RS Materials Group, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Tip of employee's index finger was pinched between 2 pieces of limestone while palletizing brick-sized chopped limestone.
Rock Solid Stone Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
Hill Country Quarry Investments, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
David Rollen; Jon Dyck
Florence,
Bell County,
TX
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4104642
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2007–2011
- Latest incident
- May 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
139
citations
37
significant & substantial
$44,537
proposed penalties
$39,192
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 | 33,340 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 34,450 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 32,828 | 2 | 0 | 60.9 |
| 2025 Q1 | 30,503 | 4 | 0 | 131.1 |
| 2024 Q4 | 32,623 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 32,442 | 9 | 0 | 277.4 |
| 2024 Q2 | 32,069 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 21,561 | 5 | 0 | 231.9 |
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 file2011 · 1 incident
2009 · 1 incident
June 29, 2009
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rock Solid Stone Quarry LLC · Struck by falling object
The miner was working as a catcher on the hydrolic stone splitter. He had caught a rock and as he was moving his hands away the next rock was split leaving the blade in a straight out manner instead of falling down. The rock struck the miners finger requiring 12 stitches.
2008 · 1 incident
January 4, 2008
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rock Solid Stone Quarry LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
After loading shots, he took a break, got up and low back began to hurt.
2007 · 3 incidents
November 29, 2007
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rock Solid Stone Quarry LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The employee stepped of a Ditchwitch 8020 rock saw and twisted his ankle when he touched the ground. EE was off work until 12-3-2007. When he came back, staff looked at his ankle and directed him to go to the emergency clinic right away. The ankle was x-rayed and found to be broken. EE was casted and sent home.
August 10, 2007
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer
MACHINERY
Rock Solid Stone Quarry LLC · Fall from machine
EE the night shift rock saw operator was driving the rock saw out of the pit when he accidentaly kicked the gear shift out of gear and the vehicle rolled backwards tipping off a 2 foot shelf of rock and throwing him to the ground. He was taken to the Hospital and it was determined there was no serious injuries.
May 13, 2007
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer
POWERED HAULAGE
Rock Solid Stone Quarry LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee received two broken fingers as a result of rock that had been wet saw cut shifting when the loader hit the stack of slabs from the other end of the wet saw.