Penwell Crusher has $173K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2013–2024
Latest incident
Sep 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
202
citations
43
significant & substantial
$172,678
proposed penalties
$170,742
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,936 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
79
inspections on record
1,010
inspection hours
20.0
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.
202 citations across 1,010 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penwell Crusher has $173K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$173K
proposed penalties
$171K
current assessed
$171K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
191 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-12.
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
3,384
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
13,003
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
12,904
6
0
465.0
2025 Q1
4,261
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
14,072
8
1
568.5
2024 Q3
12,428
10
0
804.6
2024 Q2
5,865
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
6,912
12
7
1736.1
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
7,558
9
1
1190.8
2023 Q3
7,404
5
3
675.3
2023 Q2
7,113
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
6,478
18
1
2778.6
2022 Q4
6,256
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
7,259
11
2
1515.4
2022 Q2
6,905
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
13,286
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
11,988
5
0
417.1
2021 Q3
10,278
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
6,202
6
1
967.4
2021 Q1
7,108
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
9,111
10
0
1097.6
2020 Q3
7,804
5
0
640.7
2020 Q2
11,902
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
11,478
7
5
609.9
2019 Q4
14,587
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
13,226
5
2
378.0
2019 Q2
15,402
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
12,965
6
0
462.8
2018 Q4
7,961
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
2,418
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
5,228
3
0
573.8
2018 Q1
7,224
4
1
553.7
2017 Q4
12,361
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
6,133
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
7,888
1
1
126.8
2017 Q1
10,485
2
1
190.7
2016 Q4
4,098
1
1
244.0
2016 Q3
4,145
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
5,186
2
0
385.7
2016 Q1
5,186
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
4,008
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
4,571
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
3,074
3
1
975.9
2015 Q1
5,819
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
5,202
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
3,410
2
2
586.5
2014 Q2
3,846
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
2,188
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
4,808
4
2
831.9
2013 Q3
5,759
1
0
173.6
2013 Q2
5,712
6
2
1050.4
2013 Q1
6,343
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
5,419
2
0
369.1
2012 Q3
5,664
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
4,020
5
1
1243.8
2012 Q1
5,389
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
4,449
5
2
1123.8
2011 Q3
4,579
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
3,155
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
2,875
3
1
1043.5
2010 Q4
3,132
2
1
638.6
2010 Q3
3,572
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
2,573
2
0
777.3
2010 Q1
2,678
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
3,328
4
1
1201.9
2009 Q3
3,867
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
2,805
6
2
2139.0
2009 Q1
2,745
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
4,220
1
0
237.0
2008 Q3
4,444
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
3,882
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
3,392
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
3,801
4
0
1052.4
2007 Q3
3,359
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
3,028
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
3,800
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
3,381
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file
2024 · 4 incidents
September 17, 2024TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee trying to break bolt loose with wrench & bar. Wrench broke & struck shoulder. Employee had discomfort & limited mobility in arm; taken to ER. Diagnosed with contusion, no restrictions. Referred for MRI. Two follow-up appointments (09/18 and 10/01) with return to full duty/no restrictions. Seen by Ortho on 10/17. Placed on restricted duty. Only became reportable on 10/17.
May 17, 2024TX · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The employee twisted an ankle when dismounting a forklift. The ground beneath the employee was uneven and caused employee to lose footing. Another employee was in the manlift at the time and saw the injured employee fall to the ground at which point the other employee called nearby employees to assist.
February 7, 2024TX · Metal/Non-Metalwater truck operatorENTRAPMENT
Employee working in HSI hopper. EE was trying to unjam a rock with pry bar that clogged hopper & was pinned between wear plates & rock. Pressure of rock pinned & trapped them in hopper. Called 911. Employee removed by Fire Dept. Employee rushed to Odessa MCH ER. At ER, discovered employee had minimal internal bleeding. Surgery to stitch first layer of colon to stop bleeding.
January 31, 2024TX · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
HEO walking up bench when rock that they were on broke away, causing them to fall. Their knee landed on rock & caused cut & scrape injuries. Pain was not bad, so employee continued work. As shift went on, pain increased & knee had swollen. They called supervisor & requested medical attention. HEO taken to ER, X-rays performed & determined that HEO sustained a deep tissue contusion.
2023 · 3 incidents
November 10, 2023TX · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was checking belt because there were rocks stuck. EE tried removing rocks with pry bar, but it didn't work. EE then held pry bar while another employee used a small sledgehammer to strike bar. A small piece of metal broke off bar and struck employee in right cheek, causing a small laceration and bruising. The employee was taken to the ER, examined and received one suture.
September 26, 2023TX · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
As driver got out of the truck, EE dropped the keys and in the process of retrieving them, EE tripped over a pipe bumper rail and fell, causing cuts, abrasions and a sprained thumb.
July 2, 2023TX · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
Employee using 4.5" grinder had small piece of debris go into right eye. The employee was grinding on a tail shaft when a small piece of debris went under employee's safety glasses and entered the right eye. Employee stopped grinding and reported incident to supervision. Employee was taken to E.R. to assess eye injury.
2022 · 1 incident
April 11, 2022TX · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee making repairs to the drive sprocket on a skid steer loader. While striking the drive sprocket with a hammer in order to loosen it a small piece of flying metal struck the employee in the left hand causing a cut that required 3 sutures.
February 14, 2017TX · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
December 22, 2016TX · Metal/Non-Metaldrill helperMACHINERY
PBM Aggregates, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE stuck EE's hand under the dust hood of the drill to remove a rock and Drill Operator accidentally moved the dust hood control switch in the wrong direction causing EE's left index finger to be pinched between the dust hood and the ground. EE was treated and placed in a no work status until further evaluation at follow-up appointment set for 1/7/2017.
2013 · 1 incident
August 15, 2013TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
Increased safety awareness training EE was operating front end loader and while backing loader rear wheel went over edge of inspection trench and loader rolled over.
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