Cold Spring Granite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS CUTTING A BOX OPEN WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHENTHE KNIFE SLIPPED & LACERATED HIS THIGH AREA ON HIS LEG THIS CUTREQUIRED 6 SUTURES
Texas Red Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
Cold Spring Granite Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Patrick Alexander; Michael O'Connor
Llano,
Llano County,
TX
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103198
Texas Red Quarry has $100 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
- 13
- Years on record
- 1985–1995
- Latest incident
- May 1995
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
1
citations
0
significant & substantial
$100
proposed penalties
$100
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
8
inspections on record
61
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: 61 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Texas Red Quarry has $100 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$100
proposed penalties
$100
current assessed
$100
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-06-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Q3 | 384 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 438 | 1 | 0 | 2283.1 |
| 2006 Q3 | 289 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 1,029 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Q4 | 779 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 608 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 1,281 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 1,417 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 1,710 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 2,523 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q4 | 1,514 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 2,656 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 5,363 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 2,375 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file1995 · 1 incident
1993 · 3 incidents
Cold Spring Granite Company · Struck by falling object
EE WAS RUNNING A TRACK DRILL AND WHILE LOWERING ONE OF THE HAMMERS TO REATTACH THE STEEL PULLER THE CHAIN HOLDING THE HAMMER BROKE AND PINNED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE HAMMER AND THE DRILL STEEL CA USING A FRACTURE OF HIS LEFT HAND.
Cold Spring Granite Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS BREAKING A GRANITE BLOCK USING STEEL FEATHERS AND WEDGES. JUST WHEN HE WAS ABOUT TO BREAK THE BLOCK HE REACH DOWN TO PULL THE FEATHER AND WEDGE UP WHEN THE BLOCK BROKE CAUSING THE FEATH ER TO BE PULLED DOWN TO THE BLOCK THUS MASHING THE END OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER THE TIP OF HIS FINGER HAD TO BE AMPUTATED AT THE 1ST JOINT.
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPOLOYEE WAS PUTTING A JACKHAMMER ONTO A DRILL STEEL APPROX 21/2FT FROM GROUND LEVEL (JACKHAMMER WEIGHTS APPROX 60-65 LBS)
1990 · 1 incident
January 24, 1990
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
ledgeman/hand, quarry man
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Cold Spring Granite Company · Contact with hot objects or substances
A CLOGGED OIL FILTER ON A COMPRESSOR,FORCED OIL INTO AIRLINE.THIS IGNITED THE OIL CAUSING A FIRE BURNING I.NAME LEFT SIDE OF FACE,NECK AND A SMALL AREA OF UPPER CHEST.
1989 · 5 incidents
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE INJURED HAS NOTICED SOME NUMBNESS AND TINGLING IN HIS LEFT WRIST,EHICH HE ASSOCIATES WITH RUNNING THE JACKHAMMER.ON JUNE 23,1989 HE SAID IT WORSENED AND HE REPORTED THIS THE THE COMPANY NU RSE ON JUNE 30,1989.HE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH HIS DOCTOR FOR 07-10-89 AND AT TIME THE DR RECOMMENDED HE NOT OPERATE A JACKHAMMER UNTIL FURTHER EVAULATION.THE INJURED WAS TRANSFERRED TO
Cold Spring Granite Company · Struck by falling object
I,NAME WAS MOVING THE JACKHAMMER AND HE PICKED UP IT BY THE AIR HOSE CONNECTION. THIS CONNECTION IS LOOSE ( WHEN NOT CONNECTED TO THE AIR HOSE) AND THE JACKHAMMER SWIVELLED, CAUSING IT TO FALL FROM HIS HANDS AND THE HANDLE FELL ON HIS FINGER.
Cold Spring Granite Company · Rubbed or abraded
I.NAME NOTICED NUMBNESS & TINGLING IN LEFT HAND-BAGAN BOTHERING HIM IN FEB. REPORTED THIS TO COMPANY APRIL.FELT IT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH RUNNING JACKHAMMER AND HE WAS TAKEN OFF JACKHAMMER BUT RE MAINED IN QUARRY.CONDITION DIDNT IMPROVE AND WAS REFERRED TO DR 5-22-89.
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I,NAME HAS BEEN RUNNING A JACKHAMMER SINCE EARLY JANUARY 1989, AND DURING THE WEEK OF 2-13 RO 2-17, HE BEGAN TO DEVELOP AN ACHING AND TINGLIN SENSATION FOM HIS RIGHT ELBOW TO HIS RIGHT HAND. H E WAS NOT CERTAIN THAT THIS WAS WORK RELATED, BUT REPORTED IT TO THE COMPANY NURSE ON 2-21-89. HE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN ON 2-21-89 WHO FELT THAT THE SENSATION WAS MOST PROBABLY RELATED TO H
Cold Spring Granite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE INJURED WAS USING A FIVE POUND SLEDGE HAMMER TO STRAIGHTEN OUT APIECE OF METAL ON THE TRACK DRILL.HE MISSED HIS AIM,CAUSING THE HAMMER TO STRIKE HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
1986 · 1 incident
Capitol Marble & Granite Company Inc · Struck by flying object
EE WAS BREAKING3OF A ROCK WITH A HAMMER WHEN A CHIP OF GRANITE BROKE OFF AND FLEW UP AND LODGED IN HIS EYE. IT WAS REMOVED BY A DR. AND HE RETURNED TO W ORK THE SAME DAY HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. 3
1985 · 2 incidents
Capitol Marble & Granite Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
THE IMPROPER HANDLING OF CROW BAR CAUSED THE BACK STRAIN.
Capitol Marble & Granite Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
IMPROPER HANDLING OF JACK HAMMER CAUSED BIT TO HANG OR BIND IN HOLE OF GRANITE, CAUSING BACK STRAIN.
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