Mining Incidents

MOBILE CR #3210 Metal/Non-Metal

New Braunfels, Comal County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4103883

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2009–2026
Latest incident
Apr 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
145
citations
35
significant & substantial
$48,415
proposed penalties
$46,470
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 11,837 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 12,933 6 2 463.9
2025 Q2 11,859 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 10,547 1 0 94.8
2024 Q4 11,262 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 11,224 1 1 89.1
2024 Q2 11,644 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 12,001 4 0 333.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2026 · 2 incidents

April 27, 2026 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dean Word Company Ltd · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was using a shovel and strained EE's shoulder.

January 19, 2026 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dean Word Company Ltd · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was trying to move a rock at the crusher and mashed left middle finger between two rocks.

2024 · 2 incidents

August 7, 2024 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dean Word Company Ltd · Struck by flying object

EE using hammer to drive in track link pin. A piece of the pin hit the employee in thew right leg.

March 27, 2024 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dean Word Company Ltd · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was standing inside the handrails of a catwalk pulling on a wrench. The wrench slipped off and EE fell onto the catwalk and injured EE's shoulder/arm.

2019 · 2 incidents

September 16, 2019 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dean Word Company Ltd · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee sustained a same level fall and hit EE's knee resulting in a contusion to the knee.

January 30, 2019 TX · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dean Word Company Ltd · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was swinging a hammer overhead to vibrate a bin to loosen material and strained shoulder.

2011 · 2 incidents

July 27, 2011 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dean Word Company Ltd · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was unloading a metal fabricated box at the crusher wash plant when the load shifted causing him to trip/fall. His foot landed awkwardly on a rock and resulting in a sprain to his right ankle.

January 10, 2011 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dean Word Company Ltd · Fall from machine

Employee was working on the crusher tightening bolts, when he lost his footing and fell, resulting in a chest/shoulder strain. He refused treatment on the date of injury but requested treatment later on 1/18. The doctor evaluated the employee and released him to full duty.

2010 · 1 incident

August 5, 2010 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dean Word Company Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using box cutters to cut a belt. The knife slipped and struck the employee's forearm.

2009 · 1 incident

June 30, 2009 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dean Word Company Ltd · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was placing beams on a slab at well #3. The sling slipped off the hook and pinched the employee's finger. This resulted in an avulsion to his left index finger requiring 11 sutures.