Mining Incidents

JW Thomas; Travis Thomas; John Thomas controller

MSHA controller ID: 0176401

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2024–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2023
15
citations
4
significant & substantial
$103,425
proposed penalties
$3,537
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2025
1 (1f)
2024
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
January 3, 2025 TX · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
WES AGG, LLC · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

Trench was dug to repair drain pipe. No sloping or shoring protection system was in place. Trench was approximately 10 foot deep and 8 foot wide. Side wall collapsed and crushed worker.