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Counts: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

S T C C Inc · Surface
Controlled by Redland Plc
Midland County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4101238

MSHA record for Counts (mine ID 4101238). 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
1985–1989
Latest incident
Mar 1989
Ownership history
  1. South Texas Construction Company 1950 to 1991
  2. S T C C Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Counts sits in Midland County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 19.1% 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.
Midland County, Texas · Population 171,496
19.1%
Mining share of county employment
$93,984
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 · 2 incidents

March 13, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
South Texas Construction Company · Fall onto or against objects

OPERING GATE ON SCREENING BEND THE GROUND GAV WAY CAUSNG EMP TO SLIP AND FALL DOWN HIT AAINST LEG BRACE ON BEND CAUSING INJ.

February 25, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South Texas Construction Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE POSITIONING TOGGLE PLATE FOR INSTALLING THE TOGGLE PLATE SLIPPED & FALL APPROX 2 INCHES CATCHING MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN PLATE & THE SIDE GUARDS ON THE CONVEYOR BELT

1988 · 1 incident

August 9, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South Texas Construction Company · Struck by falling object

THE BALANCE PULLEY FELL & RICOCHETED OFF A TRUCK H ITTING I.NAME IN THE R IGHT KNEE

1985 · 2 incidents

April 22, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
South Texas Construction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS PULLING3UNDER HOPPER AT PIT TO LOAD TRUCK AND TOP OF TRUCK BED HIT HOPPER CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO GO OUT OF CONTROL TWISTING HIS ARM AND SHOULDER

February 6, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South Texas Construction Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

REMOVING RADIAT2R CAP AND STEAM BLEW INTO HIS FACE AND UPPER BODY, BURNING FACE AND ARM