Mining Incidents

Boonsville Stone Plant: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Texas Industries Inc
Jack County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4100125

MSHA record for Boonsville Stone Plant (mine ID 4100125). 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
1986–1989
Latest incident
Jan 1989
Ownership history
  1. Txi (A/K/A Texas Industries Inc) 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Boonsville Stone Plant sits in Jack County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 9.1% 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.
Jack County, Texas · Population 8,623
9.1%
Mining share of county employment
$65,693
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

1989 · 1 incident

January 9, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Txi (A/K/A Texas Industries Inc) · Fall from machine

EMPL WAS DOING POST OPERATIONAL DUTIES WAS GOING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT SIDE OF TRUCK MISSED HANDRAIL & FELL TO GROUND ONTO LOWER BACK 8' DR ASKED HIM TO RETURN TO OFFICE 1/14/889HIM TO RETURN TO OFFICE 1/14/89 MEDICATION WAS GIVEN.

1988 · 2 incidents

October 27, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Txi (A/K/A Texas Industries Inc) · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER MISSED STEP FELL TO GROUND LANDED ON HIS SEAT AND LOWER BACK EMPLOYEE HAD TO RETURN TO DR

March 1, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Txi (A/K/A Texas Industries Inc) · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS APPLYING HEAT TO A MECHANICAL JACK FOR A TRAILER PLASTIC PLUG BLEW OUT WHEN HEAT WAS APPLIED CAUSING HOT WATER AND OIL TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE IN CHEST.

1987 · 1 incident

April 27, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Txi (A/K/A Texas Industries Inc) · Fall from machine

EMP HAD COMPLET9D FUELING THE DRILL AND JUMPED OFF BACK OF FUEL TRUCK LANDING ON ROCK AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE

1986 · 1 incident

September 26, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Txi (A/K/A Texas Industries Inc) · Struck by falling object

EE WAS STANDING3WITH BACK TO BOARD...BOARD WAS STANDING UP AGINST A 55 GAL DRUM...STRONG WIND BLEW BOARD OVER..STRIKING EES BACK AREA. RUPTURED SPLEEN..SURGERY.