YARRINGTON ROAD MATERIALS has $36K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
2003–2011
Latest incident
Mar 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
129
citations
28
significant & substantial
$36,244
proposed penalties
$30,812
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,432 gap.
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: 803 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2010-10-20.
On record since 2010.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
YARRINGTON ROAD MATERIALS has $36K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$36K
proposed penalties
$31K
current assessed
$31K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
128 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $17K in penalties contested before the Commission, $11K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-09-06.
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.
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.
3citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 33%
Stood as issued
2 · 67%
67%
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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
32%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$17K proposed, $11K 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 2015-06-09.
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.
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: 2020-07-22, 6 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
17
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg14
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (17)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2020-07-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2020-07-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Cleanup Man
2020-07-22
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.26
10
0.03
Cleanup Man
2012-10-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer Operator
2012-10-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2012-10-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Screen/Scalper Operator
2012-10-03
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.15
Laborer, Bullgang
2012-10-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2010-04-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2010-04-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2010-04-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-04-16
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.12
Washer Operator
2009-04-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2004-07-08
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2004-07-08
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-07-08
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2004-07-08
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe 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.
YARRINGTON ROAD MATERIALS recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2022.
Injury rate, 2022
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.78 and the all-US-mining average was 2.12 cases per 100 workers.
In Texas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.25 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2022 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2017 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2016 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2015 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2023
13
2022
15
2021
20
2020
23
2019
18
2018
17
2017
18
2016
18
2015
21
2014
17
2013
16
2012
17
2011
18
2010
17
2009
18
2008
21
2007
24
2006
24
2005
34
2004
35
2003
32
2002
32
2001
21
2000
12
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
YARRINGTON ROAD MATERIALS sits in Hays County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Hays County, Texas · Population 256,429
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$85,827
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
2023 Q2
6,806
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
7,706
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
7,100
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
8,887
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
9,759
2
0
204.9
2022 Q1
9,097
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
9,865
1
0
101.4
2021 Q3
10,157
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2021 Q2
8,075
1
0
123.8
2021 Q1
10,299
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
12,421
1
0
80.5
2020 Q3
11,871
2
0
168.5
2020 Q2
11,759
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
10,140
2
0
197.2
2019 Q4
11,348
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
10,947
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
9,862
2
0
202.8
2019 Q1
9,756
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
9,253
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
11,101
1
0
90.1
2018 Q2
11,271
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
9,030
4
1
443.0
2017 Q4
9,968
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
9,172
1
0
109.0
2017 Q2
10,829
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
10,087
2
1
198.3
2016 Q4
10,312
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
11,709
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
9,286
1
0
107.7
2016 Q1
11,440
1
0
87.4
2015 Q4
11,734
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
12,098
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
11,277
5
2
443.4
2015 Q1
9,428
2
1
212.1
2014 Q4
10,363
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
9,966
9
4
903.1
2014 Q2
8,959
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
8,654
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
7,983
2
0
250.5
2013 Q3
9,459
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
8,549
1
0
117.0
2013 Q1
8,399
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
8,823
1
1
113.3
2012 Q3
8,616
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
8,941
2
1
223.7
2012 Q1
8,608
5
1
580.9
2011 Q4
7,482
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
9,202
3
0
326.0
2011 Q2
9,066
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
9,264
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
8,340
6
2
719.4
2010 Q3
7,701
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
8,417
1
0
118.8
2010 Q1
7,729
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
7,145
5
1
699.8
2009 Q3
7,451
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
9,494
1
0
105.3
2009 Q1
8,136
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
10,135
1
0
98.7
2008 Q3
10,033
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
10,402
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
11,495
5
0
435.0
2007 Q4
12,449
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
10,726
1
0
93.2
2007 Q2
10,617
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
9,958
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
10,573
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
10,112
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
13,461
3
2
222.9
2006 Q1
15,401
2
0
129.9
2005 Q4
15,417
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
17,173
1
0
58.2
2005 Q2
15,744
10
1
635.2
2005 Q1
13,188
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
17,785
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
17,559
5
2
284.8
2004 Q2
16,306
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
16,724
8
1
478.4
2003 Q4
15,971
7
1
438.3
2003 Q3
17,401
6
1
344.8
2003 Q2
13,202
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
11,710
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
13,633
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
14,614
2
0
136.9
2002 Q2
14,544
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
15,750
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
11,547
3
3
259.8
2001 Q3
10,504
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
10,854
3
1
276.4
2001 Q1
7,783
2
0
257.0
2000 Q4
7,838
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
6,033
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
6,555
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
5,822
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
17 on file
2011 · 2 incidents
March 21, 2011TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
While descending the steps of the loader, Injury hit his head on the metal support bar for the left side mirror. The mirror had been removed for repairs leaving a bare metal support bar protruding out from the top of the loader.
June 24, 2008TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
While installing a pin into an excavator, EE missed the pin with his hammer and hit the pin with his hand instead. The impact cut his middle finger on his right hand and required stitches.
2007 · 3 incidents
June 11, 2007TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
While getting out of the maintainer EE accidentally hit the controls which caused the blade to push further into the ground. When this happened, he lost his balance and fell, landing on his right leg.
Driver had clot of dirt caught in the tail gate of his end dump trailer, he and the witness lifted the tail gate high enough for the dirt to fall out and the tail gate came down and caught the driver's hand between the bed of the trailer and the tail gate.
September 8, 2004TX · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Climbing small ladder on side of portable plant, had mud on boots, leg slipped inside the ladder and he fell backwards hitting his head on the ladder, upside down.
April 22, 2004TX · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Removing rock from between tires with a piece of leap spring. While removing the rock, the tire exploded sending rock fragments in several directions. A piece of rock struck the victim on the right hand, cutting through the gloves and causing lacerations.
2003 · 4 incidents
October 21, 2003TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
PERSON WORKING ALONE TO REMOVE BATTERIES FROM 200 KOMATSU (WEIGHING APPR. 100 LBS APIECE). REQUESTED ASSISTANCE AFTER LEANING DOWN TO REMOVE, BATTERY SLIPPED, HE GRABBED IT INJURING HIMSELF.
June 12, 2003TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
HE WAS DESCENDING LADDER ON BACK OF SERVICE TRUCK AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE LAST STEP. HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE TANKS AND THEN UNTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK. IMPROPERLY DESCENDING ON THE LADDE R AND UNCLEAN LADDER SURFACE CONTRIBUTED TO FALL.