TEXAS SODIUM BENTONITE INC Metal/Non-Metal
Texas Sodium Bentonite Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
John Charles Wessling
Alpine,
Brewster County,
TX
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4104214
TEXAS SODIUM BENTONITE INC has $19K 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
- 0
- Years on record
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
96
citations
21
significant & substantial
$18,597
proposed penalties
$18,597
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
67
inspections on record
729
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 729 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 SODIUM BENTONITE INC has $19K 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.$19K
proposed penalties
$19K
current assessed
$19K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
93 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-11.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 3,399 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 3,392 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 4,099 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2,902 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 2,483 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,482 | 6 | 0 | 4048.6 |
| 2024 Q2 | 622 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 973 | 2 | 0 | 2055.5 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 1,510 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 1,331 | 1 | 0 | 751.3 |
| 2023 Q2 | 1,551 | 1 | 0 | 644.7 |
| 2023 Q1 | 1,338 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 1,533 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 1,414 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 1,519 | 3 | 0 | 1975.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 1,407 | 6 | 0 | 4264.4 |
| 2021 Q4 | 1,472 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 1,353 | 2 | 0 | 1478.2 |
| 2021 Q2 | 1,345 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 1,433 | 1 | 0 | 697.8 |
| 2020 Q4 | 1,484 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 1,444 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 1,261 | 1 | 0 | 793.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 1,295 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,328 | 2 | 1 | 1506.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 1,543 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 1,344 | 1 | 0 | 744.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 1,408 | 1 | 0 | 710.2 |
| 2018 Q4 | 1,350 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 1,541 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,643 | 2 | 0 | 1217.3 |
| 2018 Q1 | 1,449 | 1 | 0 | 690.1 |
| 2017 Q4 | 1,492 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 1,521 | 1 | 0 | 657.5 |
| 2017 Q2 | 1,339 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 1,555 | 2 | 1 | 1286.2 |
| 2016 Q4 | 1,311 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 1,218 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 1,537 | 3 | 0 | 1951.9 |
| 2016 Q1 | 1,485 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 1,408 | 2 | 0 | 1420.5 |
| 2015 Q3 | 1,261 | 3 | 1 | 2379.1 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,469 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 1,188 | 1 | 0 | 841.8 |
| 2014 Q4 | 1,189 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 1,353 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 1,501 | 1 | 0 | 666.2 |
| 2014 Q1 | 1,332 | 1 | 0 | 750.8 |
| 2013 Q4 | 1,285 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 1,588 | 2 | 1 | 1259.4 |
| 2013 Q2 | 1,455 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 1,626 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 1,806 | 4 | 2 | 2214.8 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,880 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,944 | 4 | 0 | 2057.6 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1,815 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 2,087 | 6 | 1 | 2874.9 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,619 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 2,071 | 4 | 4 | 1931.4 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,324 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 2,028 | 3 | 2 | 1479.3 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,531 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,472 | 4 | 1 | 2717.4 |
| 2010 Q1 | 1,214 | 3 | 3 | 2471.2 |
| 2009 Q4 | 1,366 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,810 | 2 | 1 | 1105.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,695 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1,773 | 3 | 3 | 1692.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,844 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 1,946 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 1,816 | 3 | 0 | 1652.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,505 | 1 | 0 | 664.5 |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,756 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 1,898 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 1,757 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 1,815 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,737 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,628 | 1 | 0 | 614.3 |
| 2006 Q2 | 1,836 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 2,102 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 1,726 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,657 | 2 | 0 | 1207.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 1,631 | 1 | 0 | 613.1 |
| 2005 Q1 | 1,644 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 1,105 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,073 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 1,508 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 1,726 | 4 | 0 | 2317.5 |
| 2003 Q4 | 1,369 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 1,600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,698 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,707 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,904 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 2,102 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 2,283 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 2,175 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 2,375 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,857 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 1,812 | 1 | 0 | 551.9 |
| 2001 Q1 | 1,624 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 1,958 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 1,047 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.
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