Mining Incidents

Abilene Quarry 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
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

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