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: 85 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
O Daniels Pit has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
15 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-06-18.
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2024
1
2023
4
2022
9
2021
7
2020
3
2019
9
2018
7
2017
4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
O Daniels Pit sits in Howard County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 11.7% 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.
Howard County, Texas · Population 33,127
11.7%
Mining share of county employment
$71,457
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
2024 Q2
1
4
1
4000000.0
2023 Q4
1,756
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
1,220
2
0
1639.3
2023 Q2
1,007
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
1,080
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
1,506
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
1,791
2
0
1116.7
2022 Q2
1,330
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2022 Q1
2,125
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
1,437
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
1,035
3
1
2898.6
2021 Q2
698
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
242
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
189
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
1,365
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
1,165
1
0
858.4
2019 Q2
1,445
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
2,099
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
451
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
956
1
0
1046.0
2018 Q2
1,345
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
1,399
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
1,048
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
1,187
1
0
842.5
2017 Q2
567
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2019 · 1 incident
April 25, 2019TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techPOWERED HAULAGE
Cowboy Construction · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Employee was making repairs/adjustments to conveyor belt attached to rock crusher. After completion, unit was turned on to check operation. Employee attempted to make final adjustments/knock mud off unit while running. Left arm was caught by pulleys; arm broken & hand deeply lacerated. Pressure was applied to wound, & employee was taken to Scenic Mountain Medical Center ER.