Mining Incidents

Tascosa PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Michael D Smith
Boys Ranch, Oldham County, TX · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4101172
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
Feb 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2004 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM PICKUP BED. HE SLIPPED, STARTED FALLING, TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT ARM AND SPRAINED HIS WRIST.

2003 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING HAUL TRUCK IT BAGAN TO BOUNCE GOING UP AN INCLINE AND HURT HIS BACK.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

TRYING TO LIFT A ROCK THAT WAS TOO LARGE.

2002 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING A MOTOR AND FELT A STRAIN IN GROIN.

2001 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

KNEELING ON GROUND, GRINDING, STTOD UP TO REPOSITION HIS BODY AND WHEN HE TURNED HEARD SOMETHING POP AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING ROCK OFF A CONVEYER BELT. HE STARTED TO WALK BACK DOWN ON THE CATWALK AND SLIPPED ON SOME LOOSE GRAVEL. HE FELL, BRUISING HIS LOWER BACK AND BUTTOCKS. HE INITIALLY DECLIN ED MEDICAL HELP BUT THE NEXT DAY INFORMED HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE FELT HE NEEDED TO BE SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN.

2000 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

EE WAS STANDING ON THE CATWALK BY THE CONE CRUSHER. HE STEPPED ONTO THE LEDGE OF THE CRUSHER AND WHEN HE JUMPED BACK DOWN, HE MISSTEPPED AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. EE STATES HE MIGHT HAVE HAD GREA SE ON HIS BOOT WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE HIS FOOTING. HE REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT BUT WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM LATER THAT NIGHT. HE RECEIVED A SPRAINED ANKLE FROM THIS INJURY/ACCIDENT.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE WAS CLEANING A SCREEN BY USING A SMALL HAMMERTO BEAT ON SCREEN TO REMOVE EXCESS BUILDUP HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER A FEW HRS LATER HE INFORMED SUPERVISOR THAT HIS SHOULDER HURT & WAS TAKEN T CONCENTRA MEDICAL CENTERS WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A STRAIN TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER