Mining Incidents

WHITNEY Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
Laguna Park, Bosque County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4103217

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Jan 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
98
citations
11
significant & substantial
$12,012
proposed penalties
$11,728
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 8,155 4 0 490.5
2025 Q3 8,000 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 8,154 3 0 367.9
2024 Q4 1,473 1 0 678.9
2024 Q2 8,095 3 1 370.6
2024 Q1 8,196 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 6,753 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,144 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

10 on file

2025 · 1 incident

January 2, 2025 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was lifting a gas cylinder bottle on the welding trailer. EE lost grip due to a light frost; the cylinder fell back into the mounting slot with EE's right hand positioned on the bottom end of the bottle to allow EE to guide it down. EE's finger was in-between the bottle and metal rack resulting in injury to the tip of EE's right Pinky Finger, needing 4 stitches.

2017 · 1 incident

April 6, 2017 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Aggregates LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

on 04/06/2017, the EE in question reported that they had hyperextended their right knee while relocating a pump but continued working unaffected by the incident. It was later determined that the EE had torn the ACL and Meniscus of the right knee. EE reported to work on restricted duty on 06/08/2017 following corrective procedure on the knee.

2013 · 1 incident

September 5, 2013 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanson Aggregates LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Abdominal hernia from pulling on a wrench. Employee received no medical treatment until 12/19/2013. Employee performed normal work duty, haul truck driver, until his surgery on 12/19/2013.

2011 · 1 incident

February 26, 2011 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Hanson Aggregates LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was cutting loose a grizzly when it shifted pushing him up against a support beam. Bruising to the neck, shoulder, and chest.

2007 · 1 incident

October 10, 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 falling object

He was removing a cutting edge on FEL and cutting edge fell on his right foot. Unit wheels chocked and bucket lowered onto jack stand 24 inches from floor. Bolts securing edge were cut and he used a hammer to remove edge. The edge dropped striking his safety toe shoe, which caused a laceration of his foot. Examined and bandaged, then transported to hospital. Treated, released.

2004 · 2 incidents

August 9, 2004 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanson Aggregates LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was removing large stones from the plant grizzley. He struck his left leg with a sledge hammer that he was using to dislodge the large stones. He suffered a contusion on the shin portion of his left leg.

April 6, 2004 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hanson Aggregates Central Inc · Fall onto or against objects

4/6/04, REPAIRING BEARING ON LOG WASHER AT PLANT. REPORTED INJURY TO PLANT MANAGER ON 4/9/04. REPORTED SLIPPED & FELL ACROSS LOG INSIDE THE LOG WASHER, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A CHAIN. EXAMINED BY DOCTOR ON 4/14/04, NO LOST TIME. RESTRICTED ONLY TO KNEELING OR SQUATTING. WEAR BRACE. FOLLOW-UP MRI ON 5/10/04, COMPLETE BED REST, NO WORK.

2002 · 1 incident

April 24, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hanson Aggregates Central Inc · Struck by falling object

OPERATOR WAS CHANGING IMPLEMENTS ON SKID LOADER FROM PALLET FORKS TO A UTILITY BUCKET FOR CLEANING PLANT. IT HAS 2 LEVERS THAT CAN LOCK THE BUCKET INTO PLACE. HE WAS SITTING IN OPERATOR'S SEAT & USED HIS RT FOOT TO PUSH LEVER TO LOCK BUCKET. HIS LT FOOT WAS IN SUPPORT ON PART OF THE FRAME, IT SLIPPED & LANDED ON PEDAL THAT LOWERED BOOM ONTO RT FOOT. CONTUSION OF RT FOOT.

2000 · 2 incidents

July 29, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tufco Ready Mix Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS REMOVING A PLASTIC TRASH CONTAINER FROM SHOP AREA. A RADIATOR COWLING FROM A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIR, WAS LAYING FLAT ON THE SHOP FLOOR. A GUARD FOR THE COWLI NG WAS LEANING ON THE COWLING. EE MOVED THE COWLING TO HAVE MORE ROOM TO MANEUVER THE TRASH CONTAINER. THE GUARD THEN FELL OVER ONTO THE EE'S RT. FOOT, BREAKING THE BIG TOE OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.

June 14, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tufco Ready Mix Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS ASSISTING IN LOADING A 15 GALLON DRUM OF OILINTO SERVICE TRUCK. AS HE AND ANOTHER WORKER LIFTED THE DRUM ONTO THE TRUCK TAILGATE, IT FELL CAUSING THE DRUM TO CUT HIS FINGER. THE TAILGATE LEGS WERE IN CONTACT WITH THE TRUCK BUMBER, BUT SLIPPED AND DRUM STARTED TO FALL OFF. HE STILL HAD HIS HAND UNDER THE DRUM WHICH CUT HIS FINGERAS IT STARTED TO FALL. 3 STICHES TO CLOSE WOUND.