Mining Incidents

Burleson Sand Metal/Non-Metal

Burleson Sand · Surface
Controlled by WildFire Energy LLC
Caldwell, Burleson County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4105369

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2019–2023
Latest incident
Jan 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2019
53
citations
13
significant & substantial
$16,121
proposed penalties
$15,946
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 960 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 32,853 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 22,190 8 2 360.5
2024 Q3 19,885 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,040 12 6 11538.5
2024 Q1 1,040 7 1 6730.8
2023 Q4 960 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 35,464 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

4 on file

2023 · 1 incident

January 10, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Burleson Sand LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While maintenance on the stabilizer bracket for 6A Head pulley gearbox at the dry plant miner #1 removed the bolt off the stabilizer bracket, once the bolt was removed the gear box motor abruptly turned ultimately stopping at the structure I-Beam below. Miner #1 right hand was stuck in between the gear box motor and the I-Beam

2022 · 1 incident

April 11, 2022 TX · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Burleson Sand LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While replacing the wiper on DC 6A, Miner #1 cut 95% of the shaft and made decision to kick the shaft to break it. Miner #2 outside of the chute/guard section was holding the shaft to stop it from falling, when miner #1 kicked the wiper shaft it caused the shaft to abruptly move consequently pinching miner #2 Right thump between the guard/chute and the wiper shaft.

2019 · 2 incidents

December 6, 2019 TX · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Burleson Sand LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While removing the tail section door from belt elevator 6, the employee working the manual chain hoist placed EE's hand approx. 1 ft below the chain on the support structure of the elevator. The door shifted causing temporary slack in the chain which caused the chain to shift down and ultimately pinching the employees left thumb between the chain hoist and the elevator structure.

June 7, 2019 TX · Metal/Non-Metal washer operator, sizing operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Burleson Sand LLC · Fall from machine

At approx. 8:45 PM on 06/07/2019, employee suffered a left radial styloid facture due to a fall from a conveyor belt.