MINE DETAILS
Western Proppants Facility #1
MSHA MINE ID4801833
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- Western Proppants Facility #141.91861, -104.30528Open 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
4512 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
30 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
88,866.0042 of 45 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
114.5014 inspections · 14 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 | 0.8 |
| 2025-Q2 | 2 | 0 | 626.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17.0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 |
| 2025-Q4 | 27 | 10 | 81,933.00 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39.3 |
| 2026-Q1 | 11 | 1 | 3,929.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26.3 |
| 2026-Q2 | 5 | 1 | 2,378.00 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 26.8 |
| 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
56.4101 · $245.00 proposed
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 6.3 on-site hours
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Accident narrative
Miner was using a pry bar to perform maintenance. Pry bar slipped and made contact with miner resulting in a laceration underneath the left eye. Miner required additional medical treatment to glue laceration shut at local medical facility. No time lost to the incident or restrictions on the miner.
56.14107(a) · $2,133.00 proposed
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 16.5 on-site hours
56.4500
56.4400(a) · S&S
56.4104(b)
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 4.0 on-site hours
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Accident narrative
Miner was opening container of grease and sliced middle finger on left hand. Results in stitches, no loss time
Spot Inspection · 2.5 on-site hours
45.4(b) · $151.00 proposed
56.14107(a) · $1,550.00 proposed
56.12032 · $151.00 proposed
56.12028 · $151.00 proposed
56.16005 · S&S · $165.00 proposed
56.12018 · $151.00 proposed
56.16006 · $151.00 proposed
56.4104(b) · $151.00 proposed
56.12032 · $245.00 proposed
56.12028 · $245.00 proposed
56.12018 · $818.00 proposed
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 9.5 on-site hours
Compliance Follow-up Inspection · 14.3 on-site hours
56.18002(b) · S&S · $5,144.00 proposed
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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Daniel P DietzlercontrolsWestern Proppants, LLCoperatesWestern Proppants Facility #1
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4801833Other 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
11 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 7 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD11 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
185 violation rows across the full record; 36 carry an S&S flag and $155,754 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY175 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHwatch
Occupational health samples
18 personal. 3 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 EXPOSURE18 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
56 contested-violation rows, 56 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 0 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE112 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 CONTEXT3 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
27 inspection events and 755 published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE25 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 17, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000000202600023200 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Laborer, Bullgang | 0.26× published limitConcentration: 0000.23 · limit: 0000.89Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F01F223 |
| 000000202600023300 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Electrician | 0.44× published limitConcentration: 0000.35 · limit: 0000.79Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F01F223 |
| 000000202600023400 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Truck Driver | 0× published limitConcentration: 0000.13 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F01F223 |
| 000000202600023500 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Dry Screen Plant Operator | 0.29× published limitConcentration: 0000.27 · limit: 0000.93Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F01F223 |
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 56.4101Warning signs.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14107Moving machine parts.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.4500Heat sources.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.4400Use restrictions.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.4104Combustible waste.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 45.4Independent contractor register.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.12032Inspection and cover plates.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.12028Testing grounding systems.1 recent row ↗
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
965490156.4101Citation
521330256.14107(a)Citation
521330156.4500Citation
505732156.4400(a)S&S
505732056.4104(b)Citation
505742945.4(b)Citation
505742856.14107(a)Citation
505743556.12032Citation
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
Respirable dust, <.1mgSampler, Dust
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgBuilding Repair/Maint.
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
13 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors11Jan 26, 2023—May 24, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Apr 27, 2022—Apr 27, 2022mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal182Mar 25, 2020—May 28, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal56Sep 15, 2023—Aug 28, 2025mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Contested Violationscompliance · legal56Mar 14, 2023—Jan 12, 2026mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety26Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety7Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance1Nov 6, 2019—Nov 6, 2019mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance16Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance27Mar 24, 2020—May 27, 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 · safety18Mar 25, 2020—Jan 6, 2026mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal185Mar 25, 2020—May 28, 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.