Suzorite Mineral Products-Pits has $295 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
17
Years on record
1985–2003
Latest incident
Aug 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
5
citations
0
significant & substantial
$295
proposed penalties
$295
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: 217 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Suzorite Mineral Products-Pits has $295 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.
$295
proposed penalties
$295
current assessed
$295
paid to date
$0
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-01-13.
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: 2004-01-14, 22 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
11
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg6
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz3
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (11)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2004-01-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
2004-01-14
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
1.57
0.10
Truck Driver
2004-01-14
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
1.4
0.11
Truck Driver
2003-07-23
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2003-07-23
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
2003-07-23
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-07-23
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Mechanic
2002-07-10
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.12
Truck Driver
2002-07-10
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.13
Front-end Loader Operator
2002-07-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2002-07-10
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.17
Shovel 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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2006
2
2005
2
2004
6
2003
7
2002
7
2001
5
2000
8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Suzorite Mineral Products-Pits sits in Hudspeth County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Hudspeth County, Texas · Population 3,331
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,336
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
2006 Q3
302
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
92
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
590
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
572
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
455
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
0
0
0
2005 Q1
507
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
1,697
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2004 Q3
3,274
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
3,942
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
3,905
3
0
768.2
2003 Q4
3,990
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
4,408
1
0
226.9
2003 Q2
4,444
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
4,528
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
4,080
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
4,012
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
4,012
1
0
249.3
2002 Q1
3,686
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
3,174
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
2,649
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
3,107
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
2,900
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
10,777
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
2,629
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
2,625
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
2,715
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
17 on file
2003 · 1 incident
August 14, 2003TX · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS HELPING THE MECHANIC AT THE SHOP AT THE PITS. HE WAS CLIMBING UP ON THE EUCLID AND NEAR THE TOP WHEN HE REACHED FOR THE BRACKET HOLDING THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. A BOLT HOLDING THE BRACKET BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE HIT HIS BACK ON A METAL PLATE THAT HOLDS THE DUMP. HE ALSO HIT HIS HEAD ON ANOTHER PLATE.
1996 · 1 incident
March 18, 1996TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techOTHER
EE WAS TAKING ALOAD OF TALC FROM MILL ON THE COUNTY RD WHEN HE WAS CROSSING THE RAIL ROAD TRACK HE WAS HIT BY A TRAIN HE HAD LACERATION & CONTUSIONS THE BACK OF HIS HEAD WAS CUT & HE HAD STITC HES
1993 · 1 incident
May 11, 1993TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS PULLING AN ENGINE OUT OF A TRUCK WHEN HE PULLED THE ENGINE THE BOLT THAT WAS HOLDING IT STRIPPED OUT & THE ENGINE DROPPED ON HIS LEFT HAND CUTTING 1ST FINGER HAD 6 STITCHES X-RAYED NO B ROKEN BONES
1992 · 1 incident
May 21, 1992TX · Metal/Non-Metalcoal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shovelerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
HE WAS GETTING OFF THE LOADER WHEN HE HIT HIS RIGHT RIB ON THE SIDE OF THE HAND RAIL. HE WENT TO HOSPITAL HAD X-RAYS. RIGHT RIB WAS CRACKED.
1991 · 1 incident
June 26, 1991TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS DIGGING HOLES WITH A POST HOLE DIGGER AS HE STEPPED BACK HIS RIGHT FOOT WENT INTO A SMALL HOLE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS LOWER BACK. HE DIDN'T GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL TH E NEXT DAY WHICH WAS 6-27-91. ON 7-1-91 HE SAID THE DOCTOR DIDN'T WANT HIM TO GO BACK TO WORK YET. SO FAR HE HAS MISSED 2 DAYS OF WORK.
1990 · 1 incident
November 6, 1990TX · Metal/Non-Metalcoal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shovelerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE LIFTED A BARREL OF OIL, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS GROIN. HE CAME TO WORK THE NEXT DAY TILL NOON. THEN HE WENT TO THE DR THE DR SAID HE HAD A STRAINED TESTICLE HE MISSED ONE DAY OF WORK WH EN HE RETURNED HE HAD LIGHT DUTY FOR 5 DAYS.
INJURED WAS HANGING PIPE FOR A WING THAT WAS ADDED ON TO THE SHOP. THE PIPE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING HIM TO TWIST AROUND. HE PULLED A MUSCLE ONT HE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK. HE REPORTED IT IM MEDIATELY TO SUPERVISOR, BUT DIDN'T GOT TO THE DOCOTOR UNTIL SATURADAY. X-RAYS WERE TAKEN AND URINE SPECIMAN WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN AND INFLAMATION. NO DAYS MISSED.
THE INJURED WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HANG PIPE FOR A WING THAT WAS ADDED ON TO THE SHOP.THE PIPE SLIPPED AND HIT INJURED'S LEFT SHOULDER.HE REPORTED IT TO THE SUPERVISOR IMMEDIATELY.HE DID N'T FEEL LIKE IT WAS HURT SO HE DIDN'T GO TO THEDR UNTIL 11-03-89.THE DR SAID IT WAS A CONTUSION.HE GAVE HIM A PRESCRIPTION.HE DIDN'T MISS ANY WORK.
February 28, 1989TX · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
I NAME REMOVED BUCKET ON LOADER & WAS TRYING TO GET THE PIN LOOSE WHEN THE PIN CAME OUT HIS HAND WENT BACK & HIT MAGNETIC BLOCK SMASHING HIS HAND BETWEEN PIN & BLOCK FX BACK OF LEFT HAND NO PR ESCRIPTION NO MISSED DAYS
1988 · 1 incident
January 26, 1988TX · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
I.NAME CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB WHILE MOVING THRE HEATE R INSIDE THE 950 OADER. HE TOLD PARTNER WHAT H PARTNER GAVE HIM FIRST AID TREATMENT. THREE DAYS LATER HE WENT TO THE DR. HE SAID IT WAS INFEC TED AND GAVE HIM SOME PILLS TO TAKE AND HE WAS GIVEN A SERIES OF FIVE SHOTS.
I NAME WAS WORK3NG AT THE DEES MINE. HE TOOK ONE JOINT OF THE DRILL STEEL AND BENT TO PUT IT ON THE GROUND. HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK, BUT WENT AHEAD AND WORKED ALL DAY. FRI HE CAME TO WORK FOR 2 HRS. BUT3WAS IN TOO MUCH PAINL HE WENT HOME. TUES HE WENT TO DR HE TOOK X RAYS AND GAVE HIM PRESCRIPTION FOR SWELLING. HE SAID HIS SPINE WAS ALL RIGHT AND TO STAY HOME FOR
1986 · 1 incident
October 21, 1986TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
I.NAME WELDING TEETH FOR LOADER AND LIFTED WELDING HOOD,WHICH KNOCKED HIS SAFETY GLASSES DOWN HIS NOSE.THEN A PIECE OF WELDING SLAG FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.SLAG CAME OUT BEFORE HE SAW DR. WHO EXAM INED EYE AND RX EYE DROPS.
March 20, 1985TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
I,NAME AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE MOVING A WATER PUMP. OTHER EMPLOYEE DROPPED HIS SIDE OF THE PUMP, THUS THROWING THE FULL WEIGHT OF THE PUMP ONTO I,NAME. THIS PULLED SOME MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.
March 12, 1985TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY