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Right Way, Harris County, Texas: 58 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Right Way is an active sand, common surface mine in Harris County, Texas, operated by Rightway Sand Company with 8 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 4105505). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 58 citations and orders there with $38,311 in proposed penalties, and 0 accident reports were filed there, with no injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 4105505
- Status
- Active since June 2, 2020
- Main commodity
- Sand, common
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Harris County, Texas
- Nearest town
- Highlands TX
- Operator
- Rightway Sand Company
- Employees
- 8
- MSHA field office
- Broussard LA Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 58
- Significant and substantial
- 14 (24.1%)
- Closure orders
- 4
- High negligence or reckless
- 2
- Proposed penalties
- $38,311
- Amount paid so far
- $19,468
- Inspections
- 12
- Inspector hours on site
- 120
- Citations per inspection
- 4.83 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 0
- Injury and illness cases
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- June 29, 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 | 14 | 2 | $15,444 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 5 | $5,803 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 5 | $9,212 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 2 | $6,494 | 0 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | $1,358 | 0 |
Standards cited most at Right Way
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 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.4200 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.16006 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 46.9 | Training at sand, gravel and surface stone mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 2 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.20013 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.15001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.11012 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 46.5 | Training at sand, gravel and surface stone mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.16005 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
Other open mines in Harris County, Texas
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hockley Mine | United Salt Hockley, LLC | Harris County, TX | Salt | 59 | 98 |
| Houston Plant | Cimbar Resources | Harris County, TX | Barite barium ore | 16 | 54 |
| Houston Plant #2 | Cimbar Performance Minerals | Harris County, TX | Talc | 34 | 46 |
| Houston Mill | Magris Talc USA Inc. | Harris County, TX | Talc | 24 | 44 |
| MineralTech Gulf Coast Abrasives, LLC | MineralTech Gulf Coast Abrasives, LLC | Harris County, TX | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 33 |
| Hockley Plant | Alleyton Resource Company, LLC. | Harris County, TX | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 32 |
| Houston Plant | Cimbar Resources | Harris County, TX | Barite barium ore | 35 | 27 |
| Vibrantz Minerals LLC | Vibrantz Minerals LLC | Harris County, TX | Iron ore | 10 | 27 |
| Swilley Pit & Plant | MineralTech Gulf Coast Abrasives, LLC | Harris County, TX | Sand, common | 10 | 19 |
| Spring Plant | Alleyton Resource Company, LLC. | Harris County, TX | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 11 |
| Houston Sales Yard | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Harris County, TX | Crushed, broken stone | 4 | 5 |
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.