Mining Incidents

Beck Pit & Plant: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Benjamin Davis
Guadalupe County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4102792

MSHA record for Beck Pit & Plant (mine ID 4102792). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Dec 1989
Ownership history
  1. Beck Concrete Company 1978 to 1985
  2. Beck Readymix Concrete Company 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Beck Pit & Plant sits in Guadalupe County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 1.2% 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.
Guadalupe County, Texas · Population 178,368
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$93,776
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1989 · 2 incidents

December 14, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Beck Readymix Concrete Company · Fall onto or against objects

HE WAS GOING TO REMOVE A LARGE ROCK ONTO TOP OF FEEDER HOPPER WHEN DOING SO. STOPPED ON ANOTHER ROCK SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARD ON TOP OF OTHER ROCKS AND MATERILAS.

July 12, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Beck Readymix Concrete Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS WALKING FROM GRAVEL PLANT TO CREEK TO CHECK WATER LEVEL WHILE WALKING TOWARDS CREEK. HIS LEFT LEG TWISTED UPPER THIGH.