Mining Incidents

Deweyville Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Deweyville, Newton County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4101472

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2000–2007
Latest incident
Oct 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
149
citations
41
significant & substantial
$36,226
proposed penalties
$36,226
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 2,227 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,154 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,102 3 0 1427.2
2025 Q1 2,005 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 7,745 3 0 387.3
2024 Q3 7,685 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 7,919 12 2 1515.3
2024 Q1 7,535 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

3 on file

2007 · 1 incident

October 2, 2007 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Specialty Sand Company Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

The man was stacking bags of sand using the palletizer. A bag of sand was sliding out of position; the man stuck his hand in the table to straighten bag and was caught between the table and the bag of sand. The man was burned by the hot sand before he could get released.

2000 · 2 incidents

December 5, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Specialty Sand Company Inc. · Struck against stationary object

WHILE CLOSING THE GATE ON THE BOTTOM OF SILO, EE RAN INTO HANDLE WHICH WAS STICKING OUT ON SIDE OF THE WALKWAY. HE HIT HIMSELF IN THE CHEST AND NICKED HIS FOREHEAD.

July 6, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Specialty Sand Company Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A DRUM OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AND PULLED HIS RIGHT GROIN MUSCLE CAUSING A HERNIA.