Mining Incidents

Moorhead Wet Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Conroe, Montgomery County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4105136

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2015–2025
Latest incident
Apr 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2015
63
citations
12
significant & substantial
$18,312
proposed penalties
$10,001
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 23,682 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 22,807 4 1 175.4
2025 Q2 22,137 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 19,109 5 2 261.7
2024 Q4 16,236 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 14,814 4 1 270.0
2024 Q2 13,859 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 16,510 2 0 121.1
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

2025 · 1 incident

April 26, 2025 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Liberty Materials, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was attaching a hose to a portable water pump used for drainage. They pinched right pinky with the hoses attachment cam-lock while locking in the hose. Bruising only.

2023 · 2 incidents

September 20, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Liberty Materials, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was installing a new track retainer pin on a CAT 349 Excavator. When hitting the pin with a sledgehammer a piece of the pin broke off and impacted the employees leg. This left a puncture wound on the employee right thigh.

February 14, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Liberty Materials, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee lost balance in the mud stepping off the ladder of a Articulated Haul Truck and strained Right Knee.

2021 · 1 incident

October 12, 2021 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Liberty Materials, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was working on CAT Excavator tracks attempting to reinsert a roller pin. While striking the pin with a hammer a sliver a metal broke off and enter EE's right calf. Metal was removed by emergency clinic and 10 stitches were given.

2019 · 1 incident

July 3, 2019 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Liberty Materials, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using pry bars to turn water pump sheaves in order to fit new belts between the fines recovery pumps and its motor. Employee's hand slipped off bar smashing EE's finger.

2017 · 2 incidents

July 19, 2017 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Liberty Materials, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Worker was attempting to weld on a piece of c-channel iron placed on a welding table. When leaning over they knocked the iron off the table and onto their right foot. The impact broke 2 bones in the arch of their foot.

April 20, 2017 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Liberty Materials, Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee was greasing excavator boom and slipped on the tracks. Employee hit employee's head on the tracks/ground and received a concussion.

2015 · 1 incident

September 14, 2015 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Liberty Materials, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was conducting maintenance on a dozer's tension idler. The idler was unknowingly under pressure and when the mechanic began removing the bolts holding the idler in place the idler broke loose and struck the mechanic. The idler fractured the knuckle on his right pinky finger and the area of the skull above his right eye.