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Ballard Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Smithcon Inc · Surface

Controlled by Smith Kathleen G

Nueces County, TX · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4103479

Ballard Pit has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1989.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 1
Years on record: 1989
Latest incident: Jul 1989

Ownership history

Smithcon Inc 1987 to present

Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Workforce and production

Year	Employees
1991	4
1990	5
1989	4
1988	2
1987	2

Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Local economic context

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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.

Nueces County, Texas · Population 352,829

1.5%

Mining share of county employment

$66,021

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

1989 · 1 incident

July 13, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Smithcon Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING DRAGLINE & MISSED HIS STEP & FELL ON THE TRACKS OF THE DRAGLINE INJURING HIS RIBS

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Ballard Pit sits in Nueces County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 1.5% of county employment.

Reportable incidents

1989 · 1 incident

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