Mining Incidents

Medina River PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Zachry Corporation
San Antonio, Medina County, TX · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103956
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2000–2015
Latest incident
Jul 2015
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2015 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was replacing screens on screen deck. While employee was pressing down on screen cloth with pry bar employee strained his upper back.

2014 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Miner completed greasing tail pulleys and was walking on concrete floor when miner slipped and fell injuring right knee.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was repairing the air gates (door) on final hopper. The gate chain unhooked and the gate fell onto employee's right hand.

2004 · 1 incident

Fall down stairs

Employee slipped due to overburden of rocks on stairs. Poor housekeeping.

2003 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE CHANGING A CRUSHER PART THE EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND RING FINGER BETWEEN THE CRUSHER PART AND AN I-BEAM. THIS CUT THE EMPLOYEES FINGER WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

2002 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS FINISHED REFUELING EXCAVATOR WHEN HE FELLBREAKING HIS RT. WRIST AND BRUISING HIS RT. HIP.

Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB ONTO CONVEYOR FROM THE LOADER WHEN HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO LOADER.

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

PULLED NECK MUSCLE DRIVING ON ROUGHT PIT ROAD.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATING DOZER EE ATTEMPTED TO EXIT DOZER AND SLIPPED, LODGING HIS LEG BETWEEN BLADE ARM AND TRACK.

2000 · 4 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SEPARATING TWO PLASTIC BUCKETS HIS RIGHT HAND SLIPPED OFF RESULTING IN AN LACERATION BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFINGER.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING THE VAULTED ANVILS IN THE CRUSHER WHEN HE SMASHED HIS FINGER.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ADJUSTING THE CLAY CHUTE ON PLANT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF PUT HIS LEFT HAND INTO HEAD PULLEY OF CONVEYOR.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS WORKING ON TAILGATE OF TANDEM HOPPER TRUCK. TAILGATE OPENED DUMPING GRAVEL ON EE, BREAKING RIGHT LEG.