SPRING CREEK PLANT has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
32
Years on record
1984–2000
Latest incident
Jun 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
21
citations
6
significant & substantial
$5,985
proposed penalties
$5,985
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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: 209 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
SPRING CREEK PLANT has $6K 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
19 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-08-07.
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.
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: 2000-11-15, 25 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
5
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (5)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2000-11-15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
1.06
0.17
Truck Driver
2000-11-15
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2000-11-15
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2000-11-15
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.28
Front-end Loader Operator
2000-11-15
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.18
Front-end Loader Operator
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.
SPRING CREEK PLANT recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2002.
Injury rate, 2002
ⓘ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 4.17 and the all-US-mining average was 5.05 cases per 100 workers.
In Texas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 3.17 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
2002 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2001 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2000 *
9.88
3.29
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
2002
22
2001
23
2000
24
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
SPRING CREEK PLANT sits in Hutchinson County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Hutchinson County, Texas · Population 20,413
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$65,470
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
2002 Q4
9,549
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
14,133
4
0
283.0
2002 Q2
15,154
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
13,283
2
0
150.6
2001 Q4
14,228
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
15,731
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
13,438
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
14,269
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2000 Q4
13,998
1
0
71.4
2000 Q3
16,192
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
15,047
14
6
930.4
2000 Q1
15,462
0
0
0.0
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
December 29, 1987TX · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorFatality · POWERED HAULAGE
EE WAS WORKING UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN A WASP FLEW BY HIM. HE TRIED TO WAVE THE WASP AWAY WHEN IT STUNG HIM ON HIS LEFT HAND. INITIALLY, THE EE THOUGHT IT WAS A BEE, BUT IT WAS A WASP WHI CH HE FOUND OUT LATER HE WAS ALLERGIC TO. HIS HAND WAS SLIGHTLY SWOLLEN THAT EVENING AND INCREASED IN SEVERITY OVER THE PERIOD OF 24 HOURS. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR ONE DAY FOR OBSERVATION.
March 27, 2000TX · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorMACHINERY
EE WENT TO SEE DR. TO GO VOER EMG RESULTS WHICH WERE FROM A PREVIOUS INJURY. EE ALLEGEDLY CLAIMS THAT WHEN GOING BACK TO REGULAR DUTY, HE AGGRAVATED A PRIOR INJURY. HE WAS SENT TO DR. FOR AND EMG AND CAR. DR. PUT HIM ON LIGHT DUTY 6-13-00. PRIOR TO THIS, THE EE WAS RELEASED TO FULL DUTY FORM HIS PRIOR INJURY AND HAD BEEN WORKING HIS REGULAR WORK DUTY AND HOURS.
February 15, 2000TX · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS COMING DOWN THE STAIRS OF THE GENERATOR TRAILER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE 2ND STEP HE FELL FORWARD HITTING HIS HEAD AGAINST A LOADER BUCKET. EE SUFFERED A MILD CONCUSSION & A NECK SPRAIN
1999 · 3 incidents
November 18, 1999TX · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE SECOND LEVEL OF THE PIT CASTING OVERBURDEN DOWN TO THE PIT FLOOR. HE HAD BERMED UP APPROX. 10 FEET IN FRONT OF THE PIT FACE.ON HIS LAST PASS THIS 10 FEET OF MATERIAL SLUMPE D OFF, CAUSING THE FRONT TIRES TO SLUMP, ALLOWING THE LOAD TO FALL TO THE PIT FLOOR. THE LOADER WAS NOT DAMAGED. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A MILD LUMBARSTRAIN AND STRAINED HIS UPPER TORSO AND ARMS.
August 4, 1999TX · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS WORKING ON THE MTR GRADER HAVING TO CLIMBIN & OUT OF THE CAB SEVERAL TIMES ONE TIME HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP,CAUSING HIM TO FALL. IT HAD BEEN RAINING WHICH MADE THE STEPS SL IPPERY
February 4, 1999TX · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS CLIMBING UP ON THE LOADER AND APPARENTLY A BOLT HAD COME LOOSE, WHICH HELD THE HANDRAIL TO THE GRAME. WHEN HE PULLED HIMSELF UPWARDS, HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE TIRE THEN FELL TO THE GR OUND.
1998 · 2 incidents
November 4, 1998TX · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A CUTTING EDGE FOR HIS LOADER WHEN HIS RIGHT GROIN MUSCLE STARTED HURTING.AFTER SEEING DOCTOR, HE WAS DIADNOSED AS PULLING HIS RIGHT GROIN MUSCLE. EMPLOYEE SHOULD HAVE ASK ED FOR ASSISTANCE SINCE CUTTING WAS TO HEAVY. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HIS BACK SAFETY BELT AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY.
February 25, 1998TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE STEPS ON A LOADER AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. EE STATED THAT HE HAD UNJURED HIS KNEES BEFOR, BUT HE WAS NOT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OR CHECKING A FUSE IN THE DISCONNECT BOX AND APPARENTLY CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MAIN FEED LINS TO THE FUSE BLOCK. EMPLOYEE HAD A SCREWDRIVER AND PLIERS IN HIS HAND AT TH E TIME AND THINKS HE STUCK THE TOOL IN THE BOX CAUSING THE SHORT BETWEEN THE TWO PHASES.
1995 · 2 incidents
August 8, 1995TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS GOING DOWN THE STEPS AND TURNED HIS ANKLE AND KNEE. POSSIBLE KNEE STRAIN. EE WORKED 1 DAY AND TOOK OFF 8-10-95 TO GO BACK TO THE DR. BACK TO WORK FOR 4 DAYS. TOOK OFF 8-16-95 AND IS STI LL OFF.
June 8, 1995TX · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJURED WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A SHAKER SCREEN. HE NEEDED A BAR TO REMOVE A ROCK AROUND THE BOLT HE WAS WORKIGN ON, ANTOEHR EMPLOYEE TOSSED EE A SCREW DRIVE AND IT HIT A PIECE OF THE SHAKER AND HIT HIS EYE CAUSIGN A MINOR SCRATCH.
1994 · 1 incident
February 21, 1994TX · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS CONNECTING AIR SUPPLY HOSE TO GREASE GUN; HE WAS HOLDING PUMP WITH HIS LEFT HAND & LET HIS FINGER COME IN CONTACT WITH THE PISTON WHEN IT ACTIVATED.
EE WAS REMOVING A COVER ON A SCREEN GEAR BOX AND WHEN THE COVER WAS REMOVED A GEAR OR BEARING FELL OUT AND HIT THE TOP OF HIS FOOT STEEL TOED BOOTS WERE BEING WORN.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A MOTOR GRADER ON PIT HAUL ROAD A MACK TRUCK HIT THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AS THE TRUCK DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO PASS INJURED WAS TAKEN TO DOC FOR EXAMINATION & WAS RELEASED TO COME BACK TO WORK NEXT DAY DOC FOUND POSSIBLE SLIGHTCONCUSION & A BRUISE ON THE LOWER BACK
July 14, 1992TX · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS ASSISTING REPAIRING A CRUSHER AND SAID HE INJURED HIS BACK BY LIFTING A 5 GALLON BUCKET FULL OF PARTS EE WORKED 7-15-92 AND ABOUT 4 HOURS ON 7-16-92 AND SAID HIS BACK WAS HURTING.
1991 · 2 incidents
August 8, 1991TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJURED WAS CLEARING OUT A ROCK FROM FEEDER DOOR WHEN HE STARTED TO GET UP,HIS RIGHT KNEE POPPED.HE WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE ROCK WHEN THE ROCK CAME LOOSE.
May 15, 1991TX · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJURED WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE CAB OF 980 LOADER WITH HIS LUNCH BUCKET AND WATER CONTAINER IN HIS HANDS. HE SLIPPED ON ONE OF THE STEPS AND PULLED OR STRAINED HIS ARM OR SHOULDER. INJURED SHOULD NOT TRY TO EGRESS A LADDER WITH OBJECTS IIN HIS HANDS.
May 3, 1990TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE OPERATOR WAS DIGGING THE BANK WHEN THE TOP SLUFFED OFF WITH THE BUCKET AT THE TOP OF THE BANK CAUSING TH OPERATOR TO COME OUT OF THE SEAT AND JAR HIS BACK THE OPERATOR WAS NOT WEARING A SE AT BELT WHICH WAS IN THE LOADER THE OPERATOR STATED THAT HIS BACK HAD BEEN HURT BEFORE
LOADER TOOTH LO8GED IN JAW CRUSHER.I.NAME OBSER VING CRUSHER OPERATOR CUTIING IT OUT WITH CUTTING TORCH.WHEN TENSION CAME OFF TOOTH,IT FLEW OUT STRIKING HIM IN HEAD ABOVE LEFT EYE.
September 15, 1987TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
LOADER TOOTH LO8GED IN JAW CRUSHER EMPL CUTTING TOOTH OUT WITH TORCH WHEN TENSION CAME OFF TOOTH IT FLEW OUT AND STRUCK ANOTHER EMPL IN HEAD.DROPPED DOWN AND HIT I.NAME TOP OF HEAD KNOCKING HI M OUT.THEN FELL3ON CUTTING TORCH RECEIVING 3RD DEG.BURNS ON LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER.
1986 · 1 incident
July 21, 1986TX · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
April 13, 1984TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
DERTAILS OF ACCIDENT ARE UNKNOWN AS EMPLOYEE FAILED TO REPORT ACCIDENT TO SUPERVISOR WE BECAME AWARE THAT AN ACCIDNET OF ANY CONSEQUENCE HAD OCCURRRED ONLY AFTER RECEIVEING A LETTER FROM EMPL EMPLOYEES LAWYER PRESUMABLY HE FELL AND REINJURED HIS RT K NEE WHICH HAD PREVIOSULY BEEN INJURED UI U/ ,I AND HAD SURGERY ON IT AND WAS NOT HEALING WELL
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