Mining Incidents

DC Caliche LLC Metal/Non-Metal

DC Caliche LLC · Surface
CANYON, Randall County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4105302

DC Caliche LLC 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
2
Years on record
2022–2026
Latest incident
Mar 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2017
70
citations
12
significant & substantial
$15,772
proposed penalties
$15,772
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2017
22
inspections on record
400
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 400 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

DC Caliche LLC has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$16K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
70 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 41,160 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 29,700 2 0 67.3
2025 Q2 24,500 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 25,200 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 18,720 1 0 53.4
2024 Q3 13,920 1 0 71.8
2024 Q2 13,760 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 10,720 5 2 466.4
Show 25 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 10,890 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 12,400 5 1 403.2
2023 Q2 11,895 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 10,790 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 13,488 4 0 296.6
2022 Q3 16,550 3 1 181.3
2022 Q2 13,920 17 3 1221.3
2022 Q1 18,480 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 16,524 5 0 302.6
2021 Q3 10,071 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 7,200 3 1 416.7
2021 Q1 6,360 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 5,112 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,474 3 2 1212.6
2020 Q2 278 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 295 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 195 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 667 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,084 2 0 1845.0
2019 Q1 1,427 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,059 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,710 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,308 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 805 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,020 3 0 1485.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2026 · 1 incident

March 24, 2026 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
DC Caliche LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee wasn't feeling well went to car and tried to leave other employee stopped EE to check on EE. figured out EE was having a heart attack pulled EE out Checked Vitals found no pulse and started CPR on EE. Employee called 911 and MSHA. EMS Arrived on location. and took EE to the hospital.

2022 · 1 incident

September 13, 2022 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
DC Caliche LLC · Struck by powered moving object

Mechanic was working on CAT365 to repair lines. Lifted bucket to make sure lines did not kink and bucket lost pressure and swung and hit mechanic in back knocking EE down.

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