Mining Incidents

Star Pit & Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Leon C Harris
Von Ormy, Bexar County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103153

Star Pit & Plant has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1998
Latest incident
Sep 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
22
citations
3
significant & substantial
$2,352
proposed penalties
$2,189
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $163 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
43
inspections on record
356
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: 356 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Star Pit & Plant has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 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
22 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-03-14.
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
2023 Q3 2 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,068 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,958 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,949 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,024 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,940 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,915 1 0 343.1
2021 Q4 3,215 0 0 0.0
Show 87 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2021 Q3 2,975 1 0 336.1
2021 Q2 2,763 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,571 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,671 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,430 1 0 411.5
2020 Q2 2,372 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,419 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,356 1 0 424.4
2019 Q3 2,368 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,048 1 0 488.3
2019 Q1 2,397 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,338 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,400 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,752 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,414 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,321 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,384 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,455 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,454 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,252 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,452 2 0 815.7
2016 Q2 1,529 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,148 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,938 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,796 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,304 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,153 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,156 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,783 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,820 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,759 1 0 568.5
2013 Q4 1,724 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,053 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,120 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,131 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,348 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,303 1 0 434.2
2012 Q2 2,328 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,304 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,337 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,356 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,914 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,799 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,936 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,900 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,368 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,942 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 5,555 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 5,999 1 0 166.7
2009 Q2 6,431 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 5,628 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 6,501 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 5,094 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 6,241 2 0 320.5
2008 Q1 5,642 2 1 354.5
2007 Q4 5,121 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,150 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 6,730 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 5,203 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,859 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,459 1 0 183.2
2006 Q2 5,375 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,650 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,329 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,861 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,734 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,858 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,985 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 6,078 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 6,106 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 6,896 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 6,703 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 6,936 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 6,176 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 6,214 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 6,618 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 6,655 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 6,762 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 6,486 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 6,920 1 0 144.5
2001 Q3 7,239 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 7,102 6 2 844.8
2001 Q1 7,687 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 7,429 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 7,584 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 8,029 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 7,693 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1998 · 1 incident

September 9, 1998 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Star Sand Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING ROOTS FROM A SAND SCREENING PLANT. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE PLANT, HE SAYS HIS BACK BEGAN HURTING. HE SAID THAT HE STEPPED DOWN WRONG. THIS INJURY WAS NOT CAUSED BY ANY IN FRACTION OF COMPLIANCE WITH RULES OR MINE EQUIPMENT. THE ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO A MIS-STEP IN GETTING DOWN FROM EQUIPMENT.

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