Mining Incidents

Crane County Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by USS Holdings Inc
Crane, Crane County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4105331

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2018–2025
Latest incident
Nov 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2018
206
citations
55
significant & substantial
$103,605
proposed penalties
$87,395
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 46,103 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 16,119 26 2 1613.0
2024 Q4 15,006 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 48,455 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 46,537 40 16 859.5
2024 Q1 46,135 19 5 411.8
2023 Q4 45,945 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,620 1 1 617.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

November 25, 2025 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
U.S. Silica Energy Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was attempting to move a spout with EE's right leg when EE felt pain in EE's right calf. Employee began physical therapy on 03/02/2026 making this reportable.

August 23, 2025 TX · Metal/Non-Metal car trimmer, car loader, bin puller, truck loader SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
U.S. Silica Energy Company · Fall down stairs

The employee fell while descending a stairway and sustained a hand laceration from the expanded metal stair runner. The injury required stitches.

2023 · 1 incident

May 6, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
U.S. Silica · Unclassified, insufficient data

A third-party trucking contract driver was found unresponsive near the mine exit. Trained CPR providers from the mine responded and performed CPR until EMS arrived on scene. The driver was pronounced deceased by EMS staff.

2022 · 1 incident

July 29, 2022 TX · Metal/Non-Metal plumber, pipefitter, millwright HOISTING
U.S. Silica · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Hand in proximity to snatch block while manipulating a belt.

2019 · 3 incidents

September 14, 2019 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
U.S. Silica · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was untightening a union to an airline with two pipe wrenches. Heard and felt a pop in left bicep. Went to a doctor that night released to work. Became reportable on 10/21/19 due to physical therapy that the doctor ordered.

February 15, 2019 TX · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
U.S. Silica · Contact with heat

Employee overexerted themselves from digging. Was taken to a medical facility and given IV fluids for dehydration.

February 15, 2019 TX · Metal/Non-Metal sandfiller (wet), slurry operator DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
U.S. Silica · Contact with heat

Employee overexerted themselves from digging. Was taken to a medical facility and given IV fluids for dehydration. The occurrence triggered personal related medical issues.

2018 · 3 incidents

September 10, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
U.S. Silica · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee, along with 3 others were repairing splice on Thayer belt feeder. While removing tail pulley shaft, tail pulley shifted trapping left ring finger between tail pulley drum and bearing assembly. Employee's left ring finger fractured. Restricted duty - no lost time.

May 15, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
U.S. Silica · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was originally thought to have suffered from heat stress; however later it was found to have been caused by a personal medical condition.

May 11, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal steel worker, iron metal worker, iron worker STRIKING OR BUMPING
U.S. Silica · Struck against stationary object

Employee was removing lock on beltline and turned into stair stringer and hit right side of head.