Mining Incidents

Ellinger Plant #4 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Ronald W Klatt
Ellinger, Fayette County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4105491

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2024–2026
Latest incident
Apr 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2020
40
citations
12
significant & substantial
$10,544
proposed penalties
$8,249
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 15,625 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 15,306 2 0 130.7
2025 Q2 13,025 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 15,290 5 1 327.0
2024 Q4 15,004 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 13,247 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 16,407 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 16,153 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

5 on file

2026 · 1 incident

April 22, 2026 TX · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Aggregates, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While installing a guard cover on the #1 shaker motor, the cover dislodged pinching the miner's left hand. The miner pulled their hand from the pinch point revealing cuts and bruising to their pointer, middle, and ring fingers. Miner went to urgent care where the cuts were cleaned and glued shut. Miner then returned to shift.

2025 · 2 incidents

July 2, 2025 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Texas Aggregates, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

While performing maintenance on a WA500 Loader, employee's wrench slipped off a drain plug, causing them to twist their back and pinch a nerve. They declined immediate medical attention but visited a doctor the following Monday. Employee was prescribed a muscle relaxer and is currently off duty recovering

June 30, 2025 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Texas Aggregates, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Miner removed hard hat to check for a problem on main stacker feed belt when hard hat would not fit, when getting out, miner stood and hit EE's head on channel iron. Another EE checked cut and recommended urgent care. 4 staples where used to close wound. No duty restrictions recommended by medical professionals.

2024 · 2 incidents

June 22, 2024 TX · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Texas Aggregates, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While lifting screens to the top of shaker #2 by Skytrack Forklift, Operator lost communication with EE and continued forward. EE became pinned between the forklift and load, and the headbox resulting in injury to the face and hands as EE attempted to stop the motion. Operator was told to back up and EE was unpinned and immediate first aid was applied.

January 11, 2024 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Texas Aggregates, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was closing cab door to the equipment when a gust of wind closed the door hard squeezing EE's left thumb in the door.