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Castillo Pit, Valencia County, New Mexico: 26 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Castillo Pit is an intermittent construction sand and gravel surface mine in Valencia County, New Mexico, operated by Castillo Ready Mix Inc with 3 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 2902237). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 26 citations and orders there with $7,294 in proposed penalties, and 1 accident report was filed there, with 1 injury or illness case.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 2902237
- Status
- Intermittent since October 1, 2024
- Main commodity
- Construction sand and gravel
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Valencia County, New Mexico
- Nearest town
- Veguita
- Operator
- Castillo Ready Mix Inc
- Employees
- 3
- MSHA field office
- Albuquerque NM Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 26
- Significant and substantial
- 4 (15.4%)
- Closure orders
- 2
- High negligence or reckless
- 16
- Proposed penalties
- $7,294
- Amount paid so far
- $2,167
- Inspections
- 9
- Inspector hours on site
- 65
- Citations per inspection
- 2.89 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 1
- Injury and illness cases
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- April 28, 2026
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | $266 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | $858 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | $590 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | $453 | 0 |
| 2026 | 13 | 3 | $5,127 | 1 |
Standards cited most at Castillo Pit
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 46.11 | Training at sand, gravel and surface stone mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 46.9 | Training at sand, gravel and surface stone mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 50.20 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.16006 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12021 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.4101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 46.5 | Training at sand, gravel and surface stone mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 46.4 | Training at sand, gravel and surface stone mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.18010 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 46.8 | Training at sand, gravel and surface stone mines | 1 |
Injury and illness cases at Castillo Pit
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 1 |
What the accident reports at Castillo Pit describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Powered haulage | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Castillo Pit
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Conveyor | 1 |
Other open mines in Valencia County, New Mexico
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonito Pit | Black Rock Services LLC | Valencia County, NM | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 115 |
| Mountain States Crusher GCP 3164 | Mountain States Constructors Inc | Valencia County, NM | Crushed, broken stone | 14 | 29 |
| Orona | Duke City Redi-Mix | Valencia County, NM | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 24 |
| J. Herman Tabet Veguita Pit | Sanchez Sand and Gravel | Valencia County, NM | Sand, common | 2 | 20 |
| Cordova Pit | Dms&g LLC | Valencia County, NM | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 16 |
| Blue Springs | Coyote Gravel Products, Inc. | Valencia County, NM | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 11 |
| Tome Pit | Valley Materials | Valencia County, NM | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 9 |
| Mountain States Crusher GCP2-4887 | Mountain States Constructors Inc | Valencia County, NM | Sand, common | 10 | 7 |
| Rancho Viejo Mine | Rancho Viejo, LLC | Valencia County, NM | Sand, common | 2 | 6 |
| Msci Crusher #4 | Mountain States Constructors Inc | Valencia County, NM | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 5 |
| Thistle | Albuquerque Asphalt Inc. | Valencia County, NM | Construction sand and gravel | 18 | 4 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.