Mining Incidents

Springfield Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Zack Burkett Co. · Surface
Controlled by Zack Burkett III
Jacksboro, Jack County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4104851

Springfield Pit has $12K 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
3
Years on record
2015–2024
Latest incident
Apr 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
68
citations
13
significant & substantial
$11,952
proposed penalties
$11,952
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
39
inspections on record
520
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: 520 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Springfield Pit has $12K 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
68 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-22.
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 6,202 1 0 161.2
2025 Q3 6,600 2 1 303.0
2025 Q2 7,120 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 7,552 1 0 132.4
2024 Q4 7,684 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 8,215 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 6,854 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 6,562 0 0 0.0
Show 52 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 7,936 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 9,205 3 0 325.9
2023 Q2 7,171 1 0 139.5
2023 Q1 6,270 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 6,333 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 5,985 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 4,961 5 0 1007.9
2022 Q1 5,945 2 0 336.4
2021 Q4 6,491 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,915 1 0 343.1
2021 Q2 2,119 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 4,862 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 7,606 1 0 131.5
2020 Q3 5,763 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 6,218 3 0 482.5
2020 Q1 4,232 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 4,702 1 0 212.7
2019 Q3 2,617 3 1 1146.4
2019 Q2 2,355 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 3,936 4 2 1016.3
2018 Q4 4,976 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 7,252 3 0 413.7
2018 Q2 3,626 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4,741 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 5,522 4 1 724.4
2017 Q3 5,514 3 2 544.1
2017 Q2 6,643 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 6,781 3 1 442.4
2016 Q4 6,853 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 7,509 1 1 133.2
2016 Q2 7,721 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 6,915 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 7,773 2 0 257.3
2015 Q3 9,518 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 7,276 2 0 274.9
2015 Q1 6,605 3 1 454.2
2014 Q4 8,975 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 9,475 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 10,344 3 0 290.0
2014 Q1 9,674 2 0 206.7
2013 Q4 8,124 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 7,684 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 6,993 2 0 286.0
2013 Q1 6,622 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 7,501 3 0 399.9
2012 Q3 8,521 3 2 352.1
2012 Q2 9,819 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 7,583 1 0 131.9
2011 Q4 6,440 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 6,633 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 7,091 5 1 705.1
2011 Q1 6,039 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2024 · 1 incident

April 12, 2024 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Zack Burkett Co. · Struck by falling object

Employee went to shim support legs on conveyor belt #22 rock fell off of conveyor belt Striking the employee in the back of the head causing a 3in laceration all ppe was worn

2023 · 1 incident

May 4, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal silo operator, bin puller, truck loader MACHINERY
Zack Burkett Co. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Working on log wash and hand got caught in between log washer and the frame.

2015 · 1 incident

February 10, 2015 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Zack Burkett Co. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

He missed his step onto the walkway. His knee popped and he collapsed onto the walkway.

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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.