Mining Incidents

Abilene Quarry: 9 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Taylor County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4100084

MSHA record for Abilene Quarry (mine ID 4100084). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Oct 1990
Ownership history
  1. White'S Mines Inc 1950 to 1987
  2. Vulcan Materials Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Abilene Quarry sits in Taylor County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 1.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Taylor County, Texas · Population 144,259
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,406
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1990 · 3 incidents

October 4, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Materials Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL HAD RAISED BED ON EUC. HE WAS INSTALLING PIN WHEN WHEN BED RAISED UP SOME MORE CRUSHING HAND BETWEEN BED & PIN.

September 17, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE AFTER SERVICING A PICK UP, PUT HIS HAND UNDER THE HOOD TO CLOSE THE HOOD. WHILE DOING SO HE CUT THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON THE METAL EDGE OF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HOOD.

April 23, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck against stationary object

AFTER DESCENDING FROM A HAUL TRUCK, THE EMPLOYEE TURNED SHARPLY, STRIKING HIS KNEE ON THE LADDER OF THE UNIT.

1989 · 2 incidents

May 7, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Materials Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A BROKEN CONVEYOR BELT.INJURY OCCURED WHILE PULLING BACKWARDS ON THE CONVEYOR BELTING.

March 11, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Materials Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREEN CLOTH ON THE MOGENSON SIZER. THE SCREEN GOT CAUGTH AND THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO JERK IT OUT, STRAINING HIS BACK.

1988 · 4 incidents

December 16, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PORTABLE GRINDER ON A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER

November 30, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Materials Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADING TROUGHING IDLERS ONTO BACK OF PICKUP WHILE TRANSFERING ONE IDLER TO PICK UP THE IDLER SLIPPED FORM GRASP IN ATTEMP TO REGAIN CONTROL OF IDLER HE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

August 24, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Materials Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HOISTING THE HEAD OFF A HAUL UNIT ENGINE.THE CHAIN SLIPPED AND THE HEAD PINCHED THE EMPLOYEES THUMB AGAINST THE ENGINE BLOCK.

August 24, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Materials Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS APPROACHING STAIRS LEADING TO A RECLAIM TUNNEL HE WAS CARRING TOOLS IN ONE HAND & REACHING FOR HANDRAILING WITH THE OTHER WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE MISSED TH E HANDRAIL FALLING BACK TWISTIGN HIS BACK