Phipps Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
USING COME-A-LONG TO REMOVE SCREEN DECK.
PHIPPS SAND & GRAVEL CO: 15 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
PHIPPS SAND & GRAVEL CO has $879 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
- 10
- Years on record
- 1985–2002
- Latest incident
- Apr 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
15
citations
1
significant & substantial
$879
proposed penalties
$879
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
13
inspections on record
211
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 211 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
PHIPPS SAND & GRAVEL CO has $879 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.$879
proposed penalties
$879
current assessed
$879
paid to date
$0
outstanding
15 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-04-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.6.7%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
6.7%
reasonably likely or greater
80.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 26.7% low, 73.3% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2003-05-07, 23 years ago
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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.0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
10
samples
3
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Respirable dust, <.1mg6
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz3
- Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (10)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-05-07 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.13 | 0.88 | 0.15 | Truck Driver |
| 2003-05-07 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.3 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2003-05-07 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dragline Operator | ||
| 2003-05-07 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.28 | 1.83 | 0.15 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2003-05-07 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Washer Operator | ||
| 2002-04-24 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Washer Operator | ||
| 2002-04-24 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dragline Operator | ||
| 2002-04-24 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Truck Driver | ||
| 2002-04-24 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.18 | 1.07 | 0.17 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2002-04-24 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Washer 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.
PHIPPS SAND & GRAVEL CO recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2004.
Injury rate, 2004
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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 3.73 and the all-US-mining average was 4.33 cases per 100 workers.
In Texas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 3.04 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2003 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2002 * | 8.24 | 8.24 | 0.000 |
| 2001 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2000 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 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.
Ownership history
- Phipps Sand & Gravel Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 11 |
| 2004 | 12 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2002 | 10 |
| 2001 | 12 |
| 2000 | 10 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
PHIPPS SAND & GRAVEL CO sits in Pecos County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 13.8% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Pecos County, Texas · Population 14,983
13.8%
Mining share of county employment
$67,689
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Q1 | 6,386 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 7,666 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 7,754 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 8,235 | 1 | 0 | 121.4 |
| 2004 Q1 | 6,156 | 3 | 0 | 487.3 |
| 2003 Q4 | 5,371 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 6,504 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 7,333 | 4 | 0 | 545.5 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Q1 | 5,905 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 5,371 | 4 | 0 | 744.7 |
| 2002 Q3 | 6,076 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 6,256 | 1 | 1 | 159.8 |
| 2002 Q1 | 6,558 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 6,130 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 6,309 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 6,150 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 6,172 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 7,164 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 7,472 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 7,292 | 2 | 0 | 274.3 |
| 2000 Q1 | 6,588 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file2002 · 1 incident
1992 · 1 incident
November 19, 1992
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
MACHINERY
Phipps Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by flying object
HE WAS WELDING ON RUSTY METAL AND A FOREIGN BODY POPPED UP OVER HIS WELDING HOOD AND GOT IN HIS EYE.
1991 · 2 incidents
Phipps Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
HE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT, AND HE HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE FRAME.
April 10, 1991
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
MACHINERY
Phipps Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
GRINDING ON METAL GUARD FAILED TO CONTROL GRINDER AND CUT LEFT KNEE. Y
1990 · 2 incidents
June 23, 1990
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Phipps Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
CANGING FRONT ROLLERS ON THE CABLE GUIDE (DRAGLINE). HE WAS BENT OVER, PULLING THE PIN OUT AND GOT A CATCH IN HIS BACK.
April 11, 1990
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Phipps Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall from machine
HE WAS GETTING OFF THE LOADER & MISSED THE BOTTOM STEP OF THE LADDER WHILE HOLDING ON TO THE GUARD RAIL WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BE SUSPENDED IN AIR WITH HIS BODY WEIGHT SUPPORTED BY THE LEFT ARM D ISLOCATING THE LEFT SHOULDER
1989 · 1 incident
October 23, 1989
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Phipps Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL WITH COME-A-LONG, AND HE APPLIED TOO MUCH BODY POWER IN AN AWKWARD POSTION.
1988 · 1 incident
October 22, 1988
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Phipps Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
JUST FINISHED PUTTING UP LOADER FOR THE DAY, GOT IN A HURRY, AND MISSED THE BOTTOM STEP.
1987 · 1 incident
October 7, 1987
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Phipps Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
ROLLING LARGE R2CK BETWEEN FEEDER DOORS, AND IT ROLLED QUICKER THAN ANTICIPTATED AND CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEN SIDE OF FEEDER AND ROCK, MOMENTARILY BRUISING LEFT HAND
1985 · 1 incident
April 10, 1985
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Phipps Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
I NAME OPENED GATE ON BIN.