Mining Incidents

Apache Materials: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Hong Franklin L
Bexar County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4101032

MSHA record for Apache Materials (mine ID 4101032). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Feb 1985
Ownership history
  1. Acme Sand Company 1950 to 1979
  2. Apache Materials Inc 1979 to 1985
  3. Apache Ready Mix Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Apache Materials sits in Bexar County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Bexar County, Texas · Population 2,037,344
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$70,571
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1985 · 2 incidents

February 18, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apache Ready Mix Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

WHILE WORKING ON CAT WALK OF #11 BELT HAD ONE FOOT ON STAIR CASE GOING TO #12 SHAKER WHICH GAVE WAY CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO GROUND INJURING HIS BACK (LOWER &LEG (RIGHT)).

January 31, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Apache Ready Mix Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS CLEANING TRAILOR BED (IN RAISED POSITION) OF MUD. WHEN I,NAME OPERATING HIS PIVATE VEL. BACK DOW HOPPER HIT & SLIPPED ON LOSE. GRAVEL STRICKING TAIL GATE OF TRAILER CAUSING DOOR TO PINCH LESS (CALFS) BETWEEN TRAILER BED & TAILGATE CAUSING LACERATING TO BOTH LEGS.

1984 · 3 incidents

November 14, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Apache Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TRYING TO LOOSEN ROCKS IN CRUSHER W/CROWBAR BAR SNAPPED BACK STRIKING LEFT ARM CAUSING BREAK

May 15, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apache Materials Inc · Fall from ladders

FELL OFF LADDER WHILE CHECKING ON ELECGTRICAL SHORTAGE AND INJURED HIS BACK