Mining Incidents

GARWOOD PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

Garwood, Colorado County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4102886

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2001–2023
Latest incident
May 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
123
citations
21
significant & substantial
$30,113
proposed penalties
$28,385
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 16,116 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 12,315 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,894 2 0 513.6
2025 Q1 18,857 2 0 106.1
2024 Q3 17,090 2 0 117.0
2024 Q2 16,730 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,605 9 5 2496.5
2023 Q3 3,882 1 0 257.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2023 · 1 incident

May 15, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal machinist HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Socket slipped off the allen head bolt and allowed forearm to hit the machining rail causing a cut. The cut was wrapped and employee was taken in to the doctor for 11 stitches. Dr report states: laceration without foreign bodies. Employee was medically released without restrictions, and returned to work.

2021 · 1 incident

May 17, 2021 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was stepping down off the ladder and slipped grabbing the handrail to break fall. This wrenched the employee's shoulder causing an injury. Oily residue was identified on the ladder.

2017 · 1 incident

February 17, 2017 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Technician was removing parking brake assembly from excavator final drive. Tech used a hydraulic press to release parking brake. When tech went to remove snap ring retaining brake piston, piston blew out of housing, piston contacted tech nose and injury resulted in fracture and stitches.

2014 · 1 incident

August 28, 2014 TX · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Fall from ladders

Employee was using an extension ladder in order to patch a hole on the sand screw chute. Ladder shifted and employee fell about 6ft on his right foot and broke heel bone on his foot.

2010 · 1 incident

May 21, 2010 TX · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Two employees were relocating a plastic water line in the field. One employee was on the ground directing the other employee in the loader. When the loader moved, the plastic pipe shifted striking the employee on the ground in the chest. He was taken to the local Hospital for observations.

2008 · 1 incident

December 2, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal rotary bucket excavator operator OTHER
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was changing bucket teeth on dragline, the weather was windy and his eye started to water, he rubbed his eyes with his sleeve and a particale went into his eye. He flushed his eye at the site and went to the clinic for observation.

2004 · 3 incidents

June 15, 2004 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Southwest Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Picked up cable loop to attached to pin on loader when small piece of wire punctured into employees left little (pinky) finger.

June 1, 2004 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials Southwest Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Doing Maintenance on screen replacing bearing housing, holding wrench on nut to back up while tightening bolts. When pulled wrench off nut, wrench struck employee on tooth chipping tooth.

March 27, 2004 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Martin Marietta Materials Southwest Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CUTTING STEEL CABLE ON GROUND, PIECE OF CABLE CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK EE ON HIS LOWER LIP. CAUSING LACERATION TO HIS LIP.

2002 · 1 incident

March 15, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Southwest Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REMOVING DRAG CABLE FROM DRUM TUGGER, CABLE CAME LOOSE STRIKING LEFT EYE WITH FORCE & THE TRAUMA CAUSED IMMEDIATE LOSS OF VISION. EYE SURGICALLY REMOVED. MEDICAL LOST TIME.

2001 · 1 incident