Mining Incidents

Granbury Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Granbury Mine, LLC · Surface
Cresson, Hood County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4104430

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
28
Years on record
2008–2025
Latest incident
Dec 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
248
citations
57
significant & substantial
$142,668
proposed penalties
$118,121
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 44,689 6 1 134.3
2025 Q3 1,469 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 40,379 9 0 222.9
2024 Q3 38,796 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 42,948 17 5 395.8
2024 Q1 496 2 1 4032.3
2023 Q4 46,399 4 0 86.2
2023 Q3 456 5 0 10964.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
February 26, 2016 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Vista Proppants and Logistics · Struck by falling object

An All-Terrain Forklift was unloading a trailer of poly pipe. While the All-Terrain Forklift was traversing away from the trailer, a single piece of pipe fell on the driver's side of the truck.

Reportable incidents

27 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2025 · 2 incidents

December 23, 2025 TX · Metal/Non-Metal lab technician HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Granbury Mine, LLC · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was discarding sand samples into a 5 gallon bucket for disposal back into a sand pile. The employee was in the process of throwing the discarded sand back into the trash pile when they felt a pop in their leg area. Employee was sent to clinic for eval. First aid pulled muscle was diagnosed. Went back 1/14/26 for eval and has hernia.

February 25, 2025 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Granbury Mine, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

On 2/25/25, Vista employee was cleaning material buildup under conveyor with a dingo. The employee caught EE's right hand between the handle of the dingo and the conveyor resulting in lacerations. The employee was taken to Granbury Medical Center where EE received stitches. The employee was released the same day able to return to work.

2023 · 3 incidents

September 26, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Granbury Mine, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was assisting with a conveyor belt repair. Employees attached belt clamp to the belt and attached a rope on one end and other end attached to a SkyTrak forklift. Employees began to pull belt and did not know the back stop break was engaged. Rope snapped and struck employee in the face cutting EE's lip.

September 2, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Granbury Mine, LLC · Fall from machine

This Incident occurred with a customer. The injured person was not a Vista Minerals employee. A truck driver for Blackhawk Trucking jumped down off of the trailer approximately 5-6 feet after untangling the tarp. This resulted in breaking both ankles.

March 20, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Granbury Mine, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Vista employee notified Josey's Contractors v-belts were burning off of exhaust fan, later was shut down. Vista called Josey's to replace v-belts. After LOTO, while twisting and turning the belt into place when left handed index finger got caught between belt and equipment.

2018 · 6 incidents

December 10, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vista Proppants and Logistics · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was reviewing prints for a bucket elevator and stepped backwards off of a raised foundation. While attempting to break the fall, EE's wrist was dislocated. Miner was taken to an urgent care facility.

October 8, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal vacuum filter operator, flotation mill/concentrator operator, flotation plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vista Proppants and Logistics · Struck by falling object

Employee was removing a spray bar with right hand and it slipped and struck the left hand causing a laceration.

August 8, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Vista Proppants and Logistics · Struck by flying object

Company EE was loaded with product at the mine. EE attempted to close trailer tarp via cab control. Cab control did not work, EE exited cab to use trailer mounted tarp control when the swing arm broke from motor and struck EEs hard hat and left hand. EE was transported to local ER where sutures were applied to head.

July 16, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Vista Proppants and Logistics · Struck by falling object

EE was cleaning at the Primary when a rock came out the diester, fell and struck EE on the hard hat. EE was transported to medical and placed on restricted duty as a precaution.

June 21, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal hydrate plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vista Proppants and Logistics · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE was washing material under C9 tail pulley with 1 1/4" water hose. The nozzle connected to the hose disconnected. EE felt pain in Rt shoulder. EE was transported to ER. In the waiting room, the EE reset the shoulder. EE told Supervisor they had a preexisting condition. This case is under investigation.

January 3, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vista Proppants and Logistics · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was clearing a chute in the 40/70 tunnel and as EE struck the chute the bar EE was using bounced back and struck nose. EE was taken to medical and prescription for pain meds was issued.

2017 · 2 incidents

June 6, 2017 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Vista Proppants and Logistics · Struck against stationary object

The employee stepped out of the Skid steer ee was being trained on to use the bathroom. EE stepped on a slick surface and hit hard hat on the bucket of the skid steer. EE had a contusion on the back of head.

January 31, 2017 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Vista Proppants and Logistics · Struck against a moving object

EE was operating a 745C truck,& was swerving for an 1/8 of a mile. As ee approached the top of the pit ramp, ee was seen by the oncoming operator to be slumped over in truck. As ee coasted down the ramp, the truck stopped as the front left tire came into contact with the toe of high wall. An operator put the truck in park, & woke ee. EE has low blood sugar.

2016 · 1 incident

March 18, 2016 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vista Proppants and Logistics · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While removing a screen deck from top deck of a Rotex the employee's right shoulder popped.

2015 · 3 incidents

September 10, 2015 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Vista Proppants and Logistics · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The wet plant operator was changing screens on the screen deck, he had finished and was laying on his back moving back and forth to get out of the screen deck and tweeked his back.

June 10, 2015 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) MACHINERY
Vista Proppants and Logistics · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injury occurred while installing new shaker motor. Motor was rigged to a Skytrak that was equipped with special rigging arm. All workers noticed beforehand that Skytrak would start to shake due to angle load was in. Skytrak shook pinching ee hand in between motor being lowered and another motor that was already installed on roof. Pinch caused lacerations requiring stitches.

March 16, 2015 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vista Proppants and Logistics · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Wet Plant operator was using a pipe wrench to tighten the take up on BF1 at primary plant. While applying pressure the wrench slipped off and hit his middle finger against the frame of the conveyor. His supervisor was notified around 5:30pm. The operator was wearing gloves at the time of the incident.

2014 · 1 incident

August 4, 2014 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Vista Proppants and Logistics · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The night maintenance person was walking to the NEW wet plant. One of our plant operators watched him fall, he ran over to him and then radioed that he had passed out. After asking him what happened he said he had not been eating or sleeping hardly at all due to a separation with his wife.

2013 · 4 incidents

May 29, 2013 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Vista Proppants and Logistics · Contact with heat

Worker started complaining of left arm numbness. He followed a manager up to the main office where his condition worsened to nausea, sweating, more numbness, so he was taken to the nearest hospital.

April 23, 2013 TX · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vista Proppants and Logistics · Fall to the walkway or working surface

One of the Quality Control personnel while walking back into the Quality Control office tripped and fell on his right knee. I took him to the doctor and he was x-rayed. He was told to follow up with another doctor so we set up an appointment with concentra and we are waiting for his cat scan results to come back in. He is off work per the doctor.

March 23, 2013 TX · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Vista Proppants and Logistics · Accident type, without injuries

I called MSHA as soon as I found out there was a fire that lasted for more than 30 min. MSHA did send a rep out to survey the incident. I just found out that I had to report this on a 7000-1.

March 2, 2013 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Vista Proppants and Logistics · Struck against a moving object

I did not know that this was not filed until I checked on it 5/30/13. The miner was driving a haul truck over a rut causing the seat to raise up and the force caused the nut holding the seat belt in place to come loose. She immediately stopped, got help and fixed the seat belt. Then told us her shoulder was hurt.

2012 · 3 incidents

September 11, 2012 TX · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vista Proppants and Logistics · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The driver was getting into his water truck to and said he felt something pop in his stomach. He then walked over to a manager who was watching him and said that something popped in his stomach and the pain from it was getting worse. He was then taken to the emergency room.

August 31, 2012 TX · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vista Proppants and Logistics · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The miner was shoveling sand since early morning and was working to clean up sand near a walkway and hurt his lower back.

April 22, 2012 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vista Proppants and Logistics · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking to fill up a fuel tank and twisted his knee.

2009 · 1 incident

February 7, 2009 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Vista Sand Ltd. · Struck against stationary object

The plant was off for maintenance. Employee was greasing a bearing on the BCV155 conveyor head pulley. The plant operator turned on the plant, the start up alarm sounded. Employee did not lock out / tag out the conveyor. The conveyor started and pushed him into a safety pole that holds safety cables around the conveyor.

2008 · 1 incident

June 3, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Vista Sand Ltd. · Struck against a moving object

The haul truck operator either fell asleep or was not paying attention and drove over the 3 foot safety berm and landed on the next level of the pit. The truck landed on the front left side of the haul truck. The operator exited the truck by himself and a coworker stopped and notified the supervisor. The weather was sunny, 90F degrees, no fog and no mud on the haul road.