Dean Word Company Ltd operator
MSHA operator ID: L03697
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 63
- Mines on record
- 5
- Years on record
- 1984–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
241
citations
63
significant & substantial
$70,014
proposed penalties
$60,669
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $9,345 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
145
inspections on record
1,602
inspection hours
15.0
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.241 citations across 1,602 inspection hours.
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.$70K
proposed penalties
$61K
current assessed
$61K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
240 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 19 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 14 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 13 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 7 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 6 non-fatal
- ELECTRICAL 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
2
2024
2
2019
2
2012
1
2011
2
2010
1
2009
2
2007
1
2002
1
2001
1
2000
1
1999
1
1998
2
1997
1
1993
3
1992
2
1991
3
1990
10
1989
12
1988
4
1987
4
1986
1
1985
3
1984
1
Mines on record
- MOBILE CR #3210 TX
- BALCONES CLAY PIT TX
- Mobile Crusher TX
- DOW QUARRY TX
- Transit Rock Crusher TX
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