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Standard Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Acme Brick Company · Surface
Controlled by Berkshire Hathaway Inc
Elgin, Bastrop County, TX  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4100264

Standard Pit has $2K 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
6
Years on record
1987–2015
Latest incident
Dec 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
19
citations
0
significant & substantial
$2,041
proposed penalties
$2,041
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
31
inspections on record
269
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: 269 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Standard Pit has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
19 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-09.
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 3,802 2 0 526.0
2025 Q3 3,779 1 0 264.6
2025 Q2 1,839 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 622 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,070 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,552 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,168 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 422 0 0 0.0
Show 91 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,903 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,418 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 797 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 240 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,088 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 5,015 2 0 398.8
2022 Q2 1,821 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 4,077 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 4,172 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 4,634 1 0 215.8
2021 Q2 407 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 768 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 5,184 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,431 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 4,204 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,772 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,847 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,486 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,898 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 5,120 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,593 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 426 2 0 4694.8
2018 Q2 822 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,043 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 4,426 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4,560 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,861 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 823 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,361 1 0 734.8
2016 Q3 5,115 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 4,904 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 4,007 1 0 249.6
2015 Q4 1,089 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,690 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 4,085 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,144 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,844 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,981 1 0 251.2
2014 Q2 871 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 2,446 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,606 3 0 831.9
2013 Q1 3,843 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,978 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 688 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 1,898 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,700 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,768 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,343 1 0 426.8
2010 Q3 3,599 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,789 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 2,274 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,650 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,501 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,183 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,652 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,803 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,804 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,030 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,796 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,562 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 164 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,228 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,201 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,059 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 117 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,231 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,631 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 799 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 143 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 623 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,713 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 460 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 242 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,923 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,886 2 0 514.7
2003 Q2 1,388 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 185 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,675 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,551 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 232 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,651 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,936 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,313 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,925 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 228 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2015 · 1 incident

December 14, 2015 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Acme Brick Company · Struck against stationary object

While conduction preventive maintenance, associate was removing transmission filter from a John Deere 400D artic truck. The wrench he was using slipped and associate struck right elbow against bottom side of engine.

1990 · 2 incidents

November 9, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elgin-Butler Brick Company · Fall onto or against objects

THERE WAS MUD CUILDUP ON STEPS OF LOADER 7 OPERATOR SLIPPED ON TOP STEP CAUSING HIM TO STRADDLE FRAME OF DOOR. THIS RESULTED IN BRUISED GROIN AREA.

1989 · 2 incidents

December 26, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elgin-Butler Brick Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE CATWALK OF THE CONVEYOR AND TRIED TO GET A LARGE ROCK OFF THE BELT, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND JAMMED HSI LEFT AHDN INTO THE FRAME WORK OF THE CONVEYOR. CASUING A HAIR LINE F RACTURE BETWEEN THE LITTLE FINGER AND RIG FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND.

August 11, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elgin-Butler Brick Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

I NAME CLIMBED UPON THE TOP OF THE CATWALK RAILING AND SAT DOWN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS

1987 · 1 incident

June 4, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Elgin-Butler Brick Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

HE WAS ATTEMPTI3G TO ADJUST A ROLLER BEARING WHILE THE BELT WAS RUNNING. HIS HAND SLIPPED AND WENT BETWEEN BELT AND ROLLER, PULLING HIS HEAD AGAINST A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.

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