While maintenance on the stabilizer bracket for 6A Head pulley gearbox at the dry plant miner #1 removed the bolt off the stabilizer bracket, once the bolt was removed the gear box motor abruptly turned ultimately stopping at the structure I-Beam below. Miner #1 right hand was stuck in between the gear box motor and the I-Beam
Burleson Sand Metal/Non-Metal
Burleson Sand has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2019–2023
- Latest incident
- Jan 2023
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Burleson Sand has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 35,623 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 33,813 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 24,683 | 6 | 1 | 243.1 |
| 2025 Q1 | 22,190 | 8 | 2 | 360.5 |
| 2024 Q3 | 19,885 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 18,882 | 12 | 6 | 635.5 |
| 2024 Q1 | 23,390 | 7 | 1 | 299.3 |
| 2023 Q4 | 22,117 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q3 | 26,808 | 1 | 0 | 37.3 |
| 2023 Q2 | 36,358 | 3 | 0 | 82.5 |
| 2023 Q1 | 34,270 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 35,464 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 42,822 | 1 | 0 | 23.4 |
| 2022 Q2 | 43,066 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 28,192 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 26,662 | 2 | 1 | 75.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 14,162 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 2,167 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 843 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 12,304 | 1 | 0 | 81.3 |
| 2020 Q3 | 8,851 | 3 | 0 | 338.9 |
| 2020 Q2 | 14,664 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 58,049 | 1 | 0 | 17.2 |
| 2019 Q4 | 56,310 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 68,578 | 2 | 2 | 29.2 |
| 2019 Q2 | 57,041 | 1 | 0 | 17.5 |
| 2019 Q1 | 38,517 | 2 | 0 | 51.9 |
| 2018 Q4 | 26,748 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
4 on file2023 · 1 incident
2022 · 1 incident
While replacing the wiper on DC 6A, Miner #1 cut 95% of the shaft and made decision to kick the shaft to break it. Miner #2 outside of the chute/guard section was holding the shaft to stop it from falling, when miner #1 kicked the wiper shaft it caused the shaft to abruptly move consequently pinching miner #2 Right thump between the guard/chute and the wiper shaft.
2019 · 2 incidents
While removing the tail section door from belt elevator 6, the employee working the manual chain hoist placed EE's hand approx. 1 ft below the chain on the support structure of the elevator. The door shifted causing temporary slack in the chain which caused the chain to shift down and ultimately pinching the employees left thumb between the chain hoist and the elevator structure.
At approx. 8:45 PM on 06/07/2019, employee suffered a left radial styloid facture due to a fall from a conveyor belt.
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