Mining Incidents

Signal Peak Silica of Carrizo Metal/Non-Metal

Carrizo Springs, TX, Dimmit County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4105699

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2024–2025
Latest incident
Feb 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2024
45
citations
4
significant & substantial
$8,949
proposed penalties
$8,831
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 27,312 19 1 695.7
2025 Q2 27,204 2 0 73.5
2025 Q1 26,352 8 0 303.6
2024 Q4 872 1 0 1146.8
2024 Q3 1,024 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 28,721 2 1 69.6
2024 Q1 640 13 2 20312.5
2023 Q4 7,865 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

2 on file

2025 · 1 incident

February 9, 2025 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
SP Silica of Carrizo, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

An Employee was opening the door for the mineral separator (Rotex), the door handle sprung unexpectedly catching the tip of EE's right pinky finger between the handle and door structure causing a laceration that required 6 sutures and an open fracture to the tip of the finger.

2024 · 1 incident

January 30, 2024 TX · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
SP Silica of Carrizo, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Installing 4" conduit into MCC on site. Limited space for movement in electrical trailer prevented the necessary help to maneuver a pre-fab conduit piece into the gear. Employee lost control of the conduit piece, and it pinched EE's hand against the pre-cut hole it was being positioned into