Mining Incidents

Athens Plant & PitsMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Wienerberger AG
Athens, Henderson County, TX · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4100249
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2005–2010
Latest incident
Apr 2010
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2010 · 1 incident

Unclassified, insufficient data

A dead body (not belonging to any miners or employees) was discovered on the inactive Williams West Mine. Police and MSHA was notified. The MSHA call confirmation # is 1-74237134.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN A T POST TO PULL OUT OF GROUND WHEN EE PUSHED THE POST AWAY. EE HAND SLIPPED OFF THE POST AND IT SPRUNG BACK TOWARD BODY. A PIECE OF BARBED WIRE ON THE POST STRUCK EE ARM ABOUT 2 INCHES