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RCQ Metal/Non-Metal

RCQ, LLC · Surface
Uvalde, Uvalde County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4104990

RCQ has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2013–2019
Latest incident
Feb 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
34
citations
4
significant & substantial
$8,483
proposed penalties
$8,268
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $215 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
34
inspections on record
353
inspection hours
n/a
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: 353 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

RCQ has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
33 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 5,029 1 0 198.8
2025 Q3 5,244 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 6,014 3 0 498.8
2025 Q1 4,996 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 5,440 1 1 183.8
2024 Q3 6,060 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 6,289 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,490 2 0 364.3
Show 45 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 5,239 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,931 1 0 202.8
2023 Q2 5,271 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 5,996 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 5,433 1 0 184.1
2022 Q3 6,368 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 5,931 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 5,398 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 4,892 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,907 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,449 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,074 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 3,032 1 0 329.8
2020 Q3 3,736 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,445 1 0 290.3
2020 Q1 3,920 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,463 1 0 288.8
2019 Q3 4,112 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,901 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 4,832 2 0 413.9
2018 Q4 5,217 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 4,048 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,627 1 0 275.7
2018 Q1 1,711 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,276 5 0 3918.5
2017 Q3 2,217 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,018 2 0 991.1
2017 Q1 1,806 1 0 553.7
2016 Q4 1,901 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,540 2 1 1298.7
2016 Q2 1,660 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,794 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,848 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,109 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,000 1 0 333.3
2015 Q1 2,160 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,262 1 1 442.1
2014 Q3 2,240 1 0 446.4
2014 Q2 2,684 1 0 372.6
2014 Q1 916 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,791 1 0 358.3
2013 Q3 3,016 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,098 2 1 953.3
2013 Q1 1,997 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,626 1 0 380.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2019 · 1 incident

February 21, 2019 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J&J Excavating & Materials Co. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

IE and another EE were moving a 125 lb grease container. EE got busy and IE decided to move the container on IE's own. IE lifted up the container and tried to put force on IE's arm to keep the barrel from falling and felt a stretch on IE's left bicep and shoulder. On 5/01/19 IE informed us that IE had a torn rotator cuff and will be needing surgery.

2017 · 1 incident

September 19, 2017 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J&J Excavating & Materials Co. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE and another ee were moving a screen from the crusher when ee felt a pull on right shoulder immediately causing pain. EE informed us on 10/11/17 that ee had a torn rotator cuff and would be needing surgery.

2013 · 1 incident

February 18, 2013 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J&J Excavating & Materials Co. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was standing on the track of the screener to clean rocks off the screener with a hoe. He misstep on the track and fell and hurt his right ankle/heel.

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