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: 357 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
RTI Materials has $35K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$35K
proposed penalties
$31K
current assessed
$31K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
67 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $23K in penalties contested before the Commission, $19K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-05-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ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.
13citations taken to the federal commission · 19% of citations on record
Settled
12 · 92%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 8%
75%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 8 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
18%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$23K proposed, $19K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2011-02-15.
Contested penalties
ⓘ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.
Health sampling
ⓘ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)
ⓘ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: 2006-06-08, 20 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
5
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz3
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (5)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2006-06-08
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.88
10
0.09
Laborer, Bullgang
2006-06-08
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
1.58
10
0.16
Laborer, Bullgang
2006-06-08
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.19
3.09
0.39
Truck Driver
2006-06-08
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0.1
Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-06-08
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.22
10
0.02
Laborer, Bullgang
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.
RTI Materials recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2010.
Injury rate, 2010
ⓘ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
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.68 and the all-US-mining average was 3.20 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
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008 *
2.76
2.76
0.000
2007 *
11.10
3.70
0.000
2006 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2005 *
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2011
0
2010
19
2009
22
2008
24
2007
19
2006
23
2005
14
2004
11
2003
6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
RTI Materials sits in Williamson County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.3% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘ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.
Williamson County, Texas · Population 643,889
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$108,309
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2011 Q4
0
0
0
2011 Q3
0
0
0
2011 Q2
298
2
1
6711.4
2011 Q1
0
0
0
2010 Q4
11,677
17
6
1455.9
2010 Q3
6,456
9
1
1394.1
2010 Q2
7,935
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
9,179
6
2
653.7
Show 26 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2009 Q4
11,658
1
0
85.8
2009 Q3
14,371
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
10,854
10
3
921.3
2009 Q1
11,159
3
1
268.8
2008 Q4
13,107
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
26,553
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
19,077
1
0
52.4
2008 Q1
13,853
5
0
360.9
2007 Q4
16,448
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
16,650
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
11,151
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
9,785
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
14,306
1
0
69.9
2006 Q3
20,839
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
14,607
1
1
68.5
2006 Q1
10,915
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
8,835
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
11,121
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
10,273
4
0
389.4
2005 Q1
8,700
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
5,284
1
0
189.3
2004 Q3
7,129
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
2,142
1
0
466.9
2004 Q1
4,120
4
1
970.9
2003 Q4
4,100
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
1,476
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
2008 · 1 incident
July 14, 2008TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
RTI Materials · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee was clearing material from under a primary crusher. When he stepped backward he steeped on a rock that caused him to lose his balance. He fell with an outstretched right arm. He sprained his right shoulder (right rotator cuff) as a result of the fall.
2007 · 3 incidents
September 11, 2007TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
RTI Materials · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The middle finger of the employee was torn when it was caught between a punch that the employee was holding and a strip of metal. Finger had stitches and 2 pins placed in the bone to strengthen the bone. Employee is off work for a week.
July 19, 2007TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was cutting a conveyor belt using a utility knife. The activity took place on the ground. EE was kneeling, pulled knife towards himself, knife slipped out of the part of belt being cut and contacted the EE's right knee.
May 15, 2007TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was shoveling material. When he raised up and rotated with his back to empty the shovel full of material, he felt a "pop" in his lower back. Poor body mechanics was a contributor to the injury. More ergonomic training would be beneficial. No rules or regs were broken; no PPE issues were involved and there were no equipment issues. No lost time, just minor restrictions.
2004 · 1 incident
June 22, 2004TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techPOWERED HAULAGE
RTI Materials · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Conveyor was being held off ground by chain hooked to excavator while conveyor axle was being removed. Load shifted, conveyor rolled back, chain came undone and conveyor fell to ground hitting and pinning employee.