RS Materials Group, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Tip of employee's index finger was pinched between 2 pieces of limestone while palletizing brick-sized chopped limestone.
Rock Solid Stone Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
Hill Country Quarry Investments, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
David Rollen; Jon Dyck
Florence,
Bell County,
TX
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4104642
Rock Solid Stone Quarry has $45K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2007–2011
- Latest incident
- May 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
139
citations
37
significant & substantial
$44,537
proposed penalties
$39,192
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,345 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
61
inspections on record
990
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: 990 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Rock Solid Stone Quarry has $45K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 4 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.$45K
proposed penalties
$40K
current assessed
$39K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
139 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-03.
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 | 33,340 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 34,450 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 32,828 | 2 | 0 | 60.9 |
| 2025 Q1 | 30,503 | 4 | 0 | 131.1 |
| 2024 Q4 | 32,623 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 32,442 | 9 | 0 | 277.4 |
| 2024 Q2 | 32,069 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 21,561 | 5 | 0 | 231.9 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 29,276 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 28,994 | 3 | 0 | 103.5 |
| 2023 Q2 | 21,010 | 4 | 1 | 190.4 |
| 2023 Q1 | 27,857 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 32,287 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 31,578 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 26,521 | 6 | 1 | 226.2 |
| 2022 Q1 | 20,313 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 25,171 | 7 | 3 | 278.1 |
| 2021 Q3 | 20,793 | 1 | 0 | 48.1 |
| 2021 Q2 | 22,880 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 22,707 | 4 | 2 | 176.2 |
| 2020 Q4 | 25,010 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 21,912 | 2 | 2 | 91.3 |
| 2020 Q2 | 21,610 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 20,501 | 5 | 2 | 243.9 |
| 2019 Q4 | 17,298 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 23,028 | 1 | 0 | 43.4 |
| 2019 Q2 | 22,418 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 19,905 | 3 | 1 | 150.7 |
| 2018 Q4 | 15,823 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 17,038 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 16,581 | 7 | 2 | 422.2 |
| 2018 Q1 | 17,264 | 3 | 1 | 173.8 |
| 2017 Q4 | 18,383 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 18,735 | 2 | 0 | 106.8 |
| 2017 Q2 | 20,855 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 20,839 | 3 | 0 | 144.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 19,292 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 23,814 | 5 | 3 | 210.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 21,479 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 20,412 | 4 | 2 | 196.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 20,662 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 23,830 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 27,834 | 1 | 1 | 35.9 |
| 2015 Q1 | 24,581 | 4 | 1 | 162.7 |
| 2014 Q4 | 25,770 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 25,609 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 24,772 | 5 | 0 | 201.8 |
| 2014 Q1 | 20,676 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 20,605 | 4 | 2 | 194.1 |
| 2013 Q3 | 25,025 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 25,600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 22,286 | 3 | 1 | 134.6 |
| 2012 Q4 | 17,876 | 4 | 2 | 223.8 |
| 2012 Q3 | 19,066 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 19,561 | 2 | 1 | 102.2 |
| 2012 Q1 | 15,830 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 13,738 | 5 | 1 | 364.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 16,283 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 14,748 | 6 | 0 | 406.8 |
| 2011 Q1 | 10,967 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 12,063 | 5 | 1 | 414.5 |
| 2010 Q3 | 10,705 | 2 | 1 | 186.8 |
| 2010 Q2 | 13,050 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 10,937 | 3 | 2 | 274.3 |
| 2009 Q4 | 10,255 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 10,496 | 3 | 0 | 285.8 |
| 2009 Q2 | 11,905 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 10,057 | 1 | 0 | 99.4 |
| 2008 Q4 | 14,637 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 18,573 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 20,571 | 1 | 0 | 48.6 |
| 2008 Q1 | 17,746 | 2 | 0 | 112.7 |
| 2007 Q4 | 19,530 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 23,174 | 7 | 4 | 302.1 |
| 2007 Q2 | 24,611 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 21,660 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 12,815 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file2011 · 1 incident
2009 · 1 incident
June 29, 2009
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rock Solid Stone Quarry LLC · Struck by falling object
The miner was working as a catcher on the hydrolic stone splitter. He had caught a rock and as he was moving his hands away the next rock was split leaving the blade in a straight out manner instead of falling down. The rock struck the miners finger requiring 12 stitches.
2008 · 1 incident
January 4, 2008
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rock Solid Stone Quarry LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
After loading shots, he took a break, got up and low back began to hurt.
2007 · 3 incidents
November 29, 2007
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rock Solid Stone Quarry LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The employee stepped of a Ditchwitch 8020 rock saw and twisted his ankle when he touched the ground. EE was off work until 12-3-2007. When he came back, staff looked at his ankle and directed him to go to the emergency clinic right away. The ankle was x-rayed and found to be broken. EE was casted and sent home.
August 10, 2007
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer
MACHINERY
Rock Solid Stone Quarry LLC · Fall from machine
EE the night shift rock saw operator was driving the rock saw out of the pit when he accidentaly kicked the gear shift out of gear and the vehicle rolled backwards tipping off a 2 foot shelf of rock and throwing him to the ground. He was taken to the Hospital and it was determined there was no serious injuries.
May 13, 2007
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer
POWERED HAULAGE
Rock Solid Stone Quarry LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee received two broken fingers as a result of rock that had been wet saw cut shifting when the loader hit the stack of slabs from the other end of the wet saw.
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