Mining Incidents

Smithville Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Ronald W Klatt
Smithville, Bastrop County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4105779

Smithville Plant has $3K 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
1
Years on record
2025
Latest incident
Aug 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2025
13
citations
10
significant & substantial
$2,903
proposed penalties
$2,903
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2025
6
inspections on record
63
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: 63 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Smithville Plant has $3K 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
13 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-01.
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
2025 Q4 17,203 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 17,841 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 10,707 1 0 93.4
2025 Q1 8,134 12 10 1475.3
2024 Q4 6,403 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2025 · 1 incident

August 28, 2025 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Texas Aggregates LLC · Contact with heat

EE was walking from secondary shaker to the tool room when EE began to feel weak and thought EE might pass out. EE was told to rest in the office with AC. EE continued to feel worse and was taken to Urgent Care where EE was treated with an IV for dehydration. EE was then sent home to rest until 9/2/2025.

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