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WILL POINT PLANT: 28 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Kaufman County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103856

WILL POINT PLANT has $31K 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
11
Years on record
1995–2000
Latest incident
Mar 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
28
citations
8
significant & substantial
$31,211
proposed penalties
$24,650
paid to date
79% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,561 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Meridian Aggregates Company Lp's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
6
inspections on record
136
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: 136 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

WILL POINT PLANT has $31K 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.
$31K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
28 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $15K in penalties contested before the Commission, $8K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-08-16.
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.
28.6%
significant & substantial
14.3%
high negligence or reckless
28.6%
reasonably likely or greater
85.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 7.1% low, 78.6% moderate, 14.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
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
CENT20022002M Settlement Melick 2002 $15K → $8K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Norton Crushing Inc 1995 to 1999
  2. Meridian 1999 to 2001
  3. Meridian Aggregates Company Lp 2001 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 11
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

WILL POINT PLANT sits in Kaufman County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Kaufman County, Texas · Population 160,718
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$88,606
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
2000 Q4 1,012 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 11,499 6 2 521.8
2000 Q1 10,813 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2000 · 1 incident

March 22, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Meridian · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UNDER #7 CONVEYOR AND WAS STRUCK BY A 4" DIMATER ROCK ON THE HEAD, EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HARD HAT. THE HARD HAT WA STRUCK CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT SIDE ABOVE EAR.

1998 · 3 incidents

October 31, 1998 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Norton Crushing Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IN SHAKER BETWEEN SCREENS WELDING, LAYING ON RT SIDE. FELT BURNING SENSATION IN OR UNDER RT SHOULDER BLADE, RESULTING IN PAIN IN RT SHOULDER AND NECK AT BASE OF SKULL.

October 30, 1998 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Norton Crushing Inc · Flash burns (welding)

WHILE WELDING, THE RIGHT EYE WAS EXPOSED TO ARC. EE HAD HOOD & SAFETY GLASSES ON. EYE IS RED & SENSITIVE, FEELS SCRATCHED.

April 25, 1998 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Norton Crushing Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS STANDING IN BACK OF PICK UP TRUCK THAT WAS BACKED UP TO CONVEYOR BELT HE WAS LIFTING BAG OF SAMPLE MATERIAL THAT HAD BEEN FILLED W/MATERIAL COMING OFF CONVEYOR BELT. WHEN HE TURNED TO S ET DOWN BAG HE HURT HIS BACK. HE DID NOT TURN HIS WHOLE BODY JUST TURNED HIS UPPER TORSO AND DID NOT MOVE HIS FEET.

1997 · 2 incidents

July 11, 1997 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Norton Crushing Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS PUTTING PUMP ON DRILL HAD HAND ON PUUMP. HE WAS TRYING TO PLACE PUMP WHERE IT NEEDED TO GO. HE SLIPPED BACK LOST CONTROL OF PUMP. PUMP CAME DOWN ON TOP OF HIS RIGHT HAND AND INJURED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.

February 28, 1997 TX · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Norton Crushing Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS IN FEEDER PRYING LOOSE STUCK ROCK WITH PRY BAR WHEN ANOTHER ROCK ROLLED OVER ON HIS RIGHT FOOT

1996 · 2 incidents

November 22, 1996 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Norton Crushing Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE & 2 OTHER EES WERE REBUILDING A UNIVERSAL IMPACT CRUSHER NO IN USE AT THIS TIME, WHILE INSTALLING 1" THICK WEAR PLATES INSDE UNIT, ONE OF THE WEAR PLATES SLIPPED & STRUCK THE INSIDE OF HIS RIGHT CALF REQUIRING STITCHES.

January 24, 1996 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Norton Crushing Inc · Struck against a moving object

TURNED OVER HAUL TRUCK.

1995 · 3 incidents

November 14, 1995 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Norton Crushing Inc · Struck by flying object

WIND WAS BLOWING. BLEW DIRT IN EYE.

October 12, 1995 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Norton Crushing Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING LOADER, WHEN LOADER BUCKET HYDRAULIC HOSE BROKE CAUSING EE TO HIT HIS ARM ON STEERING WHEEL.

October 3, 1995 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Norton Crushing Inc · Struck by flying object

WIND WAS BLOWING, BLEW DIRT IN EYE.