ACTIVE / OPERATOR PORTFOLIO

Big Spring Sands LLC

Membership and operating status are from the latest MSHA Mines snapshot. Open a mine for its ownership history.

MSHA OPERATOR ID0188893

MINE PORTFOLIO

1 of 1 mines and facilities

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13. Active records; production reporting is not required.

MineLocation / typeCoal · short tonsHours workedViolationsAccident recordsOn-site inspection hours
Big Spring Plant4105690 · Active6/8 quarters reportedHoward, TXSurface · MSHA: Sand, Common084,43426029.8

LOCATION

Mine location

1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.

Mine coordinates

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13Applies to production, safety and portfolio metrics. Silica samples have separate filters.

Violations

26

9 significant & substantial (S&S)

  1. 2025 Q10
  2. 2025 Q213
  3. 2025 Q30
  4. 2025 Q40
  5. 2026 Q15
  6. 2026 Q28
  7. 2026 Q30
  8. 2026 Q4 *0

Accident records

0

0 records classified as fatality

  1. 2025 Q10
  2. 2025 Q20
  3. 2025 Q30
  4. 2025 Q40
  5. 2026 Q10
  6. 2026 Q20
  7. 2026 Q30
  8. 2026 Q4 *0

Proposed penalties · USD

52,766.00

26 of 26 violations with amounts

  1. 2025 Q1—
  2. 2025 Q244,709
  3. 2025 Q3—
  4. 2025 Q4—
  5. 2026 Q13,036
  6. 2026 Q25,021
  7. 2026 Q3—
  8. 2026 Q4 *—

On-site inspection hours

29.75

3 inspections · 3 with hours

  1. 2025 Q1—
  2. 2025 Q29.50
  3. 2025 Q3—
  4. 2025 Q4—
  5. 2026 Q117.00
  6. 2026 Q23.25
  7. 2026 Q3—
  8. 2026 Q4 *—
Quarterly safety data
QuarterViolationsS&SProposed USDAccident recordsFatality recordsInspectionsOn-site hours
2025-Q100—000—
2025-Q213644,709.000019.5
2025-Q300—000—
2025-Q400—000—
2026-Q1513,036.0000117.0
2026-Q2825,021.000013.3
2026-Q300—000—
2026-Q4 *00—000—

Most cited CFR sections

All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.

Safety activity

  1. inspectionF03D5FD
    Big Spring Plant · 4105690

    Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 3.3 on-site hours

  2. violation5177470
    Big Spring Plant · 4105690

    56.14107(a) · $398.00 proposed

  3. violation5177469
    Big Spring Plant · 4105690

    56.20013 · $267.00 proposed

  4. violation5177468
    Big Spring Plant · 4105690

    56.20003(b) · $267.00 proposed

  5. violation5177467
    Big Spring Plant · 4105690

    56.14207 · $267.00 proposed

  6. violation5177466
    Big Spring Plant · 4105690

    56.14107(a) · S&S · $1,320.00 proposed

  7. violation5177465
    Big Spring Plant · 4105690

    56.14100(c) · $267.00 proposed

  8. violation5177464
    Big Spring Plant · 4105690

    56.4201(a)(1) · $267.00 proposed

  9. violation5177463
    Big Spring Plant · 4105690

    56.14132(a) · S&S · $1,968.00 proposed

  10. violation5172479
    Big Spring Plant · 4105690

    56.9301 · S&S · $1,968.00 proposed

  11. inspectionF02AE2F
    Big Spring Plant · 4105690

    Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 17.0 on-site hours

  12. violation5172478
    Big Spring Plant · 4105690

    56.4200(a)(1) · $267.00 proposed

  13. violation5172477
    Big Spring Plant · 4105690

    56.4101 · $267.00 proposed

  14. violation5172476
    Big Spring Plant · 4105690

    56.4104(b) · $267.00 proposed

  15. violation5172475
    Big Spring Plant · 4105690

    56.12004 · $267.00 proposed

  16. violation5002881
    Big Spring Plant · 4105690

    50.30(a) · $151.00 proposed

  17. inspectionF0131FB
    Big Spring Plant · 4105690

    Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 9.5 on-site hours

  18. violation5002879
    Big Spring Plant · 4105690

    56.14107(a) · S&S · $1,968.00 proposed

  19. violation5002878
    Big Spring Plant · 4105690

    56.14132(a) · $398.00 proposed

  20. violation5002877
    Big Spring Plant · 4105690

    56.14130(g) · S&S · $4,383.00 proposed

  21. violation5002876
    Big Spring Plant · 4105690

    56.4201(a)(2) · $398.00 proposed

  22. violation5002875
    Big Spring Plant · 4105690

    56.9300(a) · S&S · $14,557.00 proposed

  23. violation5002874
    Big Spring Plant · 4105690

    56.14100(c) · S&S · $14,557.00 proposed

  24. violation5002873
    Big Spring Plant · 4105690

    56.9301 · S&S · $4,383.00 proposed

  25. violation5002872
    Big Spring Plant · 4105690

    56.14132(a) · S&S · $1,968.00 proposed

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.

SELECTED PORTFOLIO

1 linked controller.

Relationships reflect the selected mine status and current MSHA controller/operator fields.