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VARMICON QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Buzzi S p A
Sullivan City, Starr County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4104034

VARMICON QUARRY has $43K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2001–2011
Latest incident
Apr 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
136
citations
35
significant & substantial
$43,231
proposed penalties
$33,298
paid to date
77% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $9,933 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
42
inspections on record
675
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: 675 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

VARMICON QUARRY has $43K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 8 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.
$43K
proposed penalties
$33K
current assessed
$33K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
130 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-06-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2015 Q4 4,120 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 5,361 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 5,159 1 0 193.8
2015 Q1 5,287 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 5,475 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 6,930 1 0 144.3
2014 Q2 7,732 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 5,253 1 0 190.4
Show 56 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2013 Q4 4,293 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,678 2 1 427.5
2013 Q2 4,629 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 4,168 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,951 1 0 253.1
2012 Q3 4,080 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 5,591 1 0 178.9
2012 Q1 5,332 1 0 187.5
2011 Q4 4,818 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 5,314 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,379 1 0 185.9
2011 Q1 5,556 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,674 2 0 352.5
2010 Q3 5,935 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 5,361 11 3 2051.9
2010 Q1 5,029 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 4,914 2 1 407.0
2009 Q3 5,621 3 0 533.7
2009 Q2 7,125 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 10,143 4 0 394.4
2008 Q4 12,050 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 13,034 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 14,048 3 1 213.6
2008 Q1 14,145 4 1 282.8
2007 Q4 17,367 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 15,120 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 10,955 33 0 3012.3
2007 Q1 10,751 7 5 651.1
2006 Q4 11,426 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 11,279 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 13,497 2 1 148.2
2006 Q1 15,908 5 3 314.3
2005 Q4 14,196 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 16,793 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 15,278 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 13,555 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 14,937 9 1 602.5
2004 Q3 15,717 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 15,521 3 2 193.3
2004 Q1 14,334 11 6 767.4
2003 Q4 14,772 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 14,804 1 0 67.5
2003 Q2 15,124 10 7 661.2
2003 Q1 14,632 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 13,691 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 14,363 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 14,260 1 0 70.1
2002 Q1 14,444 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 12,959 1 0 77.2
2001 Q3 12,151 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 11,889 4 2 336.4
2001 Q1 7,470 1 0 133.9
2000 Q4 7,350 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 8,621 4 0 464.0
2000 Q2 7,029 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,472 6 1 1096.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2011 · 1 incident

April 1, 2011 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alamo Concrete Products Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A BATTERY TO PUT ON TOP OF ANOTHER COMPANY UNIT AND HURT HIS BACK.

2007 · 1 incident

May 10, 2007 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
VARMICON PARTNERSHIP, Ltd. · Fall from machine

EE was told to tell crusher operator to turn off crusher so he could restart breaker. EE told operator to stop. Inj EE got on top of conveyor w/o locking in & telling anyone. They reset breaker & started conveyor without the EE getting off. The EE was carried 25' up the belt. EE jumped off and landed on his feet, hurting back & ribs.

2004 · 1 incident

March 4, 2004 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
VARMICON PARTNERSHIP, Ltd. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING SOME STEEL WHEN HE FELT FAIN IN BACK.

2003 · 1 incident

May 14, 2003 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
VARMICON PARTNERSHIP, Ltd. · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON JAW CRUSHER WITH HAND ON HANDRAIL. THE HAMMER WAS WORKING ON A BIG ROCK IN THE JAW CRUSHER. THE HAMMER FLIPPED THE ROCK UP AND THE ROCK HIT HIS RIGHT HAND.

2001 · 1 incident

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