Mining Incidents

Honey Creek Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Knife River Corporation
Burnet, Burnet County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4105492

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2020–2025
Latest incident
Nov 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2021
45
citations
13
significant & substantial
$23,536
proposed penalties
$19,270
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 12,094 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 877 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 866 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 11,738 6 1 511.2
2024 Q1 876 7 3 7990.9
2023 Q4 9,452 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 9,598 1 0 104.2
2023 Q2 1,297 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

3 on file

2025 · 1 incident

November 18, 2025 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River Corporation South · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was removing a punch plate from the shaker tower when the plate moved unexpectedly pinching two middle fingers on right hand against the frame of the shaker.

2021 · 1 incident

October 1, 2021 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Knife River Corporation South · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a 988K loader feeding a stationary crushing and screening plant. The operator drove the loader over a large rock, adjacent to the muck pile, causing operator to lose control of the loader. This caused injury to the operator's back. The operator required off site medical treatment and time off per medical professional

2020 · 1 incident

December 18, 2020 TX · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knife River Corporation South · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was using a cheater pipe on a wrench to loosen a nut. When the bolt came loose the employee smashed hand between the pipe and excavator bucket. The employee received 2 stitches from the incident.