Mining Incidents

Congress Materials Metal/Non-Metal

Congress Materials · Surface
Slidell, Wise County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4104372

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2002–2010
Latest incident
Jun 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
102
citations
32
significant & substantial
$62,607
proposed penalties
$13,858
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2010 Q3 4,708 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 5,386 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 7,045 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 9,808 7 4 713.7
2009 Q3 12,346 13 5 1053.0
2009 Q2 7,293 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 4,753 17 3 3576.7
2008 Q4 6,732 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2010 · 1 incident

June 24, 2010 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Congress Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was too confident when he was cutting the rubber and he had the piece in front of him and not at side of his body.

2007 · 2 incidents

November 27, 2007 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Aggregates, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee thought that he could make it on one step going down. He could not reach the catwalk and he put a lot of pressure on his hand and knee.

October 20, 2007 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green Aggregates, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

It was just a little pain in his back from muscle being pulled.

2006 · 1 incident

November 6, 2006 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Aggregates, Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee slipped on the mud on top of quarry truck. He lost his balance & fell against the fender & then to the ground. He did not stop to look, analyze or manage hazards.

2004 · 2 incidents

November 24, 2004 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cooke County Stone LP · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING THE SKIRT RUBBER WITH THE PROBAR. PROBAR SLITHERED AND STRUCK HIS HAND BETWEEN BAR AND BELT FRAME. WET SURFACE, DARK PLACE UNDER THER SCREEN. HE DID NOT TO LOOK TO IDENTIFY THE HAZARDS FOR EACH JOB.

January 7, 2004 TX · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Cooke County Stone LP · No Value Found

A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW INTO EYE WHILE GRINDING AND OR CUTTING STEEL TO REPAIR CONVEYOR THE EYE BECAME IRRIATANT AND INFLAMED. WENT TO DR TO PULL PIECE OF STEEL OUT.

2003 · 2 incidents

October 10, 2003 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Cooke County Stone LP · Struck by flying object

A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW IN EYE WHILE GRINDING. EYE BECAME IRRITATED. WENT TO DOCTOR TO REMOVE PIECE OF STEEL.

March 17, 2003 TX · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cooke County Stone LP · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LIFTING A WATER PUMP OUT OF THE MUD TO MOVE IT TO ANOTHER AREA, HE SLIPPED, HIS FOOTING WAS LOST, AND SHIFTED HIS BODY TO ACCOMODATE FOR THAT. WHEN DOING SO HE TWISTED HIS BODY AND STRAI NED HIS HIP.

2002 · 1 incident

October 2, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Cooke County Stone LP · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW IN EYE WHILE GRINIDNG STEEL. EYE BECAME IRRIANT AND PULLED OUT THE PIECE OF STEEL. WENT TO DR TO REMOVE PIECE OF STEEL.