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Sanders Pit: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Potter County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4102643

Sanders Pit has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Apr 1986
Ownership history
  1. Amarillo Road Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1988 0
1986 14
1985 10
1984 23
1983 11
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Sanders Pit sits in Potter County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.6% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Potter County, Texas · Population 116,634
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$50,448
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1986 · 3 incidents

April 28, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amarillo Road Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

I NAME WAS ATEM1TING TO PULL A SHAFT FROM ROLLER WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY FELL BACKWARDS AND PULLED MUCCLES IN HIS BACK.

March 27, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amarillo Road Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME MOVED ST9EL LADDER FROM BIN IT STRUCK TIRE AND BOUNCED BACK HITTING HIS FOOT

February 19, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Amarillo Road Company · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL OFF F9EDER AND STRUCK I.NAME ON RIGHT SHOULDER.I.NAME RECD 1ST AID TREATMENT FOR BRUISED SHOULDER.,