Mining Incidents

River Bend Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Knife River Corporation
Bryan, Brazos County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4102639

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2008–2018
Latest incident
Jun 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
102
citations
22
significant & substantial
$12,897
proposed penalties
$11,426
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
2023 Q2 205 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 42 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,077 2 0 1857.0
2022 Q2 536 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 905 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 7,603 2 0 263.1
2021 Q3 966 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 628 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

6 on file

2018 · 1 incident

June 12, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Knife River Corporation-South · Struck against a moving object

When returning to the excavator to be loaded the Articulating Truck ran through a wet area of the haul road under repair causing the driver to bounce upward and landing back into EE's seat abruptly resulting in injuring EE's lower back.

2015 · 1 incident

September 17, 2015 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River Corporation-South · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping remove a barbwire fence and cut his finger on one of the barbs. The cut required 5 stitches and the employee was released and could report back to work.

2014 · 1 incident

April 2, 2014 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knife River Corporation-South · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ( Plant Operator ) was using a razor knife to cut a piece of rubber belting when the knife came in contact with his left thigh.

2011 · 1 incident

April 30, 2011 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Knife River Corporation-South · Fall from machine

EE had just finished fueling the EQ. when he laid the hose/nozzle down to climb down from the machine. As he put the nozzle down he stepped on it and it slipped out from under his foot causing him to fall. EE fell to the ground and landed on his stomach.

2008 · 2 incidents

January 11, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Knife River Corporation-South · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Working on pre-screen that was deenergized, removing mud buildup from the belt. The belt rolled and caught right hand (last two finger tips) between belt and roller. Worker had gloves on.