Mining Incidents

Premium Sandstone operator

MSHA operator ID: 0120513
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
107
citations
29
significant & substantial
$22,357
proposed penalties
$9,124
paid to date
41% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $13,233 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
43
inspections on record
531
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: 531 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.
$22K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$9K
outstanding
93 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2019
1 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
August 27, 2019 TX · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer Fatality · OTHER
Premium Sandstone · Contact with electrical current

Was beginning to storm, miner was walking towards cover when EE was struck by lightning.

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