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Bolivar Sand And Gravel Pit #1: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

U S Aggregate Inc · Surface
Controlled by Rodney Smithey
Denton County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103155

MSHA record for Bolivar Sand And Gravel Pit #1 (mine ID 4103155). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Nov 1983
Ownership history
  1. U S Aggregate Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Bolivar Sand And Gravel Pit #1 sits in Denton County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Denton County, Texas · Population 945,644
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$108,185
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1983 · 3 incidents

November 10, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
U S Aggregate Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A LARGE ROCK FROM THE HOPPER. HE SLIPPED AND FELL ABOUT SIX FEET AT APPROX 45 DEGREE TO THE VERTICAL. HE HIT HIS LEFT RIBS ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.

September 1, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
U S Aggregate Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEAR A PIPE THAT WAS TO BE MOVED BY CHAIN HOIST. AS TENSION WAS PUT ON THE CHAIN IT CAME LOOSE AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE CROTCH. LL HITTING A METAL BEAM BEFORE LANDING ON THE GROUND.

August 6, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
U S Aggregate Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEAR A PIPE THAT WAS TO BE MOVED BY CHAIN HOIST. AS TENESION WAS PUT ON THE CHAIN IT CAME LOOSE AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE CROTCH.