Mining Incidents

TEXASTONE QUARRIES LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Texastone Quarries · Surface
Controlled by Gregory L Osterhout
Big Springs, Tx., Glasscock County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4103795

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2005–2023
Latest incident
Jul 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
92
citations
13
significant & substantial
$17,496
proposed penalties
$17,496
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 4,814 4 1 830.9
2025 Q3 4,954 8 0 1614.9
2025 Q2 682 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 4,051 1 0 246.9
2024 Q4 3,353 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,870 8 1 4278.1
2024 Q2 5,254 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 4,822 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

4 on file

2023 · 1 incident

July 21, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Texastone Quarries · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employees were taking a bar off of a quarry saw to be changed out. The injured employee was holding the bar and another employee was driving the loader. As EE advanced in the loader, EE didn't lift the forks up as EE approached so IE's hand was caught between the bar and the forks of the loader.

2016 · 1 incident

January 29, 2016 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Texastone Quarries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was shoveling dirt/dust from the bottom of a limestone block on the opposite side of the block that the saw was cutting. The blade had cut approx. 10" down when the employee brought shovel up under the saw blade. The blade extends approx 4" to the other side of the block (where employee was shoveling). Employee has a fracture and laceration.

2005 · 2 incidents

August 29, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texastone Quarries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee picked up hose to move to other side of tracks. When he tossed the hose over, he felt wire hit on his right ring finger & instead of letting go of the hose, he held onto the hose because he felt something pulling on his skin. After looking at the area he saw a piece of wire stuck into his right ring finger.

February 15, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Texastone Quarries · Struck against a moving object

Employee was sitting in a parked truck with trailer attached when another truck with attached trailer hit him from the rear. Employee's left shoulder and forearm, left rib area and lower right arm were injured. Both haulers were empty.