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Toro Aggregates: 111 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by GCC SAB de CV
Las Cruces, Dona Ana County, NM  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2902295

Toro Aggregates has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2006–2021
Latest incident
Jul 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
111
citations
24
significant & substantial
$15,041
proposed penalties
$14,191
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $850 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See GCC Sun City Materials LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
69
inspections on record
1,252
inspection hours
8.9
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.
111 citations across 1,252 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Toro Aggregates has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
107 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $850 in penalties contested before the Commission, $0 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
21.8%
significant & substantial
2.7%
high negligence or reckless
21.8%
reasonably likely or greater
49.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 17.3% low, 80.0% moderate, 2.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
2 citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
  • Vacated or withdrawn 2 · 100%
0%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
100%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$850 proposed, $0 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2009-07-08.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
CENT 2009-582M Withdrawal Lesnick 2010 $850 → $0
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2024-06-11
11%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
34
samples
19
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz201 over
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz31 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg6
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz4
Show the individual readings (34)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2024-05-21 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 181.07 10 18.11 Bobcat Operator
2009-04-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.02 0.94 1.09 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-06-11 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 2.06 Bobcat Operator
2024-05-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.71 Front-end Loader Operator
2022-05-19 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.25 10 0.03 Front-end Loader Operator
2021-01-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 Bobcat Operator
2021-01-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.68 1.67 0.41 Oiler, Greaser
2021-01-21 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.14 10 0.01 Oiler, Greaser
2020-02-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 Laborer, Bullgang
2020-02-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.42 Crusher Oper/Worker
2017-08-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-08-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.4 0.71 0.56 Cleanup Man
2017-08-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.21 1.04 0.20 Crusher Oper/Worker
2014-11-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-11-05 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.16 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-11-05 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.19 Laborer, Bullgang
2014-11-05 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 2.03 Crusher Oper/Worker
2012-06-27 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.16 Supervisor, Co. Official
2012-06-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.43 1.13 0.38 Crusher Oper/Worker
2012-06-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-04-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.54 1.35 0.40 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-04-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 0.8 0.15 Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-04-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 0.69 0.17 Laborer, Bullgang
2009-04-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.77 0.99 0.78 Laborer, Bullgang
2008-01-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.68 0.83 0.82 Laborer, Bullgang
2008-01-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.26 1.01 0.26 Crusher Oper/Worker
2008-01-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.9 1.13 0.80 Front-end Loader Operator
2007-07-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 1.01 0.18 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2007-07-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2007-07-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-05-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-05-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.48 0.92 0.52 Truck Driver
2006-05-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 0.57 0.39 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-05-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.26 0.8 0.33 Dry Screen Plant Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

Toro Aggregates recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2024.

Injury rate, 2024
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.77 and the all-US-mining average was 2.08 cases per 100 workers.
In New Mexico, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.66 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2021 * 8.20 8.20 0.000
2020 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2009 * 19.43 9.72 0.000
2006 * 19.81 9.90 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Toro Rock Products 2005 to 2025
  2. GCC Sun City Materials LLC 2025 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 6
2025 11
2024 10
2023 8
2022 9
2021 10
2020 8
2019 8
2018 7
2017 6
2016 5
2015 5
2014 5
2013 5
2012 5
2011 5
2010 7
2009 8
2008 8
2007 8
2006 8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Toro Aggregates sits in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 0.8% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Doña Ana County, New Mexico · Population 221,665
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$55,663
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2 4,549 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 2,524 3 0 1188.6
2025 Q3 5,863 4 0 682.2
2025 Q2 2,458 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,400 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 7,507 9 1 1198.9
2024 Q3 6,505 1 1 153.7
2024 Q2 6,886 5 0 726.1
Show 73 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q1 4,982 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 5,473 1 0 182.7
2023 Q3 4,705 3 1 637.6
2023 Q2 4,362 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 4,306 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,863 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 4,892 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 5,232 1 0 191.1
2022 Q1 5,110 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 6,189 4 0 646.3
2021 Q3 6,308 1 0 158.5
2021 Q2 6,182 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 5,704 2 1 350.6
2020 Q4 5,852 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 5,859 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 4,635 2 1 431.5
2020 Q1 4,348 1 0 230.0
2019 Q4 5,103 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,694 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,917 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 4,758 1 0 210.2
2018 Q4 5,424 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 5,810 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,092 4 1 1293.7
2018 Q1 3,905 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 4,121 2 0 485.3
2017 Q3 3,916 2 1 510.7
2017 Q2 2,864 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,787 1 0 358.8
2016 Q4 2,916 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,452 3 0 869.1
2016 Q2 2,870 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,967 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,660 5 1 1879.7
2015 Q3 2,727 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,832 2 1 706.2
2015 Q1 2,589 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,906 4 2 1376.5
2014 Q3 2,635 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,964 1 0 337.4
2014 Q1 2,637 2 0 758.4
2013 Q4 3,068 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,196 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,334 5 1 1499.7
2013 Q1 2,418 2 1 827.1
2012 Q4 2,392 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,311 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,016 1 0 331.6
2012 Q1 3,045 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,760 2 0 724.6
2011 Q3 2,820 5 1 1773.0
2011 Q2 2,961 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3,177 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,117 3 0 728.7
2010 Q3 4,043 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,315 2 2 463.5
2010 Q1 4,807 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 5,281 4 0 757.4
2009 Q3 5,350 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 5,890 5 3 848.9
2009 Q1 4,063 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,876 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,387 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,190 7 2 1670.6
2008 Q1 4,359 4 2 917.6
2007 Q4 4,722 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,537 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,339 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 5,014 2 0 398.9
2006 Q4 4,902 2 1 408.0
2006 Q3 5,348 1 0 187.0
2006 Q2 5,562 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4,382 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2021 · 1 incident

July 8, 2021 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Toro Rock Products · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Employee was on cat walk helping pull 5 runs of 535kcmil cables, when the cables started to get stuck they stepped out of hand rail to push cables off hand rail when they did, they did not let go of the 535kcmil. The weight of the cables pulled them off of the deck on to the ground, Resulting in the employee fracturing forearm.

2019 · 1 incident

May 9, 2019 NM · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Toro Rock Products · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee of Toro Rock Products was moving boulder by hand and pinched middle finger between two rocks. Resulting in Stiches.

2015 · 1 incident

November 6, 2015 NM · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Toro Rock Products · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee pulling on conveyor belt, mis-stepped and made knee sore. Knee has been x-rayed with no damage done. Will get an MRI next.

2012 · 1 incident

January 6, 2012 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Toro Rock Products · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Contract EE was helping replace a belt. Slack gave way knocked him off balance he tried to get his balance his knee gave out. He said that his knee has given out a few times before prior to employment, from past injury. He went to medical facility and was put in a brace and crutches. Conditions contributing are: sudden movement, soft ground, history of knees going out, weight.

2010 · 1 incident

January 14, 2010 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Toro Rock Products · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While moving some material from behind the Primary Crusher he hurt his right arm. He said it bothered him that evening and he thought it would feel better the next day. He notified me the following day that it still bothered him.

2009 · 2 incidents

May 12, 2009 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Toro Rock Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While lifting the Bulldozer to crib with crossties the ties shifted and hit his left leg.

March 12, 2009 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Toro Rock Products · Struck by flying object

While grinding on a piece of metal employee had a piece of metal fly into his eye.

2008 · 1 incident

November 11, 2008 NM · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Toro Rock Products · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While lifting a 7' piece of I-beam with another employee. EE said that he felt something happen to his lower back.

2006 · 2 incidents

October 2, 2006 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Toro Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

The operator said that he backed to close to the edge of the bench and it gave way causing the dozer to go off the the left side first.

July 9, 2006 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Toro Rock Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cutting a piece of flashing for a wiper on S-2 conveyor. The razor knife slipped and stabbed him in the left knee on the inside of the knee cap.