Balcones Quarry safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Slip or fall of person
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
EE stepped down from a concrete block putting all EE's weight on EE's right ankle causing a small distal fibular avulsion fracture.
Insulation and fittings for power wires and cables.
30 CFR 56.12008
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(b)
Inspection.
30 CFR 56.4201(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Correction of hazardous conditions.
30 CFR 56.3200
Insulation and fittings for power wires and cables.
30 CFR 56.12008
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
41.8 on-site hours reported
Slip or fall of person
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee fell while accessing the water tank on DR 26 - Cat 6200 drill. Once standing on the deck of the drill EE lost EE's footing.
Requirement for container labels.
30 CFR 47.41(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(c) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $432.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
30 CFR 56.4201(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
19.3 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
In occurrence while EE was assisting an EE, this EE stepped backwards onto EE's left foot causing a closed displacement fracture of the third metatarsal bone.
Handtools (nonpowered)
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
While cutting belt at tail pulley the blade slipped out and hit employees left arm. Left arm was positioned in a bad area when this happened. The cut was on EE's forearm 3 inches past base of thumb. Cut got fatty tissue and some mussel.
Spot Inspection
14.5 on-site hours reported
Machinery
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Electrician modifying a threaded nipple with portable bandsaw for conduit installation to transformer and lacerated EE's right middle fingertip.
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
26.0 on-site hours reported
Requirement for container labels.
30 CFR 47.41(a) · $642.00 proposed penalty
Unguarded conveyors with adjacent travelways.
30 CFR 56.14109(a) · $3,184.00 proposed penalty
Horns and backup alarms.
30 CFR 56.14132(a) · $642.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · $3,184.00 proposed penalty
Sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date) and Inspections (begin date).
Violation titles use current CFR headings to identify the cited rule; they are not the inspector’s account of what happened.
Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.
Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.
S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.
Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.
Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.