Mining Incidents

Austin Aggregates 973 PlantMetal/Nonmetal

APAC Texas, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
Austin, Travis County, TX · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4104124
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2011
Latest incident
Jul 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2011 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

While welding on a chute the miner leaned up against a tail pulley guard to steady himself to strike an arc. When he put all his weight onto his forearm he was punctured with a sharp rock that was on the guard. the cut required three stitches.

2006 · 1 incident

Fall from ladders

EE was on 8ft ladder with a hammer trying to dis- loge sand on a 12"" pipe & fell to ground lost balance.

2005 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON A PIECE OF METAL AND STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.

2002 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

WAS CHIPPING OUT A PULLEY OUT OF BULLDOZER TRACK. A PIECE METAL BROKE AND FLEW AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ARM.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED OFF MACHINE AND LANDED ON SOFT SPOT AND HER RIGHT KNEE POPPED. HAS SPRAINED LIGAMENT OF KNEE.

2001 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS TO GUIDE SOME IRON BEAMS WHEN BEING PICKED UP BY THE LOADER, AND HE PULLED AT IT, LIFTING IT, PULLING MUSCLE ON LEFT LEG & LOWER BACK.

Fall from machine

EE WAS CLEARING OFF CONVEYOR THAT WAS DE-ENERGIZED AND LOCKED OUT WHEN THE CONVEYOR ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CAUSED HIM TO FALL ON THE BELT BRUISINGHIS HIP.

2000 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPING OFF DOZER & TWISTED LEFT KNEE & ANKLE CRACKED IT BETWEEN KNEE & ANKLE