Mining Incidents

South Texas Portable Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Hondo, Medina County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4104454

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2004–2019
Latest incident
Mar 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
10
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,911
proposed penalties
$1,911
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
2019 Q1 8,768 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 6,889 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 5,235 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,811 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,667 1 0 599.9
2017 Q3 818 1 0 1222.5
2014 Q1 1,121 1 0 892.1
2013 Q3 729 1 0 1371.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2019 · 2 incidents

March 19, 2019 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EE was at pipe rack as fork lift was picking up a piece of steel pipe to put onto the pipe rack when the pipe rolled on the ground and onto their foot crushing the foot

2018 · 1 incident

July 7, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman OTHER
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was standing on the ground at the fuel tanks with 2 other miners. EE stated they did not feel well. EE fell to the ground not breathing. The other 2 miners called 911 and performed CPR. The EMS arrived and performed CPR for approx. 20 minutes with no change to EE's condition. Later the Justice of the Peace arrived and pronounced EE deceased.

2005 · 1 incident

August 25, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee received a laceration on the top of his R-3 finger while performing maintenence on the primary crusher engine. Injured was standing on bottom step of ladder. While tightening the crusher engine bolts, the ladder shifted. This led to a contact with the crusher frame pinch point. Wound needed 3 stitches.

2004 · 1 incident

December 2, 2004 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against stationary object

A large boulder fell from the loader bucket, causing the machine to pitch. Although he was strapped in, the sudden movement caused the seat springs to compress and recoil which forced him into the cab roof. EE hit his head on the roof. He was ok initially, but later complained of neck pain and sought medical treatment for a pinched nerve in his neck.