Loader operator was instructed by supervisor to push sand toward screen on flat surface. The operator would push forward, and then back up to start pushing material again. Due to inattention, the operator backed the back tires of the articulated loader sideways on a 5:1 slope unbalancing the machine, and the machine tumbled over onto its side.
Quality Sand Metal/Non-Metal
Quality Sand, Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Matthew Ward Hanna
Terrell,
Hunt County,
TX
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4104509
Quality Sand has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2006
- Latest incident
- May 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
31
citations
4
significant & substantial
$7,363
proposed penalties
$7,263
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $100 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
22
inspections on record
212
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: 212 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Quality Sand has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 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.$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$100
outstanding
31 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-09-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Q4 | 1,260 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 2,188 | 1 | 0 | 457.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 2,111 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 2,191 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 2,461 | 4 | 1 | 1625.4 |
| 2010 Q3 | 2,662 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 2,461 | 7 | 0 | 2844.4 |
| 2010 Q1 | 2,146 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Q4 | 2,696 | 4 | 1 | 1483.7 |
| 2009 Q3 | 3,042 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 2,660 | 4 | 2 | 1503.8 |
| 2009 Q1 | 2,675 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 3,259 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 3,403 | 3 | 0 | 881.6 |
| 2008 Q2 | 3,267 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 3,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 3,480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 3,238 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 3,032 | 3 | 0 | 989.4 |
| 2007 Q1 | 3,645 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 3,348 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 3,565 | 2 | 0 | 561.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 3,806 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 3,015 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 4,242 | 1 | 0 | 235.7 |
| 2005 Q3 | 3,374 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 3,737 | 2 | 0 | 535.2 |
| 2005 Q1 | 3,430 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 4,274 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2006 · 1 incident
May 10, 2006
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
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