Mining Incidents

Gordon Stone Company Metal/Non-Metal

Gordon, Palo Pinto County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4104716

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2013–2023
Latest incident
Mar 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
163
citations
48
significant & substantial
$53,362
proposed penalties
$45,480
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 22,816 5 1 219.1
2025 Q3 23,197 2 0 86.2
2025 Q2 22,802 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 23,104 3 0 129.8
2024 Q4 20,782 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 23,267 1 0 43.0
2024 Q2 23,583 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 20,512 2 0 97.5
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2023 · 1 incident

March 24, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gordon Stone Company LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Standing on rear bumper of service truck in muddy conditions: As they were stepping down foot slipped off and the struck something. (Employee unsure of what was struck). Causing injury to left pinky finger tip.

2020 · 1 incident

October 9, 2020 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gordon Stone Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The Miner, while working at chopper station #2, was shaping the rock and smashed EE's finger dismembering the tip of it.

2019 · 1 incident

September 18, 2019 TX · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Gordon Stone Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner attempted to remove a reservoir tip from a pneumatic grease gun without disconnecting the pressure hose first. The tip hit the miner in the lip causing a hole under the lower lip. There was no bone fracture or damage to para nasal sinuses. The miner took self to the emergency room. EE did not notify us until the day after the accident.

2017 · 1 incident

September 15, 2017 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gordon Stone Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner struck their own hand with hand maul, cutting finger, transverse fracture through the distal tuft of the distal phalanx of the thumb. Patient can return to work when they feel well enough to do so.

2016 · 1 incident

August 30, 2016 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gordon Stone Company LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner complained of left should hurting. Miner stated that is was a chronic condition. A second employee took the miner to Affordacare Urgent Care Facility in Stephenville, TX. Given OK to return to work on 9-1-2016 under light duty, no heavy lifting.

2015 · 2 incidents

July 15, 2015 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Gordon Stone Company LLC · Contact with heat

The miner suffered from extreme dehydration and muscular cramps. Heat and lack of hydration days before working that day are some of the contributing factors. The miner received care at a local hospital for dehydration (IV) and considerably helped with muscle cramps as well. The miner missed 2 full days per doctor's orders.

April 28, 2015 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Gordon Stone Company LLC · Struck against a moving object

operator was moving overburden with dozer and sustained back injury due to jarring of machine over rough terrain. Lower back pain from operating the machine for multiple hours. Minor injury with no impairment.

2013 · 1 incident

September 17, 2013 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gordon Stone Company LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was a mechanic at the mine. He was using a sledge hammer to install metal pins in the track of an excavator. After miss hitting the pin a small piece of metal from the pin broke off the pin and hit his leg. There was a small wound. He was taken to the hospital emergency room and received treatment. He was back to work the next day