Pearl has $29K 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
8
Years on record
2014–2017
Latest incident
Jun 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
72
citations
25
significant & substantial
$29,140
proposed penalties
$29,140
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
30
inspections on record
329
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: 329 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Pearl has $29K 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.
$29K
proposed penalties
$29K
current assessed
$29K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
71 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-09-06.
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
2025 Q4
415
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
381
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
281
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
360
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
42
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
426
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
656
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2020 Q1
1,287
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
1,143
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
222
1
0
4504.5
2019 Q2
503
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
3,179
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
1,470
4
0
2721.1
2017 Q2
400
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
160
1
0
6250.0
2016 Q4
4,098
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
4,145
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
1,545
7
3
4530.7
2016 Q1
1,545
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
7,965
10
3
1255.5
2015 Q3
10,841
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
8,569
3
2
350.1
2015 Q1
17,547
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
10,878
7
4
643.5
2014 Q3
8,267
2
0
241.9
2014 Q2
8,876
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
6,278
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
4,152
2
0
481.7
2013 Q3
6,351
3
1
472.4
2013 Q2
4,943
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
4,877
5
4
1025.2
2012 Q4
4,958
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
5,559
1
1
179.9
2012 Q2
3,338
2
1
599.2
2012 Q1
4,227
10
4
2365.7
2011 Q4
3,773
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
4,216
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
6,978
4
1
573.2
2011 Q1
2,031
3
1
1477.1
2010 Q4
2,056
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
1,335
2
0
1498.1
2010 Q2
1,799
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file
2017 · 1 incident
June 29, 2017TX · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
On 6/29/2017 employee was operating a loader and strained back when the machine drove through a rut. Injury did not result in reportable restrictions until 7/10/2017 due to employee on vacation for the holiday. Spoke to the MSHA office of Injury Illness and employment.
Employee was standing on back of welding trailer loosening mounting bolt off of a 1400 screen plant when the 1/2in drive 3/4in socket slipped off of the loose nut and came in to contact with the top front left tooth causing it to chip a 3rd of the tooth off.
Employee was helping change the shoes on the vsi crusher. Weather was clear and sunny, about 75°F.
January 15, 2015TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee needed to load the air compressor in the back of his truck to take to another location. He had oxygen and acetylene bottle in the back of his truck and needed to move them out of the way. He picked up the acetylene bottle to lay it back down in the bed, when he did this he dropped the bottle of top of his foot.
Clear skies and 60°F with W winds blowing approximately 10-15 mph. Employee was waiting for a 1-1/8" socket to tighten bolts on a belt clamp. When he looked up to grab the socket and the wind blew some dust into his eye.
2014 · 2 incidents
December 18, 2014TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Miner was completing screen maintenance on a portable screen. Miner was tightening the fasteners of the screen retaining brackets and the wrench slipped off of the fastener. Miner struck an adjacent fastener with his right ring finger when the wrench slipped. Miner suffered a small contusion under his right ring fingernail.
December 5, 2014TX · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Was unloading rock screen from a bucket of a loader. As they was lifting the screen the other man lost his grip at this time the screen caught the mans glove and pulled him to the ground causing him to hurt this hand.
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