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Portable #4 Metal/Non-Metal

United Materials, LLP · Surface

Controlled by GMS Inc; David Shoup

Caprock, Lea County, NM · Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 2902426

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 1
Years on record: 2017
Latest incident: Dec 2017

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2012

citations

significant & substantial

$3,582

proposed penalties

$3,582

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	3,400	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	10	3	0	300000.0
2022 Q1	682	0	0	0.0
2021 Q4	1,936	0	0	0.0
2019 Q3	282	0	0	0.0
2019 Q2	10	2	0	200000.0
2019 Q1	1,365	0	0	0.0
2018 Q4	1,460	1	1	684.9

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2017 · 1 incident

December 21, 2017 NM · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

United Materials, LLP · Struck against stationary object

While tightening a lug nut on the HSI crusher, the wrench slipped causing their hand to come in contact with a metal plate resulting in a fairly deep cut on the thumb of the right hand.