80% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $51,887 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2016
100
inspections on record
1,425
inspection hours
21.4
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.
305 citations across 1,425 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.
$258K
proposed penalties
$206K
current assessed
$206K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
303 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
January 30, 2025TX · Metal/Non-Metalstone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmerFatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Salado Operations · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee in the thin veneer area was crushed by a pallet of stone that was placed on them by another employee in a wheel loader.
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