MINE DETAILS
Sunset Quarries
MSHA MINE ID4100070
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- Sunset Quarries30.57833, -98.27278Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-13. MSHA quarterly production and employment reports.
Coal production
0reported short tons
Hours worked
39,531reported employee hours
Tons per hour
0.00production ÷ 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 | 0 | 5,479 | 0.00 | 11 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 5,195 | 0.00 | 8 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 3,584 | 0.00 | 9 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 5,169 | 0.00 | 13 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q1 | 0 | 9,729 | 0.00 | 17 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q2 | 0 | 10,375 | 0.00 | 19 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13
Violations
121 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
50 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
2,570.0012 of 12 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
34.754 inspections · 4 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 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-Q3 | 6 | 0 | 906.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-Q1 | 4 | 0 | 604.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10.5 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-Q3 | 2 | 1 | 1,060.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 |
| 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 · 8.3 on-site hours
56.9300(a) · S&S · $883.00 proposed
56.14207 · $177.00 proposed
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) · OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6
Accident narrative
Employee was drilling with trim drill and manually removing and handling 14-foot drill steel following drilling operation. Employee returned to work with restrictions, no lost time, no lost wages.
Compliance Follow-up Inspection · 0.0 on-site hours
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 10.5 on-site hours
56.12028 · $151.00 proposed
56.14132(a) · $151.00 proposed
56.14100(d) · $151.00 proposed
47.41(a) · $151.00 proposed
MACHINERY · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee was trimming excess aluminum honey comb off of panels using 10lb Sawzall. Process involves a lot of bending, twisting which caused back strain. Injury was not reported until 8/21/25 when they were treated for back strain.
56.12004 · $151.00 proposed
62.171(b)(1) · $151.00 proposed
62.174 · $151.00 proposed
62.175(b) · $151.00 proposed
56.20003(b) · $151.00 proposed
56.14115(b) · $151.00 proposed
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 16.0 on-site hours
OTHER · ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID)
Accident narrative
Employee's annual audiometric test determined EE has a Standard Threshold Shift (STS) in EE's left ear.
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) · OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6
Accident narrative
Employee's annual hearing test determined they have a Standard Threshold Shift in their right ear.
OTHER · ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID)
Accident narrative
Employee's annual audiometric test determined EE has a Standard Threshold Shift (STS) in EE's left ear.
Safety sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-13.
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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Michael O'ConnorcontrolsCold Spring Granite CompanyoperatesSunset Quarries
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4100070—
Patrick AlexandercontrolsCold Spring Granite CompanyoperatesSunset Quarries
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4100070—
Patrick AlexandercontrolsCold Spring Granite CompanyoperatesSunset Quarries
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4100070Other 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
27 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 438 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD7 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
125 violation rows across the full record; 26 carry an S&S flag and $23,630 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY32 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHcontext
Occupational health samples
21 personal. 0 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 EXPOSURE21 samples
personal-health-samples04 / PRODUCTIONcontext
Quarterly production and employment
10K employee hours and 19 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
2026-Q20 tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly05 / LEGALwatch
Contests, conferences and decisions
15 contested-violation rows, 16 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 4 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE35 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 CONTEXT2 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
62 inspection events and 920 published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE14 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 13, 2026. 13 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 56.9300Berms or guardrails.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14207Parking procedures for unattended equipment.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.12028Testing grounding systems.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14132Horns and backup alarms.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14100Safety defects; examination, correction and records.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 47.41Requirement for container labels.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.12004Electrical conductors.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 62.171Audiometric test procedures.1 recent row ↗
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
517696356.9300(a)S&S
517696256.14207Citation
517245056.12028Citation
517244956.14132(a)Citation
517244856.14100(d)Citation
517244747.41(a)Citation
500319056.12004Citation
500318962.171(b)(1)Citation
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
Respirable dust, <.1mgStone Polisher/Cutter
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgCutting Mach Helper
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgUtility Man
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgDrill Operator, Rotary
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
15 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors27Sep 29, 2000—Apr 2, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Nov 9, 1972—Nov 9, 1972mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal123Apr 3, 2001—Aug 6, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal16Feb 26, 2004—May 8, 2025mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal4Feb 28, 2003—Dec 23, 2025mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal15Apr 13, 2010—Nov 20, 2024mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety18Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety4Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance3Jan 1, 1950—Jan 1, 1950mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance195Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance50Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance62Aug 16, 2000—Aug 6, 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 · safety21Oct 28, 2009—Nov 20, 2024mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal125Apr 3, 2001—Aug 6, 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.