MINE DETAILS
Freedom Proppant Kermit Mine
MSHA MINE ID4105321
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- Freedom Proppant Kermit Mine31.74750, -102.85139Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-17. MSHA quarterly production and employment reports.
Coal production
—reported short tons
Hours worked
—reported employee hours
Tons per hour
—production ÷ hours worked
Missing values appear as —. Totals use available reports. Tons per hour requires production and hours for the same quarters and a nonzero hours total. * Striped bars mark partial mine coverage or an incomplete quarter. See the table for coverage.
Quarterly data and reporting coverage
| Quarter | Coal (short tons) | Hours worked | Tons / hour | Avg. employees | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2025 Q2 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2025 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2025 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q1 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q2 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-17
Violations
120 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
30 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
3,936.0012 of 12 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
107.255 inspections · 5 with hours
Counts are published records, including contractor records. * The quarter was incomplete at the snapshot date; recent counts may rise as reports arrive. — means no reported amount or hours. Portfolio totals use current membership.
Quarterly safety data
| Quarter | Violations | S&S | Proposed USD | Accident records | Fatality records | Inspections | On-site hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q1 | 4 | 0 | 1,400.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21.8 |
| 2025-Q2 | 6 | 0 | 1,881.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32.0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-Q1 | 2 | 0 | 655.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28.5 |
| 2026-Q3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-Q4 * | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 28.5 on-site hours
56.11001 · $151.00 proposed
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 25.0 on-site hours
56.12008 · $504.00 proposed
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Accident narrative
Employee was replacing sprockets on skid steer, realigning the holes when the track shifted and rolled the sprockets over trapping EE's right hand between the track and sprocket
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Accident narrative
Individual injured while helping change out a bucket elevator belt. As the old and new elevators were being replaced, they got stuck together, causing them to bind. The tension caused them to abruptly come apart, striking individual on right hand thumb area causing a fracture to the thumb. Injured party was transported to get evaluated, x-rays taken confirming fracture to thumb.
56.14100(b) · $1,126.00 proposed
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio · 5.5 on-site hours
50.30(a) · $151.00 proposed
56.12023 · $151.00 proposed
56.12032 · $151.00 proposed
56.14109(a) · $151.00 proposed
56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 26.5 on-site hours
56.14100(b) · $549.00 proposed
56.14132(a) · $549.00 proposed
56.14112(b) · $151.00 proposed
Description not reported · $151.00 proposed
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 21.8 on-site hours
MACHINERY · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Accident narrative
While placing a diester insert and attempting to maneuver in place, IP went to grab a tool and as placed right hand along the top railing area to maintain three points of contact, the suspended load shifted as it was shimmied in place, causing load to come down approx. 3-6" on hand, causing lacerations to top of fingers, and comminuted fractures to ring and pinky fingers.
Safety sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-17.
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.
CFR headings link to the current Title 30 index; they are not historical legal determinations.
OWNERSHIP
Operator and controller history
Current ownership comes from MSHA Mines. Historical start and end dates come from MSHA Controller and Operator History.
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Liberty Energy InccontrolsFreedom Proppant L.L.C.operatesFreedom Proppant Kermit Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4105321—
Liberty Energy InccontrolsLOS Kermit LLCoperatesFreedom Proppant Kermit Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4105321—
Stephen Greak et alcontrolsHigh Roller Sand Management LLCoperatesFreedom Proppant Kermit Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4105321—
Dustin Bailey et alcontrolsHigh Roller Sand Management LLCoperatesFreedom Proppant Kermit Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4105321—
Stephen Greak et alcontrolsHigh Roller Sand Operating LLCoperatesFreedom Proppant Kermit Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4105321—
Dustin Bailey et alcontrolsHigh Roller Sand Operating LLCoperatesFreedom Proppant Kermit Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4105321Other historical summaries · source-specific periods
RECORD SUMMARY
Production, safety and enforcement
These summaries use the periods stated on each card, independently of the reporting period above.
01 / SAFETYwatch
Accidents and injuries
6 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 5 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD6 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
104 violation rows across the full record; 20 carry an S&S flag and $29,353 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY39 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHwatch
Occupational health samples
29 personal. 6 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 0 noise rows have an action-level or PEL dose above 100%. These are separate measures, not a silica exceedance count. Silica results and sample status are shown separately.
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE29 samples
personal-health-samples04 / PRODUCTIONcontext
Quarterly production and employment
The source remains registered, but no mine-keyed quarterly production row was published.
NO CURRENT QUARTERNo published quarter
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly05 / LEGALwatch
Contests, conferences and decisions
6 contested-violation rows, 6 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 2 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE14 linked rows
conferencescontested-violationscivil-penalty-dockets-decisions06 / CONTRACTORScontext
Contractors
Contractors are linked through this mine’s violation or accident records. Their production and hours cover all their operations, so they are not included in this mine’s totals.
ENTITY-LEVEL CONTEXT5 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
37 inspection events and 912 published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE20 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 17, 2026. 24 silica records across the mine’s published history.
Personal silica samples · concentration / limit
Quarterly mean · published C/E ratio
— No eligible measurements. * Quarter in progress. Means describe the available samples, not average exposure across the mine.
Quartz % is the sample’s quartz content; µg/m³ is its reported concentration. Personal C/E is the ratio to the limit published with that sample. Personal and area concentration units and void status are not specified in those source files.
| Date / sample | Dataset / analyte | Occupation / area | Measurement | Sample status | Published action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No silica records match these filters. Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. | |||||
Sources and interpretation
- Coal means use numeric concentrations from samples marked not voided, excluding control/invalid sample types and dates after the snapshot. Missing values remain null; reported zeroes remain zero.
- Quarterly means describe available samples, not mine-wide or worker-average exposure. Quarters with no eligible measurements remain empty; the current quarter is partial.
- Personal C/E is MSHA's published concentration-to-limit ratio. A value above 1 is not by itself a citation or a determination under the 2024 silica rule. Personal and area files do not publish a void-status field.
- Area records include bulk-dust analyses and are kept separate from personal exposure results. Their concentration units are not specified in the source dictionary.
- Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. Coal quartz percentage and concentration are separate measures. No compliance threshold is inferred for coal samples.
Coal quartz field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal personal field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal area field definitions ↗
EIA + TITLE 30
EIA production and cited regulations
EIA annual figures are reported separately from MSHA. Regulation links use the current eCFR snapshot.
Not present in the 2024 EIA coal workbook.
This can mean the operation is non-coal, inactive for the annual period, or outside the EIA-7A reporting population.
30 CFR 56.11001Safe access.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.12008Insulation and fittings for power wires and cables.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14100Safety defects; examination, correction and records.3 recent rows ↗30 CFR 50.30Preparation and submission of MSHA Form 7000-2—Quarterly Employment and Coal Production Report.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.12023Guarding electrical connections and resistor grids.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.12032Inspection and cover plates.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14109Unguarded conveyors with adjacent travelways.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14132Horns and backup alarms.1 recent row ↗
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
977833556.11001Citation
977833456.12008Citation
999437856.14100(b)Citation
979769450.30(a)Citation
979769356.12023Citation
979769256.12032Citation
979769156.14109(a)Citation
979769056.14100(b)Citation
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
Respirable dust, <.1mgSupervisor, Co. Official
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgDry Screen Plant Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
14 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors6May 31, 2021—Oct 14, 2025mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Oct 1, 2018—Oct 1, 2018mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal103Jan 4, 2018—Feb 10, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal6Dec 30, 2019—Mar 31, 2022mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal2Jul 29, 2020—Jul 29, 2020mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal6Apr 17, 2019—Jul 26, 2021mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety423Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety96Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance6Dec 15, 2017—Jan 15, 2025mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance18Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance37Jan 4, 2018—May 12, 2026mine-keyed
Minesidentity · production · logistics1Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Area Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Metal and Nonmetal Personal Health Sampleshealth · safety29May 1, 2018—Nov 10, 2021mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal104Jan 4, 2018—Feb 10, 2026mine-keyed
107(a) Orders Issuedsafety · compliance—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
NOTES
Limitations
- Contractor production is entity-level and is never represented as mine-attributable.
- Missing rows can mean no event, publication delay, identity mismatch, or inapplicability.