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.
Sweetwater Buzzi Unicem Metal/Non-Metal
Simpson Crushed Stone, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Kenneth R "Rusty" Simpson; Stacey M "Shelly" Simpson
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.
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Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
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| 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 file2025 · 1 incident
Simpson Crushed Stone, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
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