Mining Incidents

Lone Star Aggregates operator

Controlled by Jack Wheeler; Steve Spin
MSHA operator ID: 0153474
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2017
91
citations
17
significant & substantial
$32,568
proposed penalties
$30,149
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,419 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2017
41
inspections on record
690
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: 690 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$33K
proposed penalties
$32K
current assessed
$30K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
83 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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2018
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Mines on record

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