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River Bend Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Knife River Corporation
Bryan, Brazos County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4102639

River Bend Pit has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2008–2018
Latest incident
Jun 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
102
citations
22
significant & substantial
$12,897
proposed penalties
$11,426
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,471 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
55
inspections on record
925
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: 925 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

River Bend Pit has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7 outstanding across 4 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.
$13K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$7
outstanding
102 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-07-10.
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
2023 Q2 223 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,842 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,263 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,077 2 0 1857.0
2022 Q2 2,627 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 7,099 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 7,603 2 0 263.1
2021 Q3 6,936 0 0 0.0
Show 86 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2021 Q2 6,838 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 6,126 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 4,618 1 0 216.5
2020 Q3 6,593 2 0 303.4
2020 Q2 6,810 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 6,582 1 0 151.9
2019 Q4 5,825 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 5,841 1 0 171.2
2019 Q2 8,032 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 8,591 1 0 116.4
2018 Q4 7,786 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 8,661 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 8,522 3 1 352.0
2018 Q1 7,690 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 7,057 1 0 141.7
2017 Q3 7,125 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 5,950 5 1 840.3
2017 Q1 7,570 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 6,892 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 7,323 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 7,118 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 7,008 1 0 142.7
2015 Q4 6,164 1 0 162.2
2015 Q3 6,877 5 0 727.1
2015 Q2 4,625 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 4,898 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 5,287 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,708 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,038 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 3,158 2 0 633.3
2013 Q4 3,029 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,391 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,812 1 0 262.3
2013 Q1 2,162 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 4,628 4 1 864.3
2012 Q3 5,018 5 2 996.4
2012 Q2 6,067 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 5,071 2 0 394.4
2011 Q4 2,596 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 5,727 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,810 3 0 623.7
2011 Q1 4,230 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,831 2 1 343.0
2010 Q3 4,210 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,204 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 4,691 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 4,518 6 2 1328.0
2009 Q3 5,893 1 0 169.7
2009 Q2 1,780 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 4,123 3 2 727.6
2008 Q4 2,411 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,579 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,061 2 0 395.2
2008 Q1 4,777 1 0 209.3
2007 Q4 2,403 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,201 1 0 192.3
2007 Q2 3,773 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 5,806 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 7,448 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,788 2 0 294.6
2006 Q2 6,705 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,142 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 10,489 3 0 286.0
2005 Q3 7,705 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 6,893 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 6,803 9 0 1322.9
2004 Q4 6,818 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 5,483 1 0 182.4
2004 Q2 4,461 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 4,142 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 4,330 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,422 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 5,333 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 6,496 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,587 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,826 1 0 207.2
2002 Q2 4,968 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,598 5 1 3128.9
2001 Q4 3,091 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,805 5 3 1040.6
2001 Q2 4,865 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,105 2 2 487.2
2000 Q4 2,832 12 5 4237.3
2000 Q3 3,025 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,785 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,031 2 1 659.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2018 · 1 incident

June 12, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Knife River Corporation-South · Struck against a moving object

When returning to the excavator to be loaded the Articulating Truck ran through a wet area of the haul road under repair causing the driver to bounce upward and landing back into EE's seat abruptly resulting in injuring EE's lower back.

2015 · 1 incident

September 17, 2015 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River Corporation-South · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping remove a barbwire fence and cut his finger on one of the barbs. The cut required 5 stitches and the employee was released and could report back to work.

2014 · 1 incident

April 2, 2014 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knife River Corporation-South · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ( Plant Operator ) was using a razor knife to cut a piece of rubber belting when the knife came in contact with his left thigh.

2011 · 1 incident

April 30, 2011 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Knife River Corporation-South · Fall from machine

EE had just finished fueling the EQ. when he laid the hose/nozzle down to climb down from the machine. As he put the nozzle down he stepped on it and it slipped out from under his foot causing him to fall. EE fell to the ground and landed on his stomach.

2008 · 2 incidents

January 11, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Knife River Corporation-South · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Working on pre-screen that was deenergized, removing mud buildup from the belt. The belt rolled and caught right hand (last two finger tips) between belt and roller. Worker had gloves on.

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