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Mt Lucas Metal/Non-Metal

Everest Minerals Corp · Facility

Controlled by Everest Exploration Inc

Live Oak County, TX · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4103225

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 9
Years on record: 1984–1991
Latest incident: Sep 1991

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

December 21, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Everest Minerals Corp · Struck by flying object

I NAME EITHER WAS TAKING OFF MANWAY COVER OR REPLACING BOLTS ON MANWAY COVER WITH IX COLUMN STILL UNDER PRESSURE AND INLET AND OUTLET VALVES STILL OPEN. MANWAY COVER BLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF SKULL.

Reportable incidents

8 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1991 · 1 incident

September 18, 1991 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Everest Minerals Corp · Struck by falling object

CARRYING STEEL WELLHEAD FLANGE WITH CASING ATTACHED TO COMPOUND.

1988 · 1 incident

October 17, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Everest Minerals Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING REMAINING TOOL FROM A TUBELESS TIRE REPAIR KIT TO REPAIR A TIRE. THE REMAINING TOOL SLIPPED AND PUNCTURED HIS WRIST.

1986 · 1 incident

March 31, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Everest Minerals Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GL6ING A PIECE OF PVC PIEP TO A PVC FLANGE. AS EMPLOYEE PUSHED ON PIPE TO HOLD TILL GLUE SET, HE INADVERTANTLY OPENED VALVE BENEATH FLANGE WITH HIS KNEE. WATER ISSUED FROM VALVE, SPRAYING EMPLO2EE IN FACE. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL TO HAVE EYES CHECKED. EYES WERE FOUND TO BE OKAY. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK SAME DAY.

1985 · 5 incidents

November 14, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Everest Minerals Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

DURING CLEANUP 2F PRODUCTION PATTERN OPERATOR PICKED UP A DRILLBIT AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK

October 7, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Everest Minerals Corp · Struck by falling object

I.NAME & I.NAME WERE SETTING 1" PIPE IN A WELL USING THE PULLING UNIT. THEY HAD ONE JOINT IN T HE WELL & WERE PICKING UP THE 2ND ONE. I.NAME PUT A 1 1/4" ELEVATOR ON T H E PIPE INSTEAD OF A 1 ". ABOUT 3/4 OF T HE WAY UP THE PIPE SLIPPED OUT & FELL HITTING HIM ONT HE B ACK OF THE NECK.

April 2, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE

Everest Minerals Corp · Struck by falling object

OPERATOR WAS LOADING CASING ON TRAILER WITH FORKLIFT-FORKS HUNG UP ON BOARD-OPERATOR LEFT MACHINE AND MOVED BOARD-FORK FELL ON FINGERS-TWO BROKEN FINGERS WAS RESULT.

March 8, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Everest Minerals Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LOADING A BATTERY ONTO A TRUCK-SUFFERED INJURY TO SIDE & BACK-SEVERCITY UNKNOWN.

February 15, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Everest Minerals Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNSCREWING A 5 IN INJECTION WELL FLANGE USING A 24 IN PIPE WRENCH SOME OXYGEN WAS TRAPPED BELOW 2 PACKERS THAT ARE 12 IN ADN 24 IN BELOW THE FLANGE WHEN IT WAS UNSCREWED IT POPPED UP APPROX TWO FEET AND THE PIPE WRENCH STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH KNOCKING OUT THE UPPER RT TOOTH AND CHIPPING 2 OTHERS