Mining Incidents

Liberty Materials Moss Hill Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Moss Hill, Liberty County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4104792

Liberty Materials Moss Hill Plant has $65K in proposed MSHA penalties and $914 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2011–2025
Latest incident
Jul 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
105
citations
27
significant & substantial
$64,650
proposed penalties
$63,674
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $976 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
36
inspections on record
542
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: 542 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Liberty Materials Moss Hill Plant has $65K in proposed MSHA penalties and $914 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.
$65K
proposed penalties
$65K
current assessed
$64K
paid to date
$914
outstanding
102 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-15.
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 10,184 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 9,453 2 0 211.6
2025 Q2 9,920 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 10,620 3 0 282.5
2024 Q4 9,255 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 8,499 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 12,257 7 5 571.1
2024 Q1 13,589 3 0 220.8
Show 57 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 15,367 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 13,493 3 0 222.3
2023 Q2 14,687 3 0 204.3
2023 Q1 14,751 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 13,476 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 16,399 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 12,551 4 2 318.7
2022 Q1 12,509 5 0 399.7
2021 Q4 13,741 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 12,563 3 1 238.8
2021 Q2 12,497 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 11,788 3 0 254.5
2020 Q4 14,465 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 13,622 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 12,565 2 0 159.2
2020 Q1 19,362 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 19,173 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 18,054 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 16,117 5 1 310.2
2019 Q1 15,413 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 13,603 3 1 220.5
2018 Q3 14,486 3 1 207.1
2018 Q2 18,294 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 16,695 4 0 239.6
2017 Q4 14,515 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 14,136 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 16,706 4 0 239.4
2017 Q1 17,388 1 0 57.5
2016 Q4 13,840 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 12,729 3 1 235.7
2016 Q2 11,023 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 13,168 2 2 151.9
2015 Q4 15,512 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 15,886 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 7,810 8 5 1024.3
2015 Q1 7,887 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 8,507 7 0 822.9
2014 Q3 6,951 4 1 575.5
2014 Q2 6,983 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 6,363 1 1 157.2
2013 Q4 5,834 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 5,974 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,425 1 1 226.0
2013 Q1 4,449 3 0 674.3
2012 Q4 4,773 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 5,382 1 0 185.8
2012 Q2 6,710 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 5,471 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 11,774 2 0 169.9
2011 Q2 8,309 1 0 120.4
2011 Q1 6,909 2 2 289.5
2010 Q4 7,394 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 5,065 4 0 789.7
2010 Q2 7,205 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 5,134 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 5,739 5 3 871.2
2009 Q3 2,007 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2025 · 1 incident

July 25, 2025 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Liberty Materials Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was weed-eating near the scrap metal storage area. EE tripped and cut EE's right palm on an aluminum truck fender. The laceration was sutured closed.

2023 · 1 incident

June 26, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Liberty Materials Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee was performing maintenance on a front wheel loader engine bay. EE lost balance and fell ~4ft to the shop floor. EE's right ring finger was dislocated and the Sacrum bone was cracked.

2022 · 1 incident

March 29, 2022 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Liberty Materials Inc. · Unclassified, insufficient data

A Customer truck driver pulled over onsite complaining of extreme fatigue, trouble breathing, and feeling sick. 911 was called and EMS arrived on scene to take the driver to the hospital.

2017 · 1 incident

April 10, 2017 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Liberty Materials Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

rough waters/wind caused a work boat to slam against the dredge pipe + Pontoon while employees were working on extending the dredgeline. Employee's finger was slammed between the boat edge & pipe. This acutely fractured employee's second distal phalanx of the index finger & caused some small tissue damage.

2011 · 1 incident

February 21, 2011 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Liberty Materials Inc. · Fall from machine

The mechanic was under the bulldozer looking for an oil leak. He then tried to get out from between the blade and the machine. His left foot slipped off the track. He landed on uneven ground breaking his left leg.

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The full compliance file on Liberty Materials Moss Hill Plant

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