Mining Incidents

Pecos Processing FacilityMetal/Nonmetal

Pecos, Reeves County, TX · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4105708
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2023–2024
Latest incident
Oct 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2024 · 2 incidents

Rubbed or abraded

2 miners were removing journal rollers. While loosening the nut, the head of the bolt slid out of the hardware cavity. The injured minor used right ring finger to push up and reseat it into the cavity. When the 2nd miner engaged the impact wrench, the head of the bolt seated in the cavity and pinched the injured miner's ring finger, causing a laceration to their right ring finger.

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

Injured miner (IM) was transferring a plow assembly to a work table from an elevated forklift pallet to flip it off the pallet onto the table. The IM had left hand in the line of fire and the plow assembly landed on IM's hand causing an injury to the IM's left ring finger tip. Minor cut to the tip of the finger, and x-rays showed fracture that Doctor stated was old injury.

2023 · 1 incident

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was unfolding the radial stacker and had jumped off the ground to grab onto the bottom beam located about 3 feet over employee's head. While holding the beam the employee pulled self up and grabbed a sling with right hand to remove it. Employee popped the sling and lost balance causing employee to fall. The employee landed on right foot and fell onto back.