Mining Incidents

West Amarillo Sand & Gravel Metal/Non-Metal

Rogers Group Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Rogers Group Inc
Vega, Oldham County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4104358

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
23
Years on record
2003–2025
Latest incident
Jun 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
200
citations
51
significant & substantial
$106,156
proposed penalties
$93,872
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 24,719 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 27,322 3 0 109.8
2025 Q2 2,461 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 27,168 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 24,418 2 0 81.9
2024 Q1 18,473 6 1 324.8
2023 Q4 16,067 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 20,776 3 0 144.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
May 18, 2019 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Rogers Group Inc. · Fall from machine

Miner was using a man lift basket to observe feed to cone crusher at a height of 28 feet. The miner was wearing fall protection harness and a retractable lanyard but was not secured/tied off to the man lift basket. The miner was ejected from the man lift basket to the surface below.

Reportable incidents

22 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2025 · 1 incident

June 5, 2025 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rogers Group Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Right pinky finger got pinched between the spacer and the housing of the bearing unit. While trying to remove the lower shaft and bearing on a double screw material washer. Received 1 stitch at ER to close up laceration.

2021 · 1 incident

June 29, 2021 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rogers Group Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee was cutting 2" x 2" x 1/4" square tubing for handrail supports and catwalk structure. The employee had cut three pieces 3'6" long. Each stick weighed approximately 19 pounds. The employee grabbed three sticks of the tubing and carried them up the stairs to the catwalk. As EE was walking up the steps EE felt a pain in EE's lower back.

2019 · 1 incident

June 5, 2019 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Rogers Group Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee struck a swale cut into the haul road while returning to the pit and suffered a sprain to EE's left ribs and middle back.

2018 · 1 incident

July 11, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rogers Group Inc. · Struck by flying object

On 07/11/2018 while doing routine shop maintenance the employee realized something was in EE's eye. EE attempted to wash EE's eye out but did not report the incident. On 07/12/2018 EE went to the doctor who removed a piece of dirt from EE's eye. The employee was not wearing EE's safety glasses.

2012 · 2 incidents

September 27, 2012 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
LS SAND & GRAVEL LTD. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Slipped on some rock and fell on back.

April 2, 2012 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
LS SAND & GRAVEL LTD. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cutting a piece of belt, knife slipped and cut his right thigh.

2011 · 3 incidents

July 7, 2011 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
LS SAND & GRAVEL LTD. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting wires from CB in loader-knife slipped and cut his point finger on left hand.

March 18, 2011 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
LS SAND & GRAVEL LTD. · Struck by falling object

While working at the main plant in the morning EE and another EE were changing screens. EE had one end of the screen and another EE had the other end. One EE's end slipped and fell on his right foot & went through his boot punctured his foot. On date of injury EE didn't want to go to the clinic & get it checked out.

2010 · 2 incidents

September 8, 2010 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
LS SAND & GRAVEL LTD. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping set a pulley on a belt at main plant. The pulley was being lifted by crane. Pulley gave & hit employee's hand. Broke bone on L/ring finger and cut it.

March 10, 2010 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
LS SAND & GRAVEL LTD. · Fall from machine

Employee was standing on truck steps - he slipped & fell on back.

2009 · 1 incident

May 28, 2009 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
LS SAND & GRAVEL LTD. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was tightening a bolt. Ratchet slipped and hit his left ring finger around the fist joint.

2008 · 5 incidents

October 20, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
LS SAND & GRAVEL LTD. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cutting a 2" hose on astec #2; knife slipped and the palm of his left hand.

September 4, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
LS SAND & GRAVEL LTD. · Struck against a moving object

EE was driving truck on rough ground and continued to do so unitl he felt he could not continue, reported to Plant Mgr at 1245 and EE sat for a 45 min period to see if the pain continued, before reporting to the Palnt Mgr.

August 22, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
LS SAND & GRAVEL LTD. · Struck against stationary object

The shop foreman was changing a fuel filter on a truck, had trouble getting filter to loosen. He pulled hard and hand slipped off and hit drain pan - cut left hand pinky finger.

June 20, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
LS SAND & GRAVEL LTD. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was hammering a bolt on a gear box at the rewash plant, a piece of the hammer broke off and hit him in the chin, he thought he just cut it and put a bandaid on it. 9-10-08 he reported to another EE (spanish) so he could interpret. EE can feel something in his chin and a magnet can pull on the embedded object.

April 1, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
LS SAND & GRAVEL LTD. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Setting Slurry Pump on Base Frame with Backhoe & chain. Bolt hole was not lined up & EE tried to push in place. Pump went past edge & tilted . EE's hand was on edge & was caught between pump & backhoe edge. He had on gloves but did not prevent a cut and fracture.

2005 · 2 incidents

June 27, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
LS SAND & GRAVEL LTD. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STRAINED KNEE A MONTH OR SO AGO, FELL, REINJURED

June 2, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
LS SAND & GRAVEL LTD. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Picked up oxygen bottle wrong, strained back.

2004 · 1 incident

July 21, 2004 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
LS SAND & GRAVEL LTD. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE ON SCREENING PLANT.

2003 · 2 incidents

April 24, 2003 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
LS SAND & GRAVEL LTD. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BOOM ON CRANE BROKE OFF PINNING EE'S ARM BETWEEN CATWALK AND BOOM SEVERING BETWEEN SHOULDER & ELBOW.

April 4, 2003 TX · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
LS SAND & GRAVEL LTD. · No Value Found

MINER WAS SITTING IN A CHAIR GRINDING ON METAL. PULLED GRINDER AWAY TO CHECK WORK AND REST ARMS, GOT GRINDER TOO CLOSE TO KNEE WHILE PAYING ATTENTION TO WORK.