Mining Incidents

Burnet Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
Burnet, Burnet County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4100066

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2001–2024
Latest incident
Jan 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
136
citations
18
significant & substantial
$48,369
proposed penalties
$40,607
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 13,106 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,770 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,561 4 0 2562.5
2025 Q1 11,206 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 6,955 3 0 431.3
2024 Q3 7,595 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,851 5 0 854.6
2023 Q4 19,438 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2024 · 1 incident

January 23, 2024 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC · Struck by falling object

Screen #4 side entry portal broke at the hinges while two employees were closing the port. The door fell on one employee right hand, resulting in a fracture to the right index finger.

2023 · 1 incident

May 21, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

An employee's left hand became lodged between the rotating pulley and the gear box shaft on radial stacker

2022 · 1 incident

November 4, 2022 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was changing out a screen at the Wet Station and loss EE's balance and fell causing lacerations to the back of the head. Employee was placed on restrictions and received three staples making this incident an MTI.

2019 · 1 incident

July 15, 2019 TX · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker MACHINERY
Hanson Aggregates, LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE was working on closing a lid on a VSI Crusher when it became stuck on descent. EE states they placed hand between lid slot and ear for the lid as they were asking the operator to raise stop and raise the lid. The lid released unexpectedly causing the EE's left middle and ring fingertips to be severed.

2007 · 2 incidents

February 16, 2007 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanson Aggregates, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was making a cut on a 36" wide piece of conveyor belt when the knife slipped out of the belt and cut his right hand below the thumb

January 26, 2007 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Aggregates, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping change out jaw dies in the # 1 jaw. They were in the process of taking out the cheek plate when the pad eye that was welded to the plate broke out and struck employee on his right cheek.

2006 · 2 incidents

November 4, 2006 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Aggregates, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee was lifting up a metal screen to hand to another employee.

August 2, 2006 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Hanson Aggregates, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Flat bar, employee was attempting to weld, shifted away from him and employee jerked back and hit his left elbow on T-Bar.

2005 · 2 incidents

October 29, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hanson Aggregates, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Was operating loader and the air conditioner was not working, reached up to vent and two finger were suck up causing laceration on two right index fingers

October 5, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hanson Aggregates, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was welding in shop, he laid down T-Bar on floor, turned around and tripped over T-Bar and fell onto left elbow.

2003 · 1 incident

December 29, 2003 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Aggregates Central Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKING ON GRIZZLY BAR #2 JAW, LAID GRIZZLY BAR ON CATWALK & WORKER WENT TO PLACE ANGLE IRON UNDERNEATH THE BAR. AT THAT TIME CHAIN GAVE WAY & HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN GRIZZLY BAR & IRON.

2002 · 1 incident

July 10, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Aggregates Central Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE INJURED TURN TO LIFT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER OFF BRACKET WITH RIGHT HAND AND FELT A PULL IN HIS CHEST. HE THEN STARTED COMPLAINING OF CHEST PAINS. HE TOLD SUPERVISOR AND EMS WAS CALLED IMMEDIA TELY CAUSE THEY THOUGHT INJURED PARTY WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK.

2001 · 1 incident

May 14, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Aggregates Central Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER BIN LOADING 1" MATERIAL. HE WAS HOLDING ON TO I-BEAM AS HE PULLED LEVER TO LOAD TRUCK. THE WEIGHT OF MATERIAL CAUSED TRUCK BED TO LEAN CAUSING HIS HAND TO GET PINNED BETWEEN BED AND I-BEAM. HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WAS CUT.