MINE DETAILS
TEXAS SODIUM BENTONITE INC
MSHA MINE ID4104214
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- TEXAS SODIUM BENTONITE INC29.52528, -103.68528Open 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
40 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
00 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
604.004 of 4 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
9.002 inspections · 2 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 | 1 | 2.5 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-Q1 | 4 | 0 | 604.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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
50.30(a) · $151.00 proposed
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 6.5 on-site hours
50.30(a) · $151.00 proposed
56.14207 · $151.00 proposed
56.14206(b) · $151.00 proposed
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 2.5 on-site hours
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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John Charles WesslingcontrolsTexas Sodium Bentonite IncoperatesTEXAS SODIUM BENTONITE INC
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4104214—
George BurtoncontrolsTexas Sodium Bentonite IncoperatesTEXAS SODIUM BENTONITE INC
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4104214Other 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 / SAFETYneutral
Accidents and injuries
0 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 0 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD0 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
96 violation rows across the full record; 21 carry an S&S flag and $18,597 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY26 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHwatch
Occupational health samples
7 personal. 2 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 EXPOSURE7 samples
personal-health-samples04 / PRODUCTIONcontext
Quarterly production and employment
2K employee hours and 5 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
2002-Q40 tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly05 / LEGALneutral
Contests, conferences and decisions
0 contested-violation rows, 0 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 0 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE0 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 CONTEXT0 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
67 inspection events and 729 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 17, 2026. 4 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 50.30Preparation and submission of MSHA Form 7000-2—Quarterly Employment and Coal Production Report.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.14207Parking procedures for unattended equipment.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14206Securing movable parts.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 46.9Records of training.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14112Construction and maintenance of guards.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.20011Barricades and warning signs.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14100Safety defects; examination, correction and records.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.9301Dump site restraints.1 recent row ↗
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
517024550.30(a)Citation
517024150.30(a)Citation
517024056.14207Citation
517023956.14206(b)Citation
979689046.9(d)(4)Citation
979688956.14112(a)(1)Citation
979688856.20011Citation
979688756.14112(a)Citation
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
Respirable dust, <.1mgFront-end Loader Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgSupervisor, Co. Official
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgBagging Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
9 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Oct 1, 2026—Oct 1, 2026mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal95Apr 11, 2001—Feb 11, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Contested Violationscompliance · legal—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance2Apr 1, 2000—Apr 1, 2000mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance19Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance53Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance67Apr 10, 2001—Feb 5, 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 · safety7Apr 11, 2001—Jan 9, 2018mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal96Apr 11, 2001—Feb 11, 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.