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Veritas Sand Metal/Non-Metal

Veritas Sand Mining LLC · Surface

Controlled by James Cashion; Daniel Huber

Kermit, Winkler County, TX · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4105755

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 1
Years on record: 2024
Latest incident: May 2024

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2024

citations

significant & substantial

$957

proposed penalties

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
2024 Q4	0	0	0
2024 Q3	0	1	0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2024 · 1 incident

May 16, 2024 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER

Unknown operator · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

All indications point to massive heart attack. The Cat 745 truck veered more than 140 ft off of a flat roadway before going through a berm on a 4 ft ledge. Awaiting autopsy results. Employee was found unresponsive. Was determined MSHA jurisdiction on 05/22/24 MSHA investigators were on scene.