Mining Incidents

Simpson Stone Company Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Ron Muhich
Jarrell, Williamson County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103434

Simpson Stone Company has $97K in proposed MSHA penalties and $37K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Simpson Stone Company.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1990–2001
Latest incident
Nov 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
100
citations
40
significant & substantial
$97,070
proposed penalties
$33,359
paid to date
34% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $63,711 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
51
inspections on record
469
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: 469 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Simpson Stone Company has $97K in proposed MSHA penalties and $37K outstanding across 2 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.
$97K
proposed penalties
$71K
current assessed
$33K
paid to date
$37K
outstanding
96 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-02-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2013 Q4 9,540 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 10,020 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 13,824 2 2 144.7
2013 Q1 6,100 3 2 491.8
2012 Q4 6,960 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 9,880 1 1 101.2
2012 Q2 9,240 11 4 1190.5
2012 Q1 10,400 1 0 96.2
Show 47 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2011 Q4 10,020 16 4 1596.8
2011 Q3 9,172 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 16,105 5 2 310.5
2011 Q1 12,482 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 15,421 11 3 713.3
2010 Q3 11,450 9 5 786.0
2010 Q2 12,471 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 11,087 13 6 1172.5
2009 Q4 12,736 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 15,098 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 19,602 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 13,196 1 1 75.8
2008 Q4 10,312 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 15,053 6 3 398.6
2008 Q2 12,109 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 10,443 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 10,437 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 9,945 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 9,773 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 9,158 3 0 327.6
2006 Q4 11,822 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 12,590 1 1 79.4
2006 Q2 17,851 2 2 112.0
2006 Q1 6,925 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 16,634 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 17,737 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 16,967 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 16,532 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 18,693 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 16,070 2 1 124.5
2004 Q1 12,622 1 0 79.2
2003 Q4 13,524 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 13,455 2 1 148.6
2003 Q2 13,762 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 8,836 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 10,333 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 11,120 2 0 179.9
2002 Q2 9,626 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 9,252 2 0 216.2
2001 Q4 9,569 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 10,200 3 2 294.1
2001 Q2 11,707 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 9,499 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 8,612 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 11,246 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 12,440 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 9,818 2 0 203.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2001 · 1 incident

November 30, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Simpson'S Sons · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

2 BOYS WORKING TOGETHER TRIMMING ROCK, THEY WERE STACKING THE STONE BEHIND THEM. INJURED WAS PUTTING ROCK THAT WEIGHED 70 LBS BEHIND HIM. THE OTHER BOY TURNED AROUND AT THE SAME TIME DROPPED H IS 70 LBS ROCK ON INJURED'S FINGER, WHICH CAUSED HIS FINGER TO GET BROKE.

1997 · 1 incident

January 11, 1997 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Simpson'S Sons · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNAUTHORIZED USE OF THE BOBCAT INVOLVED IN THE ACC. FOREMAN INSTRUCTED THE EES ON WHO WAS TO OPERATED THE BOBCAT.

1990 · 1 incident

March 27, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Simpson'S Sons · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL STOOD UP TO PULL COAT OVEWR SEAT ON SAW WH4N FOOT SLIPPED & HIT TRACK PULLING HIM INTO TRACK. MACHINE WAS IN GEAR & SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN NEUTRAL WHEN GETTING OUT OF SEAT. RIGHT LEG MULTIPL E ABRAISIONS & SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.

For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants

The full compliance file on Simpson Stone Company

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.