Gifford-Hill & Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A NEW SAND PLANT WHEN HECAME IN CONTACT WITH POISON IVY. IT SPREAD OVER BOTH OF HIS FARMS AND HIS UPPER CHEST.
College Station Pit & Plant #22: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Gifford-Hill & Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Hanson PLC
Brazos County,
TX
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4101918
MSHA record for College Station Pit & Plant #22 (mine ID 4101918). 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
- 1983–1993
- Latest incident
- Jul 1993
Ownership history
- Gifford-Hill & Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
College Station Pit & Plant #22 sits in Brazos County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.7% of county employment.
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.Brazos County, Texas · Population 237,980
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$58,388
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1993 · 1 incident
1984 · 1 incident
February 2, 1984
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gifford-Hill & Company · Struck by flying object
AFTER WORKING ON FRONT END LOADER, EMPLOYEE RUBBED LEFT EYE WITH HIS HAND AND GOT GOREIGN BODY IN EYE.
1983 · 3 incidents
Gifford-Hill & Company · Contact with hot objects or substances
OVERHEATED RADIATOR EXPLODED WHEN CAP WAS REMOVED THROWING SCALDING WATER ON EMPLOYEES BACK ARM AND LET BURNING SAME
September 14, 1983
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gifford-Hill & Company · Struck by falling object
CHANGING SCREENS AT PLANT SHOOT FELL HITTING ENPLOYEES LEFT LEG AND ARM
August 15, 1983
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gifford-Hill & Company · Fall onto or against objects
WORKING ON DRAGLINE, STEPPED ON CABLE AND FELL. RIGHT ARM HIT GUARD RAILS ON DRUM CUTTING RIGHT ARM.