Mining Incidents

BRAZOS RIVER PIT Metal/Non-Metal

A-Rock Materials · Surface
Slaton, Garza County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103260

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2002–2009
Latest incident
Apr 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
138
citations
40
significant & substantial
$89,895
proposed penalties
$73,163
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
2013 Q4 601 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,034 17 5 4214.2
2013 Q2 3,369 3 1 890.5
2013 Q1 3,850 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 4,617 8 4 1732.7
2012 Q3 4,432 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,518 4 1 885.3
2012 Q1 4,150 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

5 on file

2009 · 1 incident

April 13, 2009 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A-Rock Materials · Struck against stationary object

Pushing dirt into pit area with Dozer. Dirt fell inside frame & Motor. Stopped to remove dirt, cut middle finger on right hand.

2008 · 1 incident

October 14, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A-Rock Materials · Struck against stationary object

Servicing equipment, hit forehead on part of truck at about 1100.He called EE,EE asked him how he was.EE said fine didn't need to go to the doctor. Our Supt.called EE about 2:00 PM from Garza County Health Clinic .He said EE was servicing loader and raised up and hit his back. Our supt. took him for medical treatment.

2007 · 1 incident

July 24, 2007 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A-Rock Materials · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee lifted a rock off the grizzley causing lower back pain.

2006 · 1 incident

July 12, 2006 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
A-Rock Materials · Struck against stationary object

Employee was asked to pull up, the dump truck started rolling forward, EE tried to put the truck in reverse, hit the brakes, jumped out of the dump truck. Medical Examination and testing revealed only bruises. Excused from work 7/12/2006 through 7/15/2006. Released to return to work on 7/16/2006.

2002 · 1 incident

August 3, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A-Rock Materials · Struck by falling object

WORKING ON TRUCK UNDOING U-BOLT PART OF TRUCK CAME LOOSE-FELL ON HIS UPPER TOP OF HIP BONE RIGHT SIDE FRACTURED RIGHT HIP BONE TEST RUN AT HOME.