Mining Incidents

TP CLAIMS 1 & 2 /ROSA BLANCA Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Mohawk Industries Inc
Van Horn, Hudspeth County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4100867

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2002–2025
Latest incident
May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
177
citations
45
significant & substantial
$110,287
proposed penalties
$99,552
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 5,007 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 6,255 1 0 159.9
2025 Q2 5,064 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 5,385 5 1 928.5
2024 Q4 5,137 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 6,192 4 1 646.0
2024 Q2 5,347 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,940 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

May 7, 2025 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dal-Tile Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Contract mechanic got a hand injured while replacing the track rollers on a Caterpillar 385c excavator.

May 7, 2025 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Dal-Tile Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

2 techs installing rollers with a forklift. Tech1-aligning the roller while communicating to move the forklift. Using forks on the roller and the alignment tool, 1 of the forks slipped out of the roller crushing tech 1's right hand between the fork and the alignment tool. The Tech2 quickly moved the fork and assisted the first tech.

2022 · 2 incidents

October 17, 2022 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Dal-Tile Corporation · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee showed a threshold shift during annual audiometric testing.

October 17, 2022 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Dal-Tile Corporation · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee showed a threshold shift during annual audiometric testing.

2020 · 1 incident

February 21, 2020 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dal-Tile Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was taking a nut off a bolt on the left guard on Terex 11 with EE's left arm extended when something popped in EE's left shoulder. EE could not raise EE's left arm more than a few inches without pain. EE said the shoulder joint was tender to the touch.

2014 · 1 incident

May 16, 2014 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Talc Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee cut his finger while working on loader 10. He was removing a cylinder pin. He got his finger pinched and a cut. He reported the injury. First Aid treatment was given. He refused the ER and went back to work. On May 20 the Mine Manager discussed his finger pain. Employee then went to the ER. X-ray was negative. Antibiotic was prescribed. Employee returned to work.

2002 · 1 incident

May 9, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Talc Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

NEW BELTS WERE BEING INSTALLED ON ELECTRIC MOTOR AND GEAR REDUCTION BOX, ELECTRIC MOTOR WAS STARTED AND GEARS WERE NOT TURNING IN GEAR REDUCTION BOX.