Permian Frac Sand 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
12
Years on record
2016–2023
Latest incident
Jul 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
72
citations
9
significant & substantial
$17,740
proposed penalties
$17,740
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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: 617 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Permian Frac Sand has $18K 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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$18K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
71 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-04.
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 violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2024-01-10
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
7
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz4
Respirable dust, <.1mg3
Show the individual readings (7)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2024-01-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.37
0.52
0.71
Bagging Operator
2024-01-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2024-01-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.24
1.04
0.23
Bagging Operator
2020-09-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Kiln/Dryer Operator
2019-04-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.22
0.53
0.42
Kiln/Dryer Operator
2019-04-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Loader
2019-04-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.22
0.47
0.47
Dry Screen Plant Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Permian Frac Sand recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Texas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.17 cases per 100 workers that year.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2025
0.00
0.00
0.000
2024
0.00
0.00
0.000
2023
3.47
1.73
0.000
2022
1.80
1.80
0.000
2021 *
2.39
2.39
0.000
2020
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019
2.55
1.28
0.000
2018
0.88
0.88
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
54
2025
57
2024
54
2023
52
2022
51
2021
39
2020
56
2019
76
2018
92
2017
78
2016
59
2015
29
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Permian Frac Sand sits in McCulloch County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 3.1% 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.
McCulloch County, Texas · Population 7,565
3.1%
Mining share of county employment
$51,919
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
2026 Q2
34,199
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
23,124
2
0
86.5
2025 Q4
32,283
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
37,304
4
0
107.2
2025 Q2
36,225
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
36,468
3
0
82.3
2024 Q4
32,325
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
35,346
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
34,547
10
1
289.5
2024 Q1
29,678
7
2
235.9
2023 Q4
28,821
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
24,660
4
0
162.2
2023 Q2
31,773
3
1
94.4
2023 Q1
30,033
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
27,838
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
29,991
2
0
66.7
2022 Q2
29,117
1
0
34.3
2022 Q1
24,004
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
19,157
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
18,070
2
0
110.7
2021 Q2
22,181
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
24,113
5
1
207.4
2020 Q4
22,927
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
21,337
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
30,481
1
0
32.8
2020 Q1
43,320
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
35,962
1
0
27.8
2019 Q3
39,558
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
37,203
2
0
53.8
2019 Q1
43,861
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
51,991
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
57,583
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
60,375
4
0
66.3
2018 Q1
56,127
2
1
35.6
2017 Q4
55,140
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
51,461
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
47,578
2
0
42.0
2017 Q1
45,450
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
41,547
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
38,931
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
28,041
7
2
249.6
2016 Q1
28,607
1
0
35.0
2015 Q4
11,373
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file
2023 · 2 incidents
July 28, 2023TX · Metal/Non-Metalminer, prospector, necPOWERED HAULAGE
EE was loading box trailer with pallet sand. While backing out of trailer truck driver started driving off before load was complete. EE tried to stop but was not able to stop in time causing the forklift to fall out of trailer (remaining upright).
July 24, 2023TX · Metal/Non-Metalminer, prospector, necDISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Miner reported to supervisor miner was not feeling well, said they felt dizzy and sick to their stomach. Supervisor had a coworker go check on them, the miner was found passed out and unresponsive. EMS was called immediately, miner regained consciousness quickly and was given water and kept cool until EMS arrived. The miner was treated by EMS for heat exhaustion.
EE was picking up a 4 chain hoist that goes on forklift used to lift equipment. When EE picked it up EE felt a sharp pain and burning sensation in the middle of stomach.
Employee reported incident and did not want medical treatment at that time. Employee returned on 10/31/2019 asking for medical treatment. Employee was greasing the skid steer at the fueling conex, while walking between the skid steer and the conex EE struck head on a stop sign. Employee was wearing hard hat.
February 4, 2019TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was working on welding a paddle tree for a scrubber. While welding ee had to roll the tree at some point during rolling it ee injured right elbow. The employee did not know ee injured elbow until later that night.
2018 · 1 incident
January 24, 2018TX · Metal/Non-Metalcar trimmer, car loader, bin puller, truck loaderHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was opening and closing lids on trucks at load out. The catwalk used for access to lids hung up on a safety rail on the trailer. When the employee tried to pull the catwalk free the employee injured left elbow. Employee stated felt a sharp pain in left arm at the elbow.
2017 · 3 incidents
July 4, 2017TX · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
Employee was digging in ultra fine pile with 980 loader ee got to much dirt in bucket which caused rear of equipment to raise up, When rear raised employee tried to quickly lower bucket which caused equipment to bounce hard. When equipment bounced employee was also bounced around. Employee did have seat belt on.
May 25, 2017TX · Metal/Non-Metalminer, prospector, necDISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Employee had cleaned VSI deck off, when employee started down stairs carrying a water hose employee slipped and fell. During the fall the valve on the hose contacted the employee on the right side of face.
2016 · 2 incidents
August 17, 2016TX · Metal/Non-Metaldry screening plant operator, screen house operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE was walking out of primary feed hopper, at the top of the hopper while exiting the employee fell back ward. During this the employee hurt right knee. It is not know if EE struck an object or twisted knee while falling back. The employee fell back approximately 6 feet. The hopper has raw feed material in it and could have been the cause for slipping and falling.
June 15, 2016TX · Metal/Non-Metalelectrician, linemanELECTRICAL