 | 1 | 2513.8 |
| 2013 Q4 | 2,432 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 2,341 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 2,710 | 3 | 0 | 1107.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 2,936 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 1,493 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,778 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,946 | 1 | 0 | 513.9 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1,422 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,567 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 2,065 | 2 | 2 | 968.5 |
| 2010 Q3 | 3,219 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 3,001 | 3 | 2 | 999.7 |
| 2010 Q1 | 920 | 1 | 0 | 1087.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 1,192 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,252 | 3 | 2 | 2396.2 |
| 2009 Q2 | 702 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1,143 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,547 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 1,658 | 6 | 0 | 3618.8 |
| 2008 Q2 | 2,360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,903 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 2,959 | 2 | 0 | 675.9 |
| 2007 Q3 | 1,996 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q1 | 2,783 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,423 | 1 | 0 | 702.7 |
| 2006 Q3 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2009 · 1 incident
August 13, 2009
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
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