Mining Incidents

CR 239 QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Florence, Williamson County, TX · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4104477
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2004–2025
Latest incident
Nov 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Employee was using an 8-10 lbs. hammer to assist with the removal of a tooth off a loader bucket. A piece of the tooth broke off, roughly 2-3 mm in size, and struck the employee on the back lower side of EE's right leg.

2024 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On October 31, 2024, at approximately 2:25 PM miners were positioning a new conveyor on site, two welds on the conveyor snapped and the conveyor folded contacting a miner as EE was in position to put the locking pins in place.

2016 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

The worker was helping change a roller on the crusher when the roller slipped a tang on the roller caught worker's hand causing a laceration.

2005 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee guiding wires on a control panel suspended from a boom truck. The control panel tilted knocking the employee to the ground straining his back and shoulder.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employing was lowering light tower, cable had slack, slipped and cut end off of employee's thumb.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped down from rock truck, slipped and jammed knee.

2004 · 1 incident

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

Employee helping carry oxygen/acetylene tank rack and when setting it down pinched finger between rack and rock.