Mining Incidents

Pioneer Aggregates Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Bexar County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4102541

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
29
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Dec 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

29 on file

1987 · 6 incidents

December 30, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pioneer Concrete Of Texas Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ WAS DRIVING3A PIN INTO PLACE WITH A HAMMER. A SMALL S SPLINTER OF STEEL FROM THE PIN EMBEDDED INTO INJUREDS LEG

November 6, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pioneer Concrete Of Texas Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS RAISING3BELLY PAN WITH HYDRAULIC JACK TO A LINE BOLT HOLES WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON TOP OF THE HEAD

July 8, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pioneer Concrete Of Texas Inc · Fall onto or against objects

THE OPERATOR WA8 HURRYING INTO THE CONTROL ROOM AND SLIPPED RUNNING HIS ELBOW THROUGH THE WINDOW.

February 3, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pioneer Concrete Of Texas Inc · Struck by falling object

CLEARING FEEDER3OF CLAY WITH A PICK-AX WHEN A LODGED STONE FELL AND MASHED HIS HAND.

1986 · 7 incidents

November 26, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller POWERED HAULAGE
Pioneer Concrete Of Texas Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL RIDING IN 1ICKUP TRUCK WHEN IT RAN OVER ROCK IN THE ROAD.DIDNT SEE DR OR LOSE TIME UNTIL 12-3-86.

September 16, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pioneer Concrete Of Texas Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMP WAS WORKING3ON CRUSHER, HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST HIS SHOULDER

September 4, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Pioneer Concrete Of Texas Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOVING D9ILL & WAS NOT WATCHING WHERE HE PUT HIS FOOT. HIS FOOT SLIPPED BETWEEN THE SPROCKET & THE RAIL.

July 23, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pioneer Concrete Of Texas Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS REM2VING DRILL STEM FROM DRILL. THE STEM SLIPPED AND MASHED MIDDLE & RING FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND.

May 28, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pioneer Concrete Of Texas Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILL STEM WAS 6EING SET ASIDE. EMPLOYEE SAW THAT IT WAS GOING TO FALL, HE REACHED FOR IT AND HURT HIS BACK.

April 18, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pioneer Concrete Of Texas Inc · Fall down stairs

INJURED WAS CLI4BING STEPS TO ENTER TRAILER OFFICE HE SLIPPED & FELL ON THE WET STEPS NOTE AT THE TIME OF INJURY THIS CASE WAS THOUGHT TO BE FIRST AID ONLY ON NOV 17 1986 HIS DOCTOR TOLD HIM N O WORK FOR TWO 4EEKS HE HAS PROBLEM WITH KNEE

1985 · 4 incidents

July 15, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pioneer Concrete Of Texas Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS CHANGING BATTERY IN EQUIPMENT - BATTERY SLIPPED EMPLOYEE CAUGHT IT AND HURT BACK IN DOING SO

May 29, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Pioneer Concrete Of Texas Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE CENTRALIZER WITH HIS LEFT FOOT, WHEN ONE SIDE OF IT PIPPED OPEN STRIKING HIM AT THE BASE OF THE BIG TOE.

1984 · 7 incidents

October 18, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pioneer Concrete Of Texas Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

I NAME WAS CARRYING 50 LB BAGS OF ANFO FROM ONE END OF THE TRAILER TO ANOTHER. HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

June 29, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pioneer Concrete Of Texas Inc · Fall from machine

REAR DUMP STALLED ON RAMP WAS REAL SLOSE TO EDGE SO EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF BREAKING HIS FALL WITH HIS HANDS.

May 31, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pioneer Concrete Of Texas Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER WERE CARRYING A PIECE OF CATWALK ABOUT 6\ LONG. EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING BACKWARDS WHEN THE OTHER EMPLOYEE DROPPED HIS END OF THE CATWALK.

May 22, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pioneer Concrete Of Texas Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE HAD TO USE PIPE WRENCH TO REMOVE SUB THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. FINGER OF RIGHT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN PIPE WRENCH AND FRAME OF DRILL.

May 22, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pioneer Concrete Of Texas Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE FOREMAN WAS HOLDING CHAIN AND CONNECTING LINK, I.NAME WAS USING A BAR TO SHOVE CONNECTING LINK IN PLACE. HE MISSED THE CHAIN AND HIT SOLID STEEL PLATE, BAR BOUNCED BACK AND SLIPPED OUTOF HIS HANDS AND JAMMED HIS HAND.

February 8, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pioneer Concrete Of Texas Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING SHEAR PIN IN THE PRIMARY CRUSHER - EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING PUNCH WITH HIS HAND AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE SLEDGE HAMMER. HE MISSED THE PUNCH AND HIT MICHAEL\S HAND.

January 27, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pioneer Concrete Of Texas Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING WELDING LEAD OFF OF THE NEW CRUSHER BEING ASSEMBLED. HE GRABBED A DOOR PIN THAT WAS NOT WELDED ON AND SLIPPED AND FELL 15 FEET TO THE GROUND.

1983 · 5 incidents

December 16, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pioneer Concrete Of Texas Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DIRECTING FRONTLOADER IN CLEAN UP WORK. A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL BURIED IN THE DIRT SNAPPED LOOSE AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN LEG.

October 7, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pioneer Concrete Of Texas Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM LOADER WHEN REACHING THE SECOND RUNG FROM BOTTOM DECIDED TO JUMP TO THE GROUND EMP INJURED FOOT WHEN HE JUMPED TO THE GROUND

September 28, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Pioneer Concrete Of Texas Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EMP WAS CUTTING A BAR OUT OF A DRY SCREEN WHEN HE GOT TOO CLOSE TO WHAT HE WAS CUTTING AND BURNED HIS EYES

May 11, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pioneer Concrete Of Texas Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

INSTALLING V-BELT ON CONVEYOR DRIVE.PULLING ON BELTS,STRAINED CHEST MUSCLES.

January 17, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pioneer Concrete Of Texas Inc · Fall from machine

EXITING FROM GREASE TRUCK,SLIPPED AND LANDED ON GROUND,CAUSING SPRAIN AND TWISTING OF FOOT.