Mining Incidents

New Braunfels Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

San Antonio, Comal County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4104264

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2001–2014
Latest incident
Mar 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
61
citations
11
significant & substantial
$13,286
proposed penalties
$12,791
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
2017 Q2 1,946 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 9,556 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 13,100 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 9,285 1 0 107.7
2016 Q2 7,433 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,008 2 1 1984.1
2015 Q4 27,337 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 29,056 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

11 on file

2014 · 1 incident

March 22, 2014 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Southwest, Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was taking off the wheel chock by sliding it off the holder; the weight of the falling chock hurt his shoulder.

2013 · 2 incidents

February 15, 2013 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Southwest, Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was adjusting V belts in the primary crusher. As he was holding the belt with his right hand and pulling the belt with his left hand, his leather glove was caught between the sheave. He injured his left hand ring finger.

2011 · 1 incident

October 27, 2011 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials Southwest, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing V belts on the primary crusher to replace with new ones. He was working on cutting the final belt on the motor. As he was holding the belt with his left hand and cutting with his right, his hand shifted, bringing it into the path of the razor knife. Employee cut through his leather glove and lacerated his left hand.

2010 · 1 incident

2005 · 1 incident

August 25, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Materials Southwest Ltd · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS BACKING HAUL UNIT UNDER LOADER TO BE LOADED WITH SHOT ROCK. AS HE NEARED THE LOADER, HIS BACK TIRE ROLLED ONTO A SLIGHTLY HIGHER SPOT ON THE PIT FLOOR. THIS CAUSED HIS BED TO TILT UP HITTING LOADER ARM. HE RECEIVED STRAIN TO NECK/SHOULDER ARE. WAS 1ST AID(AND DR'S 1ST AID) UNTIL 10/13 WHEN HE BEGAN MEDICAL TREATMENT(PHYSICAL THERAPY)

2002 · 3 incidents

October 20, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Southwest Ltd · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS CLSING DOORS UNDER RAILCAR AND PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN METAL BAR AND CAR.

May 9, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Southwest Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WRAPPING UP HOSE ON PRESSURE WASHER, WHICH HE HAD TURNED OFF. HE ACCIDENTILLY SQUEEZED TRIGGER & SPRAYED HAND.

January 14, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Materials Southwest Ltd · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING FRONT END LOADER, MACHINE SHIFTED, ELBOW HIT AGAINST INSIDE OF CAB FRACTURING ELBOW.

2001 · 2 incidents

August 9, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Southwest Ltd · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ADJUSTING BELTS ON PULLY AND PINCHED RIGHT LITTLE FINGER. WENT TO DOCTOR TO GET TOPICAL OINTMENT. DID NOT KEEP FINGER CLEAN, INFECTED. HAD TO TAKE ORAL ANTIBIOTIC. NO LOST TIME, NO RESTRICTED DUTY.