Txu Mining Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS WORKING IN TIGHT AREA AND WHEN HE TWISTED AROUND HE HURT HIS BACK.
Forest Grove Strip: 3 reportable incidents Coal
Forest Grove Strip has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1987.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1987
- Latest incident
- Nov 1987
Ownership history
- Txu Mining Company 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1994 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1990 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Forest Grove Strip sits in Henderson County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 2.4% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Henderson County, Texas · Population 83,658
2.4%
Mining share of county employment
$63,955
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1987 · 3 incidents
Txu Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMP STATED HE W5S REACHING TO PICK UP GRINDER AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK
Txu Mining Company · Struck by falling object
LID ON TOOL BOX3FELL ON EMPLOYEE. HIGH WIND.