While moving forward, the operator dropped the bucket of the loader causing it to dig into the ground stopping the machine immediately. This caused the operator to hit the front windshield with their head cracking it. Due to having this incident, the operator is required to conduct a post-incident drug test and be seen medically, however the operator refused.
Lubbock County IRock Crusher Metal/Non-Metal
Lubbock County
· Surface
Controlled by
Lubbock County-TX
Smyer,
Hockley County,
TX
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4105575
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2022–2023
- Latest incident
- Mar 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2021
11
citations
0
significant & substantial
$1,548
proposed penalties
$1,548
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 | 2,191 | 1 | 0 | 456.4 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,976 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,897 | 2 | 0 | 1054.3 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,711 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 751 | 1 | 0 | 1331.6 |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,242 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,698 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,323 | 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
2 on file2023 · 1 incident
March 15, 2023
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Lubbock County · Struck against a moving object
2022 · 1 incident
January 19, 2022
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lubbock County · Fall onto or against objects
On 01/19/2022, EE was removing a plate under the crusher to clean it out due to crusher backing up with material. After removing all the bolts, the plate spilled open with material hitting EE in the chest. With the force of the material coming out of the crusher EE fell backwards landing against the wall of the clean out hole on EE's right arm and shoulder.