Mining Incidents

Smith Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Zack Burkett III
Newcastle, Young County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4103876

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2016
Latest incident
Apr 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
106
citations
29
significant & substantial
$35,310
proposed penalties
$25,921
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 7,742 3 0 387.5
2025 Q3 7,692 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 7,348 5 1 680.5
2025 Q1 6,396 2 1 312.7
2024 Q4 6,743 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,334 3 1 409.1
2024 Q2 6,473 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 6,559 10 2 1524.6
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

April 22, 2016 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Zack Burkett Company · Fall from machine

Employee was going to measure a return roller on the conveyor belt to wash screen. Support on frame gave way causing employee to fall.

2008 · 2 incidents

December 19, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Zack Burkett Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was checking for an air leak on the front end loader. His left hand got caught between the service brake linkage and the parking brake linkage resulting in a mashed finger.

July 1, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Zack Burkett Company · Fall onto or against objects

Operator was climbing down from service area when his foot slipped on bottom rung of ladder causing him to hit his left side on the bumper of the truck.

2007 · 1 incident

March 27, 2007 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Zack Burkett Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was working on the dredge when a hose came loose and hit him on the left side of his upper body.

2002 · 1 incident

July 31, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Young County Sand & Gravel Limited · Struck by flying object

DIESEL TANK ON HILL, REFUELING SERVICE TRUCK TANK, HE FAILED TO RELEASE PRESSURE ON TANK BEFORE REMOVING CAP. FUEL CAP HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH, BUSTING LIP & KNOCKING OUT SOME TEETH.

2000 · 1 incident

October 9, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Young County Sand & Gravel Limited · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING UP SAFETY SIGN FOR MSHA. WAS PUSHING ON SIGN POST WHEN KNEE DISLOCATED.