Mining Incidents

TexSand Gravel Products Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Bill C Burwick
Sweetwater, Nolan County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4101102

TexSand Gravel Products has $3K 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
6
Years on record
1990–2006
Latest incident
Nov 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
40
citations
7
significant & substantial
$3,103
proposed penalties
$3,103
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
25
inspections on record
331
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: 331 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

TexSand Gravel Products has $3K 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
40 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-07-17.
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
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 4,357 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,908 4 0 815.0
2007 Q2 4,981 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,730 6 1 1268.5
2006 Q4 5,150 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,732 3 1 523.4
2006 Q2 5,005 4 0 799.2
Show 25 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2006 Q1 5,830 4 0 686.1
2005 Q4 5,177 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,488 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,364 3 0 687.4
2005 Q1 4,880 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,499 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,998 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 5,158 2 0 387.7
2004 Q1 4,929 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 5,026 3 0 596.9
2003 Q3 5,604 1 0 178.4
2003 Q2 5,365 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 5,163 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,807 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 6,875 1 0 145.5
2002 Q2 6,073 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 6,030 1 0 165.8
2001 Q4 6,196 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 7,223 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 6,874 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 6,137 6 5 977.7
2000 Q4 6,484 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,823 2 0 293.1
2000 Q2 7,327 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 6,913 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2006 · 1 incident

November 24, 2006 TX · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management OTHER
Sweetwater Ready Mix Concrete Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

while in restroom worker had a heartattack

2005 · 1 incident

February 23, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sweetwater Ready Mix Concrete Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Subject was removing oversized rock from pleat hopper grate by hand and developed a hernia on left side of groin area. (4/14/05 per call, hernia repaired)

1996 · 1 incident

January 8, 1996 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sweetwater Ready Mix Concrete Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLEANING BRUSH WITH A BULL DOZER, WHEN A TREE, LIMB SNAPED BACK HITTING HIM ACROSS HIS LEFT EYE SEVERAL STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE HIS CUTS, NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO HIS EYE.

1995 · 1 incident

June 16, 1995 TX · Metal/Non-Metal roof bolter (mounted) (return side) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sweetwater Ready Mix Concrete Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SUBJECT WAS PRYING LARGE ROCKS FROM HOPPER GRATE WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM SUBJECT SUFFERED PULLED LEFT ELBOW & A CUT & BROKEN SMALL FINGER ON RIGHT HAND

1991 · 1 incident

January 18, 1991 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

WORKER WAS STANDING ON TRACK AREA OF CAT DOZER,LUBRICATING IT.THE TRACKS AND THE WORKERS FEET WERE MUDDY.THE WORKERS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING THE WORKER TO FALL OFF OF THE MACHINE.THE WORKER SUFFE RED A SPRAINED AND BRUISED FOOT AND LEG.

1990 · 1 incident

March 23, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Sweetwater Ready Mix Concrete Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS CLEANING A SMALLPIECE OF PIPE, IN A VISE, USING A SIDE GRINDER WITH A WIRE WHEEL ON TI. THE PIPE CAME OUT OF THE VISE, CUTTING HIS CHIN. IT TOOK 4 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE CUT. I.NAME WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL EMGR RM AND RETURNED TO WORK IN ABOUT 1 HOUR.

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