Mining Incidents

Posey Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by NG Operations LLC
Rotan, Fisher County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4102670

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2007–2016
Latest incident
Mar 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
68
citations
8
significant & substantial
$11,378
proposed penalties
$10,660
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 4,034 3 0 743.7
2025 Q3 4,794 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,279 2 0 609.9
2025 Q1 3,791 1 0 263.8
2024 Q4 3,800 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,970 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,528 1 0 220.8
2024 Q1 3,954 4 1 1011.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2016 · 1 incident

2015 · 1 incident

August 1, 2015 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New NGC Incorporated · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Quarry Truck Driver had gone to Rotan Gin to check loaded weight of truck and trailer. He got out of his truck went to the window of the scale house to check weight; once checked he was going back to his truck and stepped off a raised concrete porch that was uneven lost his balance and fell to concrete hitting his knee.

2014 · 1 incident

November 20, 2014 TX · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New NGC Incorporated · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was walking around pick up truck, tripped on a dirt clod and to keep from falling he grabbed the tailgate and cut his left ring finger.

2013 · 1 incident

September 13, 2013 TX · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New NGC Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE slipped while going from steps of the loader to the steps of the truck causing him to hold on with one hand to prevent fall to ground. Resulting in hurting his shoulder.

2008 · 1 incident

June 28, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New NGC Incorporated · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee got off the scraper and was walking to the shop. He stated he stepped on a clod of dirt, twisted his knee and fell.

2007 · 1 incident

October 11, 2007 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer NONPOWERED HAULAGE
New NGC Incorporated · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Trailer bed was raised to disconnect it and when it was lowered again, employee had his hand on the trailer brace and his thumb was crushed.