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Independent #1, Merkel Quarry: 17 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Independent #1, Merkel Quarry is an intermittent crushed, broken limestone surface mine in Taylor County, Texas, operated by Independent Aggregates LLC with 12 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 4105837). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 17 citations and orders there with $1,208 in proposed penalties, and 0 accident reports were filed there, with no injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 4105837
- Status
- Intermittent since June 8, 2026
- Main commodity
- Crushed, broken limestone
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Taylor County, Texas
- Nearest town
- Merkel
- Operator
- Independent Aggregates LLC
- Employees
- 12
- MSHA field office
- Dallas TX Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 17
- Significant and substantial
- 1 (5.9%)
- Closure orders
- 0
- High negligence or reckless
- 0
- Proposed penalties
- $1,208
- Amount paid so far
- $1,208
- Inspections
- 6
- Inspector hours on site
- 43
- Citations per inspection
- 2.83 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 0
- Injury and illness cases
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 27, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 1 ($0 proposed)
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 1 | $1,208 | 0 |
Standards cited most at Independent #1, Merkel Quarry
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 46.9 | Training at sand, gravel and surface stone mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.15001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.4200 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.18010 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.23002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.3200 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.4101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14207 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14130 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
Other open mines in Taylor County, Texas
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Crusher #1 | J H Strain & Sons Inc | Taylor County, TX | Crushed, broken stone | 5 | 43 |
| Pinnacle Crushing & Aggregate, LLC | Renegade Rockworks, LLC | Taylor County, TX | Crushed, broken stone | 5 | 39 |
| Southland Pit | Loraine Quarry Products | Taylor County, TX | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 21 |
| Abilene Black Lease Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Taylor County, TX | Crushed, broken limestone | 12 | 20 |
| Reeves | Aggrecore Materials | Taylor County, TX | Dimension limestone | 10 | 0 |
| FT4250 #1 | BP Surface Solutions, LLC | Taylor County, TX | Crushed, broken limestone | 3 | 0 |
| Texas Limestone Aggregates | Renegade Rockworks, LLC | Taylor County, TX | Dimension sandstone | 3 | 0 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.