Soto's Rock operator
Controlled by
Romualdo Soto Jr; Jose Cruz Soto
MSHA operator ID: L38574
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
143
citations
42
significant & substantial
$36,535
proposed penalties
$36,492
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $43 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
85
inspections on record
1,021
inspection hours
14.0
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.143 citations across 1,021 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.$37K
proposed penalties
$36K
current assessed
$36K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
141 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-09-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2000
1
Mines on record
- Soto's Rock TX
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