Mining Incidents

Sweetwater Buzzi Unicem Metal/Non-Metal

Florence, Williamson County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4105224

Sweetwater Buzzi Unicem has $266 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
1
Years on record
2025
Latest incident
May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2022
2
citations
0
significant & substantial
$266
proposed penalties
$266
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2022
3
inspections on record
36
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: 36 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Sweetwater Buzzi Unicem has $266 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.
$266
proposed penalties
$266
current assessed
$266
paid to date
$0
outstanding
2 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-02-17.
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
2022 Q2 1,209 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,041 2 0 979.9
2021 Q4 2,007 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 879 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
Show 4 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 986 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2025 · 1 incident

May 24, 2025 TX · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Simpson Crushed Stone, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was attempting to remove a hammer from the crusher. Employee was using a porto-power pump with hydraulic jack. As pressure was applied the jack slipped and made contact with right ring finger causing a laceration. Employee was transported to emergency room and was given pain medication, antibiotic and one stitch to the finger. Was released back.

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