Wills Point Lester Plant 1655 has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $11K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Mar 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
121
citations
34
significant & substantial
$21,812
proposed penalties
$11,279
paid to date
52% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $10,533 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
79
inspections on record
1,072
inspection hours
11.3
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.
121 citations across 1,072 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Wills Point Lester Plant 1655 has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $11K 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.
$22K
proposed penalties
$22K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$11K
outstanding
121 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q4
10,198
5
0
490.3
2025 Q3
10,588
1
0
94.4
2025 Q2
9,931
1
0
100.7
2025 Q1
9,984
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
9,783
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
10,536
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
10,915
1
0
91.6
2024 Q1
10,790
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
9,445
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
9,917
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
9,310
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
9,097
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
7,693
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
8,805
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
9,427
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
8,363
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
8,243
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
9,191
1
1
108.8
2021 Q2
10,793
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
9,892
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
8,675
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
8,919
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
8,671
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
8,462
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
8,718
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
8,996
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
8,072
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
5,245
1
0
190.7
2018 Q4
6,157
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
13,211
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
13,396
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
11,584
2
0
172.7
2017 Q4
11,180
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
10,832
1
0
92.3
2017 Q2
11,120
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
10,672
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
9,833
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
8,724
5
1
573.1
2016 Q2
9,059
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
8,348
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
8,765
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
7,066
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
6,996
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
5,764
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
6,183
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
6,422
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
2,721
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
6,036
2
0
331.3
2013 Q4
2,789
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
2,855
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
8,579
1
0
116.6
2013 Q1
6,939
2
0
288.2
2012 Q4
6,073
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
4,996
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
7,553
1
0
132.4
2012 Q1
5,529
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
6,599
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
6,921
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
6,094
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
5,018
1
0
199.3
2010 Q4
3,675
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
6,244
15
6
2402.3
2010 Q2
7,533
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
6,398
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
7,413
12
6
1618.8
2009 Q3
5,150
6
0
1165.0
2009 Q2
6,292
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
6,305
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
7,468
1
0
133.9
2008 Q3
7,477
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
7,652
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
6,878
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
7,640
4
0
523.6
2007 Q3
7,225
12
0
1660.9
2007 Q2
5,362
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
4,089
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
2,968
1
0
336.9
2006 Q3
2,583
5
1
1935.7
2006 Q2
870
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
864
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
3,667
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
5,808
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
6,554
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
8,528
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
9,141
1
0
109.4
2004 Q3
11,161
2
1
179.2
2004 Q2
10,472
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
7,906
3
1
379.5
2003 Q4
10,469
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
9,998
2
0
200.0
2003 Q2
8,588
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
8,385
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
0
8
5
2002 Q3
0
0
0
2002 Q2
0
5
2
2002 Q1
960
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
1,040
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
1,040
6
3
5769.2
2001 Q2
1,740
6
3
3448.3
2001 Q1
2,200
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
2,250
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
2,500
1
1
400.0
2000 Q2
2,600
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
2,730
5
3
1831.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2025 · 1 incident
March 3, 2025TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techPOWERED HAULAGE
Employee was greasing an excavator, after finishing greasing employee started to retract the grease line. In the process of retracting the line employee lost control of the line causing the grease gun handle to whiplash striking the employee's left wrist area.
2021 · 1 incident
December 3, 2021TX · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was stepping down from a loader step when the last step broke causing the employee to fall to the ground causing pain to EE's left elbow area.
2013 · 1 incident
April 4, 2013TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE and two other employees were installing new chains on an Eagle Crusher. The bar the chains were on slipped out of the bracket they were being attached to and struck EE's left thigh causing pain. EE was examined by a physican and returned to restricted duty. He will follow up with physican.
2010 · 1 incident
August 14, 2010TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE CHANGING A TOOTH ON THE BUCKET OF A FRONT-END LOADER, EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO REMOVE THE RETAINER PIN. A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW UNDERNEATH HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND LODGED BELOW HIS LEFT EYELI D. THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN REMOVED THE FOREIGN BODY AND STITCHES THE OPENING. EE RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY, 3/10/04 WITH NO WORK RESTRICTIONS.
2000 · 1 incident
February 29, 2000TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanEXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS BEING REPLACED ON A CAT 980G LOADER. TIRE SIZE 29.5 X 25. THE INJURED EE WAS PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRE. THE AIR CHUCK POPPED OFF THE VALVE STEM AND WHEN SHE PICKED IT UP TO REPLACE IT THE TIRE EXPLODED.
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