Mining Incidents

MARTIN QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

J R Thompson Inc · Surface
Controlled by John R Thompson
St. Jo, Montague County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4103014

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2003–2016
Latest incident
Jun 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
158
citations
46
significant & substantial
$49,713
proposed penalties
$49,713
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 2,753 7 2 2542.7
2025 Q3 2,619 1 0 381.8
2025 Q2 2,814 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,534 1 1 394.6
2024 Q4 2,753 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,035 2 0 659.0
2024 Q2 2,870 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,636 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

2016 · 1 incident

June 30, 2016 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
J R Thompson Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Had truck running, raised hood to check oil not paying attention put hand in, fan belt caught left middle finger tip.

2011 · 1 incident

December 2, 2011 TX · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J R Thompson Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Not paying attention slammed right thumb in door while closing it.

2010 · 1 incident

February 23, 2010 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J R Thompson Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee twisted his back while helping load a shot at the quarry. The impairment is unknown.

2008 · 1 incident

January 22, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
J R Thompson Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employees were standing on a loader bucket trying to free a conveyor head pully. The loader operator in error dumped the men off pinning one between the bucket and the conveyor. The injured employee was transported to the hospital and found to have no broken bones or internal injuries. Contributing factors were the cold wet weather and disregard of company policy.

2006 · 1 incident

December 6, 2006 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
J R Thompson Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE INSPECTING A GEAR REPAIR JOB DONE AM 12-06-06 ON A ROLL CRUSHER AN UNKNOWN OBJECT CAUGHT AND CRUSHED EMPLOYEES MIDDLE FINGER.

2003 · 2 incidents

December 8, 2003 TX · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J R Thompson Inc · Struck by flying object

WORKING AT THE SHOP WITH COWORKERS AND THE HEAD CAME OFF OF A SLEDGE HAMMER AND HIT HIM IN HIS HEAD.

January 30, 2003 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
J R Thompson Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A BELT, AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTLY HIT WRONG BUTTON AND TURNED THE ENGINE ON. THE BELT STARTED TURNING AND IT BROKE THE SKIN AND THE TIP OF THE MIDDLE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.