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Bruni Leach Plant: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Uranium Resources Inc · Facility
Duval County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4102809

MSHA record for Bruni Leach Plant (mine ID 4102809). 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
1983
Latest incident
Sep 1983
Ownership history
  1. Uranium Resources Inc 1978 to 1982
  2. Uranium Resources Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Bruni Leach Plant sits in Duval County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 22.4% 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.
Duval County, Texas · Population 9,824
22.4%
Mining share of county employment
$50,081
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

1983 · 2 incidents

September 27, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Uranium Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF BACK STRAIN FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF PUMP REPLACEMENT DURING WHICH EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING JOINTS OF PIPE USING MONKEY WRENCH

March 24, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Uranium Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTENING PIPE JOINT WITH WRENCH. WRENCH SLIPPED STRAINING EMPL BACK.NERVES IN LOWER BACK WERE PINCHED-1 WK LIGHT DUTY.