Mining Incidents

Cowboy Mining CoMetal/Nonmetal

PDSCo INC · Surface
Controlled by Rob Newsom
Study Butte, Brewster County, TX · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4103922
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2008–2011
Latest incident
Oct 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2011 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

Was cutting the last bolt in a repair project with a grinder. Piece fell off, bounced and went into a boot. Hot metal stopped on top of his foot. Took him to hospital. They gave him a tetanus shot and ointment. They then sent him home.

2009 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Someone had broken leg off scale. Employee used a shovel to pry up the scale to put leg back on. The shovel shifted & came out. Employee's hand was under scale when it dropped.

2008 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

3 EE's were bagging and palleting, the EE's were taking turns, one bags and the others pallet. EE was being trained on both bagging and how to pallet the #50 bags. Was no accident, EE starined his wrist.