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Richard's Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Zack Burkett III
Graham, Jack County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4103322

Richard's Pit has $8K 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
5
Years on record
1987–2000
Latest incident
Jun 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
51
citations
12
significant & substantial
$8,308
proposed penalties
$8,308
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
50
inspections on record
522
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: 522 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Richard's Pit has $8K 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
51 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-13.
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 2,081 1 0 480.5
2025 Q3 1,423 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,874 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,786 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,020 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,902 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,353 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,008 1 0 498.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,678 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,614 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,951 1 0 338.9
2023 Q1 2,260 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,387 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,585 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,217 1 0 451.1
2022 Q1 2,491 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,729 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,716 1 0 368.2
2021 Q2 1,931 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,781 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,586 2 0 1261.0
2020 Q3 1,470 1 0 680.3
2020 Q2 2,421 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,081 2 1 961.1
2019 Q4 2,338 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,487 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,045 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,558 1 0 390.9
2018 Q4 2,437 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,629 1 0 613.9
2018 Q2 1,617 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,781 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,929 1 0 518.4
2017 Q3 1,412 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,016 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,740 1 0 574.7
2016 Q4 2,807 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,178 3 2 1377.4
2016 Q2 3,419 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 3,464 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 3,662 3 2 819.2
2015 Q3 3,700 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,513 3 0 854.0
2015 Q1 3,408 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,990 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,540 1 0 220.3
2014 Q2 4,962 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 5,343 2 1 374.3
2013 Q4 3,795 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,330 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,725 1 0 268.5
2013 Q1 3,732 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,723 1 0 268.6
2012 Q3 3,784 1 0 264.3
2012 Q2 5,145 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,062 1 0 246.2
2011 Q4 3,259 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,303 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,550 5 3 1408.5
2011 Q1 3,328 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,237 2 1 472.0
2010 Q3 2,756 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,431 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,879 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,568 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,963 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,226 2 0 620.0
2009 Q1 2,940 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,408 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,858 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,881 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,312 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,420 5 0 1131.2
2007 Q3 4,304 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,509 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,289 3 0 912.1
2006 Q4 3,005 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,935 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,446 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,082 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,600 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,024 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,500 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,449 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,826 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,780 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,062 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,885 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,832 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,814 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,783 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,816 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,558 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,601 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,844 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,315 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,117 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,852 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 6,496 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,022 2 0 989.1
2000 Q4 3,437 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,314 2 2 864.3
2000 Q2 2,813 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,146 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2000 · 1 incident

June 6, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Zack Burkett Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS GIVING THE CONTROL TO OTHER EE, EE DROPPED IT & IT FELL & HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH

1995 · 2 incidents

March 1, 1995 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Zack Burkett Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HIS LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING WHEN HE STARTED TO OPERATE A LARGE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT HE HAD NOT PREVOUSLY BEEN OPERATING.

January 9, 1995 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Zack Burkett Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE TOLD SUPERVISOR THAT HE HAD SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF AND DID NOT FALL. HE BEGAN TO GET SORE LATER AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR.

1993 · 1 incident

November 23, 1993 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Zack Burkett Company · Struck by flying object

ELMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP UNDERNEATH THE CRUSHER WHILE ROCK WAS CRUSHING. THE BLADE HIT THE ROCK AND CAUSED IT TO FLY OUT OF HTE HOPPER AND HIT HIM, INJURING HIS LWOER BACK AND HIP AREA.

1987 · 1 incident

September 24, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
J M Crushed Stone Inc · Struck against a moving object

HAULING ROCK TO3BE CRUSHED TO CRUSHER HOPPER, HE STATRED UP SLIGHT INCLINE. MAUL TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD LOAD. TRUCK ROLLED DOWN INCLINE TIPPED OVER ON SIDE.

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