Mining Incidents

Ainsworth Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Glenn Fuqua Inc · Surface
Controlled by Glenn Fuqua
Limestone County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103122

MSHA record for Ainsworth Pit (mine ID 4103122). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Jun 1983
Ownership history
  1. Glenn Fuqua Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Ainsworth Pit sits in Limestone County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 3.1% 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.
Limestone County, Texas · Population 22,185
3.1%
Mining share of county employment
$58,109
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

June 20, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator POWERED HAULAGE
Glenn Fuqua Inc · Struck against a moving object

LOADER FELL INTO PIT BRUISING DRIVERS LEFT LEG.