Mining Incidents

North Amarillo Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by James E Holmes
Canyon, Tx., Potter County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4104615

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2009
Latest incident
Aug 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
99
citations
30
significant & substantial
$18,415
proposed penalties
$18,415
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 1,025 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,069 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 793 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,120 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 490 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 560 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,863 7 2 3757.4
2024 Q1 1,549 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

1 on file

2009 · 1 incident

August 13, 2009 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Holmes Construction Company LP · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE was running the button house when a big rock plungged the throat of the feeder. He attempted to break the rock with a 12# sledge hammer and pry with a bar to allow the rock a position where it would go on into the crusher.