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Veguita South Crusher Plant: 199 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Richard C Castillo
Veguita, Valencia County, NM  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2902237

Veguita South Crusher Plant has $80K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 13 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2026
Latest incident
Mar 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
199
citations
41
significant & substantial
$80,439
proposed penalties
$63,788
paid to date
79% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $16,651 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Castillo Ready Mix Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
88
inspections on record
1,053
inspection hours
18.9
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.
199 citations across 1,053 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Veguita South Crusher Plant has $80K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 13 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.
$80K
proposed penalties
$67K
current assessed
$64K
paid to date
$4K
outstanding
174 assessments are final orders; 13 contested dockets.
Of $41K in penalties contested before the Commission, $26K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-14.
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.
21.9%
significant & substantial
30.5%
high negligence or reckless
21.9%
reasonably likely or greater
46.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 7.0% low, 62.6% moderate, 29.9% high, 0.5% 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.
45 citations taken to the federal commission · 23% of citations on record
  • Settled 27 · 60%
  • Stood as issued 6 · 13%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 2%
  • Still open 11 · 24%
71%
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 17 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
36%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$41K proposed, $26K 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 2026-06-30.
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 2014-0554 Settlement Lesnick 2015 $17K → $10K
CENT 2017-0520 Settlement Manning 2018 $12K → $9K
CENT 2013-245M Default Lesnick 2013 $4K → $4K
CENT 2014-0555 Settlement Lesnick 2015 $3K → $162
CENT 2018-0030 Withdrawal Manning 2018 $2K → $0
CENT 2021-0195 Settlement Manning 2022 $1K → $590
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: 2022-04-26, 4 years ago
33%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
9
samples
3
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz31 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg6
Show the individual readings (9)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2004-03-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.74 0.38 1.95 Crusher Oper/Worker
2022-04-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2018-08-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-06-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-06-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-06-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-06-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-05-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 0.27 0.59 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-03-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.3 0.41 0.73 Front-end Loader 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.
Ownership history
  1. Castillo Ready Mix Inc 2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 4
2025 1
2024 3
2023 4
2022 4
2021 4
2020 5
2019 5
2018 6
2017 3
2016 3
2015 3
2014 3
2013 3
2012 3
2011 3
2010 3
2009 3
2008 3
2007 4
2006 3
2005 2
2004 2
2003 3
2002 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Veguita South Crusher Plant sits in Valencia County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Valencia County, New Mexico · Population 77,382
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$58,333
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 1,377 13 3 9440.8
2026 Q1 1,207 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 3 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6 3 0 500000.0
2024 Q4 3 1 1 333333.3
2024 Q3 139 0 0 0.0
Show 82 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 323 1 0 3096.0
2024 Q1 893 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 902 5 0 5543.2
2023 Q3 1,114 1 0 897.7
2023 Q2 1,370 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,494 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 853 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 947 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 577 2 0 3466.2
2022 Q1 538 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 434 1 0 2304.1
2021 Q3 520 1 0 1923.1
2021 Q2 897 2 0 2229.7
2021 Q1 1,066 1 0 938.1
2020 Q4 890 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,172 4 0 3413.0
2020 Q2 1,190 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,022 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,028 5 0 4863.8
2019 Q3 1,133 2 1 1765.2
2019 Q2 2,172 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,168 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,525 2 0 1311.5
2018 Q3 2,154 4 0 1857.0
2018 Q2 2,040 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,460 3 1 2054.8
2017 Q4 1,146 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,160 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,140 4 1 3508.8
2017 Q1 1,108 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,108 5 1 4512.6
2016 Q3 1,220 2 0 1639.3
2016 Q2 1,316 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,348 6 0 4451.0
2015 Q4 1,188 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,348 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,252 4 1 3194.9
2015 Q1 1,348 7 2 5192.9
2014 Q4 1,060 1 0 943.4
2014 Q3 1,252 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,240 20 6 16129.0
2014 Q1 1,124 9 0 8007.1
2013 Q4 1,036 9 0 8687.3
2013 Q3 1,272 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,376 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,252 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,260 9 3 7142.9
2012 Q3 1,458 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,546 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,382 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,296 5 0 3858.0
2011 Q3 1,405 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,417 8 6 5645.7
2011 Q1 1,346 1 0 742.9
2010 Q4 1,396 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,367 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,352 2 0 1479.3
2009 Q2 1,709 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,308 4 0 3058.1
2008 Q4 1,298 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,298 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,298 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,556 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,817 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,729 5 0 2891.8
2007 Q1 1,642 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,413 4 0 2830.9
2006 Q3 1,147 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,124 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,112 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,018 1 0 982.3
2005 Q3 1,056 1 0 947.0
2005 Q2 1,076 9 3 8364.3
2005 Q1 998 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 943 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,042 4 0 3838.8
2003 Q4 1,071 1 0 933.7
2003 Q3 1,164 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,300 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,740 5 2 2873.6
2002 Q4 1,820 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,560 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2026 · 1 incident

March 31, 2026 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Castillo Ready Mix Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

At -12:45 PM, EE cleaned a return idler while a conveyor was running, without supervisor approval. Despite a coworker's warning, EE continued and was pulled into the belt. Coworkers stopped the conveyor and freed EE. EE suffered minor abrasions. Cause: working on moving equipment without lockout/tagout.