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Sand Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Bruce Hines · Surface
Controlled by Hines Bruce
Fannin County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103546

Sand Pit has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1994.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1994
Latest incident
Jun 1994
Ownership history
  1. Bruce Hines 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1994 1
1993 1
1992 1
1991 2
1990 2
1989 1
1988 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Sand Pit sits in Fannin County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 1.6% 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.
Fannin County, Texas · Population 36,525
1.6%
Mining share of county employment
$68,377
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1994 · 1 incident

June 22, 1994 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bruce Hines · Fall from machine

WEATHER WAS DRY AND SUN SHINING,EQUIPMENT WAS DRY. EMPLOYEE WAS ON SCREEN TO CLEAN OFF SOME ROOTS AND GRASS HIS FOOT SLIPPED HE FELL ABOUT 7-8 FT ON HIS RIGHT HIP AND BRUISED IT.