SPRING PLANT has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2017–2025
Latest incident
Dec 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
56
citations
18
significant & substantial
$18,603
proposed penalties
$15,751
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,852 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2016
23
inspections on record
472
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: 472 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 PLANT has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 1 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.
$19K
proposed penalties
$17K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
53 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-15.
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
5,908
2
0
338.5
2025 Q3
4,694
1
0
213.0
2025 Q2
5,481
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
5,174
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
5,366
2
0
372.7
2024 Q3
6,451
2
0
310.0
2024 Q2
6,427
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
6,904
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
6,789
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
6,497
4
2
615.7
2023 Q2
7,597
1
1
131.6
2023 Q1
8,553
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
7,245
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
5,455
2
0
366.6
2022 Q2
6,834
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
5,334
1
0
187.5
2021 Q4
3,696
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
3,263
5
0
1532.3
2021 Q2
6,867
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
6,812
2
0
293.6
2020 Q4
6,969
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
5,158
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
6,854
2
0
291.8
2020 Q1
6,314
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
5,911
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
8,483
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
6,382
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
6,960
2
0
287.4
2018 Q4
6,668
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
7,427
1
0
134.6
2018 Q1
7,356
1
0
135.9
2017 Q4
7,494
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
5,975
4
1
669.5
2017 Q2
5,437
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
4,815
7
3
1453.8
2016 Q4
4,732
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
5,619
11
7
1957.6
2016 Q2
5,230
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
5,688
3
2
527.4
2015 Q4
6,181
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2025 · 2 incidents
December 19, 2025TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
While descending a fixed ladder on the plant the EE reached the lower level and misplaced their right foot on the edge of the concrete causing them roll their right ankle.
Worker was driving through a ditch and EE's leg became stuck under the chair of EE's vehicle. EE also bumped EE's head on ceiling of vehicle. EMS was called due to severity of leg injury.
2020 · 1 incident
March 3, 2020TX · Metal/Non-Metalminer, prospector, necMACHINERY
EE reported to supervisor on 3/4 that EE had gotten dust in EE's eye while inside the cab of the dozer. EE did not want to seek medical attention at that time. After work on 3/6, EE went to the eye doctor. They found a scratch in EE's eye and prescribed eye drops.
2017 · 1 incident
August 11, 2017TX · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was using gas powered trimmer utilizing shoulder strap, finished trimming, but did not remove strap from across shoulder, then picked up machete and began to chop weeds. The machete came into contact with strap deflecting machete causing blade to come into contact with left hand.
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