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Big Creek Ranch Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Big Creek Sand and Gravel, Inc. · Surface

Controlled by Dwight Elton Rice

Borger, Tx., Hutchinson County, TX · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 4102645

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2001–2014
Latest incident: Apr 2014

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

137

citations

significant & substantial

$23,708

proposed penalties

$23,708

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	14,805	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	16,360	2	0	122.2
2025 Q2	14,850	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	12,053	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	12,746	3	1	235.4
2024 Q3	16,717	3	0	179.5
2024 Q2	14,209	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	13,218	3	0	227.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2014 · 1 incident

April 7, 2014 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Big Creek Sand and Gravel, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

This incident initially believed to be a first aid. Worker reached up to open door on wash plant, lost his footing and fell with a hammer in his hand. The hammer bent his right ring finger back. X-ray showed broken finger. No lost time to date and surgery to be scheduled this week will be a day surgery - approximately 1/2 day and then employee will be able to return to work.

2011 · 1 incident

August 4, 2011 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS

E D Baker Company Ltd · Struck against stationary object

While truck driver was getting out of his truck he broke door handle of truck and cut his ring finger.

2005 · 1 incident

March 3, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

E D Baker Company Ltd · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS HELPING CHANGE SCREEN ON SCREENING PLANT, STEPPED OUT ON TOP HAND RAIL. EE THEN PULLED ON THE SCREEN SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX 10' LANDED ON HIS FEET ON A PILE OF SAND AND ROCK

2001 · 1 incident

September 10, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

E D Baker Company Ltd · Struck by falling object

INJURED PARTY WAS REACHING OUT TO LINE UP A PIECE OF PLASTIC WITH A 2X4 TO SLIDE PLASTIC IN BOT-OM OF FEEDER. HE REACHED OUT AT THE END OF FEED-ER AT THE TOP AND THE PLASTIC WHICH EXTENDED OUT ABOUT 15" BUCKLED DOWN AND DUMPED HIM TO THE GROUND FALLING APPROX. 7'. HE HIT THE GROUND WITH HIS FACE WHICH CAUSED THE INJURIES THAT HE SUS- TAINED. WAS THEN TAKEN TO E.R.