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Smithson Valley Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

San Antonio, Bexar County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4104108

Smithson Valley Quarry has $83K in proposed MSHA penalties and $72K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2003–2005
Latest incident
Jul 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
82
citations
27
significant & substantial
$83,246
proposed penalties
$8,337
paid to date
10% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $74,909 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
48
inspections on record
481
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: 481 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Smithson Valley Quarry has $83K in proposed MSHA penalties and $72K 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.
$83K
proposed penalties
$80K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$72K
outstanding
79 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-10.
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
2025 Q4 1,974 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,093 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,398 1 0 294.3
2025 Q1 2,910 1 0 343.6
2024 Q4 3,327 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,707 1 0 269.8
2024 Q2 4,189 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,971 0 0 0.0
Show 83 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,653 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,724 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 5,010 2 0 399.2
2023 Q1 4,187 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,702 1 0 587.5
2022 Q3 4,973 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 5,129 1 0 195.0
2022 Q1 4,549 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 5,542 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 5,143 1 1 194.4
2021 Q2 5,326 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 4,527 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 5,381 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,453 1 0 289.6
2020 Q2 4,352 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 5,238 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,655 1 0 273.6
2019 Q3 5,546 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,937 1 0 202.6
2019 Q1 5,067 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 5,269 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 5,334 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 5,561 2 0 359.6
2018 Q1 5,712 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 4,297 3 0 698.2
2017 Q3 4,545 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 4,204 5 1 1189.3
2016 Q4 4,805 1 0 208.1
2016 Q3 3,141 17 11 5412.3
2016 Q2 3,745 1 0 267.0
2016 Q1 3,737 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 4,533 3 1 661.8
2015 Q3 6,600 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 6,321 12 3 1898.4
2015 Q1 1,111 14 4 12601.3
2014 Q4 5,698 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,193 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,552 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,083 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q3 1,085 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,166 1 0 857.6
2008 Q1 682 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 725 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 837 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 895 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 717 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 40 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 28 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 1,652 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 897 1 1 1114.8
2005 Q3 2,774 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,210 1 0 311.5
2005 Q1 1,031 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 277 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,405 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,737 4 1 1461.5
2004 Q1 2,932 1 0 341.1
2003 Q4 3,168 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,625 1 0 381.0
2003 Q2 2,170 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,497 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,726 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 164 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,314 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,043 4 4 3835.1
2000 Q4 893 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 298 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,065 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,076 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2005 · 1 incident

July 7, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Olmos Contracting 1, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

EE TRIPPED ON THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE TRUCK WEIGH SCALE, AS HE EXITED THE SCALE HOUSE. HE STUCK OUT HIS LEFT HAND TO CATCH HIMSELF. HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT IN THE GAP BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE BOTTOM OF THE HOOD. A SMALL ROUND PIECE OF GLASS LACERATED HIS HAND, REQUIRING SUTURES

2003 · 1 incident

August 12, 2003 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Olmos Contracting 1, LLC · Struck by falling object

EE WAS HELPING UNLOAD A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND RELEASED TY DOWN. CHAINS BEFORE ATTACHING LIFTING DEVICES. FOOT WAS UNDER EQUIPMENT AND EQUIPMENT SLIPPED, PINNING FOOT UNDER IT.

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