Mining Incidents

Smithson Valley Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

San Antonio, Bexar County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4104108

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2003–2005
Latest incident
Jul 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
82
citations
27
significant & substantial
$83,246
proposed penalties
$8,337
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 1,974 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,093 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,398 1 0 294.3
2025 Q1 2,910 1 0 343.6
2024 Q4 3,327 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,707 1 0 269.8
2024 Q2 4,189 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,971 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

2 on file

2005 · 1 incident

July 7, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Olmos Contracting 1, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

EE TRIPPED ON THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE TRUCK WEIGH SCALE, AS HE EXITED THE SCALE HOUSE. HE STUCK OUT HIS LEFT HAND TO CATCH HIMSELF. HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT IN THE GAP BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE BOTTOM OF THE HOOD. A SMALL ROUND PIECE OF GLASS LACERATED HIS HAND, REQUIRING SUTURES

2003 · 1 incident

August 12, 2003 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Olmos Contracting 1, LLC · Struck by falling object

EE WAS HELPING UNLOAD A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND RELEASED TY DOWN. CHAINS BEFORE ATTACHING LIFTING DEVICES. FOOT WAS UNDER EQUIPMENT AND EQUIPMENT SLIPPED, PINNING FOOT UNDER IT.