Megasand Enterprises, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was changing out bolts when the impact gun twisted striking right thumb.
MineralTech Gulf Coast Abrasives, LLC Metal/Non-Metal
MineralTech Gulf Coast Abrasives, LLC
· Surface
Highlands,
Harris County,
TX
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4103973
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2015–2020
- Latest incident
- Jul 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
158
citations
53
significant & substantial
$52,000
proposed penalties
$42,948
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 | 4,845 | 1 | 1 | 206.4 |
| 2025 Q3 | 5,448 | 2 | 0 | 367.1 |
| 2025 Q2 | 5,314 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 5,407 | 1 | 1 | 184.9 |
| 2024 Q4 | 5,144 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 5,144 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 6,229 | 1 | 0 | 160.5 |
| 2024 Q1 | 3,851 | 1 | 0 | 259.7 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2020 · 1 incident
2015 · 2 incidents
December 17, 2015
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Megasand Enterprises, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Worker had his right thumb smashed after unbolting a vertical pipe, approximately 6" in diameter by 4' in length. The employee was holding the pipe while another unbolted it. He lost control of the pipe after the last nut was unbolted and his thumb was caught between the pipe and the railing on the catwalk.
August 16, 2015
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Megasand Enterprises, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee went offsite with a supervisor to retrieve two 50 gallon barrels. Once at the location the employee jumped a fence once to retrieve the barrels and hand them over the fence to his supervisor. When they were done with the barrels the employee jumped back over the fence (approximately 4.5" tall) and fell forward onto the ground, landing on his right wrist.