Employee was operating articulated dump truck. The load was wider than the bed. They misjudged the width and struck a high voltage powerline pole. The pole broke overhead line fell onto truck. Before operator could get to fire extinguisher, fire was too large. Operator got scared and jumped from truck causing damage to their right ankle.
Gordon Limestone Metal/Non-Metal
Gordon Limestone Company, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Dean Whitlock; Willie Whitlock
Leuders,
Shackelford County,
TX
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4105534
Gordon Limestone has $33K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2022
- Latest incident
- Mar 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2020
69
citations
15
significant & substantial
$33,082
proposed penalties
$30,988
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,094 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2020
13
inspections on record
176
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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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.Rate withheld: 176 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Gordon Limestone has $33K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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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.$33K
proposed penalties
$33K
current assessed
$31K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
69 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 10,036 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 9,721 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 10,035 | 7 | 2 | 697.6 |
| 2025 Q1 | 9,940 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 9,525 | 9 | 2 | 944.9 |
| 2024 Q3 | 10,060 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 9,890 | 4 | 1 | 404.4 |
| 2024 Q1 | 12,917 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 9,855 | 12 | 0 | 1217.7 |
| 2023 Q3 | 9,760 | 10 | 3 | 1024.6 |
| 2023 Q2 | 9,870 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 8,800 | 10 | 5 | 1136.4 |
| 2022 Q4 | 8,710 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 11,204 | 4 | 1 | 357.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 10,084 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 9,135 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 9,735 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 9,040 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 8,500 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 4,150 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 1,420 | 4 | 1 | 2816.9 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2022 · 1 incident
March 29, 2022
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
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