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Double R Rock: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Double R Rock Inc · Surface
Controlled by Robert Birdwell
San Augustine County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103860

Double R Rock has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1997.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1997–1999
Latest incident
Feb 1999
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
1
inspections on record
7
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 7 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Double R Rock Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2001 9
2000 12
1999 12
1998 28
1997 32
1996 13
1995 8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Double R Rock sits in San Augustine County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 2.0% 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.
San Augustine County, Texas · Population 7,889
2.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,338
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q4 125 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,686 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,928 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 5,970 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,505 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,393 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,139 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,410 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1999 · 2 incidents

February 15, 1999 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Double R Rock Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM HIS LOADER WHEN HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. IN TURN, HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

January 15, 1999 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Double R Rock Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING THE TEETH ON THE GRINDER HEAD. HE MISSED THE BAR AND HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH THE HAMMER & CRUSHED THE BONE.

Show 2 earlier incidents

1997 · 2 incidents

November 24, 1997 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Double R Rock Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE TEETH ON THE GRINDER HEAD. HE MISSED THE BAR AND HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH THE HAMMER AND CRUSHED THE BONE.

May 15, 1997 TX · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Double R Rock Inc · Fall from machine

EMP CLIMBED UP ON TRACKHOE TO GIVE ANOTHER EMP A MESSAGE. WHEN SHE STARTED TO CLIMB DOWN SHE SLIPPED AND FELL. WHEN SHE LANDED ON THE GROUND, ONHER FEET, IT BROKE HER LEG AND ANKLE.