Mining Incidents

United Salt Hockley, LLC operator

Controlled by Texas United Corp
MSHA operator ID: 0135693
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
39
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2014–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2014
289
citations
65
significant & substantial
$138,700
proposed penalties
$104,196
paid to date
75% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $34,504 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2014
77
inspections on record
4,412
inspection hours
6.6
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.
289 citations across 4,412 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$100K
proposed penalties
$92K
current assessed
$92K
paid to date
$418
outstanding
278 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2025
3
2024
3
2023
2
2022
1
2021
3
2020
4
2019
2
2018
5
2017
1
2016
1
2015
5
2014
9 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
September 26, 2014 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
United Salt Hockley, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The accident occurred while performing maintenance on a forklift. Injury occurred when the forklift apparently moved, crushing the miner between forklift and wooden support column. Specific details are currently under investigation.

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