Quality Materials · Accident type, without injuries
Crew cutting bolt off discharge chute on the shaker with a cutting torch, rubber liner inside the chute caught fire due to slag being blown onto it.
QM-2: 62 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
QM-2 has $24K 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
- 1
- Years on record
- 2010
- Latest incident
- Jun 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
62
citations
20
significant & substantial
$23,629
proposed penalties
$11,329
paid to date
48% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12,300 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
36
inspections on record
392
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: 392 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
QM-2 has $24K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.$24K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
61 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $13K in penalties contested before the Commission, $997 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-11-17.
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.32.8%
significant & substantial
4.9%
high negligence or reckless
31.1%
reasonably likely or greater
57.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 13.1% low, 82.0% moderate, 4.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
5
citations taken to the federal commission · 8% of citations on record
- Settled 5 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.of 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
93%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$13K proposed, $997 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2009-08-19.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENT 2008-279 | Settlement | Lesnick | 2009 | $8K → $150 |
| CENT 2008-340M | Settlement | Lesnick | 2009 | $5K → $747 |
| CENT 2009-753M | Settlement | Lesnick | 2010 | $117 → $100 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), 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: 2009-12-15, 16 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.5
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Respirable dust, <.1mg5
Show the individual readings (5)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-12-15 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Cleanup Man | ||
| 2009-12-15 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Bulldozer Operator | ||
| 2009-12-15 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dredge/Barge Operator | ||
| 2005-06-22 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2005-06-22 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dredge/Barge 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.
QM-2 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2009.
Injury rate, 2009
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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
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.82 and the all-US-mining average was 3.36 cases per 100 workers.
In Texas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2008 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2007 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2006 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2005 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2004 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2002 * | 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
- Quality Materials 1999 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 18 |
| 2009 | 27 |
| 2008 | 41 |
| 2007 | 30 |
| 2006 | 15 |
| 2005 | 19 |
| 2004 | 22 |
| 2003 | 28 |
| 2002 | 28 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2000 | 8 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
QM-2 sits in Montgomery County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 3.8% 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.Montgomery County, Texas · Population 654,722
3.8%
Mining share of county employment
$97,266
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Q3 | 15,922 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 15,133 | 7 | 0 | 462.6 |
| 2010 Q1 | 16,073 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 13,300 | 6 | 2 | 451.1 |
| 2009 Q3 | 14,245 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 13,886 | 1 | 1 | 72.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 16,950 | 2 | 0 | 118.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 22,003 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Q3 | 22,351 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 22,372 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 16,824 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 16,880 | 4 | 1 | 237.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 16,609 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 12,406 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 13,265 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 9,567 | 2 | 0 | 209.1 |
| 2006 Q3 | 12,166 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 12,884 | 9 | 7 | 698.5 |
| 2006 Q1 | 14,356 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 14,665 | 2 | 1 | 136.4 |
| 2005 Q3 | 15,341 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 16,002 | 3 | 0 | 187.5 |
| 2005 Q1 | 15,562 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 16,719 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 16,903 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 18,344 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 14,844 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 22,875 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 38,830 | 1 | 0 | 25.8 |
| 2003 Q2 | 21,927 | 7 | 5 | 319.2 |
| 2003 Q1 | 17,935 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 18,690 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 18,952 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 18,419 | 4 | 0 | 217.2 |
| 2002 Q1 | 18,814 | 6 | 2 | 318.9 |
| 2001 Q4 | 4,586 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,120 | 1 | 0 | 892.9 |
| 2001 Q2 | 1,920 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 1,840 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 1,680 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 2,080 | 4 | 0 | 1923.1 |
| 2000 Q2 | 4,560 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 3,740 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.