EE inserted themself into a domestic dispute between a co-worker and co-worker's spouse. The co-worker was attempting to assault the co-worker's spouse when EE intervened and pulled the co-worker away resulting in an alleged knee injury.
West Point Plant #1 Metal/Non-Metal
West Point Silica LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Wes Hughes; Sterling Miller
Big Spring,
Howard County,
TX
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4105698
West Point Plant #1 has $78K 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
- 1
- Years on record
- 2024
- Latest incident
- Apr 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2023
67
citations
24
significant & substantial
$78,393
proposed penalties
$78,393
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2023
20
inspections on record
305
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: 305 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
West Point Plant #1 has $78K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.$78K
proposed penalties
$78K
current assessed
$78K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
54 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-24.
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 | 12,448 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 15,047 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 15,468 | 16 | 8 | 1034.4 |
| 2025 Q1 | 15,258 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 10,414 | 1 | 1 | 96.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 22,828 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 31,193 | 5 | 2 | 160.3 |
| 2024 Q1 | 24,464 | 3 | 2 | 122.6 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 15,560 | 19 | 3 | 1221.1 |
| 2023 Q3 | 2,011 | 10 | 1 | 4972.7 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2024 · 1 incident
West Point Silica LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
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