Mining Incidents

Lampasas Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Trinity Industries Inc
Burnet County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103055

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Jun 1988

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
June 1, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Tarmac Texas Inc · Contact with electrical current

STARTING WATER 1UMP EMPL CAME INTO CONTACT WITH 480 VOLT ELECTRIC CURRENT-(STARTER BOX,CUTLER HAMMER,614-2).

Reportable incidents

11 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1988 · 1 incident

June 21, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tarmac Texas Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL INSTALLING PLANETARY ON WHEEL OF LOADER .PLANETARY SLIPPED EMPL TRIED TO CATCH IT STRAINING MUSCLE IN HIS BACK FROM WEIGHT.

1987 · 3 incidents

October 9, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Tarmac Texas Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING BOLYS OUT OF SCREEN WITH AN IMPACT WRENCH.WHEN A STEEL PARTICLE BECAME LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

September 17, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tarmac Texas Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING CHANGING HAMMERS IN CRUSHER WHEN HAMMER SLIPPED AND MASHED FINGER.

March 18, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tarmac Texas Inc · Fall from machine

EMP WAS WORKING3ON CONVEYOR WHEN HE JUMPED FROM CONVERYOR TO SCALPING SCREEN, HE LANDED ON SIDE OF RIGHT FOOT WHICH RESULTED IN ANKLE SPRANGE

1986 · 2 incidents

March 15, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tarmac Texas Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING SAFETY SKIRT FROM CONVEYOR WHEN RUST PARTICLE FLEW IN HIS EYE

February 25, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Tarmac Texas Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG HOIST TO PULL UP CYCLINDER WHEN CYLINDER SLIPPED OFF HOIST AND PUT PRESSURE ON HIS BACK FROM HOLDING YP CYLINDER.

1985 · 3 incidents

November 25, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tarmac Texas Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRYING ON CHUTE8 WITH BAR AND BAR SLIPPED OUT HITTING TOP OF HARD HAT AND HURTING NECK

October 16, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tarmac Texas Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRYING ON STEEL3WITH PRY BAR AND LOAD SHIFTED MAKING THE LOAD HEAVIER THAN HE COULD HOLD HURTING HIS BACK

May 30, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Tarmac Texas Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING STEEL WITH A TORCH WHEN A SLAG POPPED UP IN HIS EYE

1984 · 1 incident

1983 · 1 incident

May 3, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
R Wilkinson Inc · Struck by flying object

OPERATING BACKHOE WHEN ROCK FLEW OUT AND HIT RIGHT EYE.