Grimmett Brothers Inc · Struck by falling object
I NAME WAS DRIL5ING A 14FT DRILL STEM CAME DISCONNECTED. IT FELL, HITTING HIM ON TOE OF LEFT FOOT.
Cox Pit: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Csa Materials Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Roger Albert
Andrews County,
TX
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103246
Cox Pit has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1985.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1985–1986
- Latest incident
- Jun 1986
Ownership history
- Grimmett Brothers Inc 1984 to 1988
- Csa Materials Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1990 | 29 |
| 1989 | 25 |
| 1988 | 17 |
| 1987 | 8 |
| 1986 | 23 |
| 1985 | 17 |
| 1984 | 14 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Cox Pit sits in Andrews County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 20.2% 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.Andrews County, Texas · Population 18,518
20.2%
Mining share of county employment
$76,902
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1986 · 3 incidents
May 14, 1986
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Grimmett Brothers Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I.NAME SHOVELLI3G UNDER FEEDER.ROCK CAME OUT OF FEEDER AND HIT HIM ON HEAD BROKE HARD HAT AND CUT HIS HEAD.
January 20, 1986
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grimmett Brothers Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object
I NAME WAS DIGG3NG A ROCK OUT OF FEEDER AT THE CRUSHER WHEN A ROCK ROLLED OUT OF THE FEEDER AND HIT HIM ON RT KNEE
1985 · 2 incidents
November 7, 1985
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grimmett Brothers Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I.NAME PUTTING PULLEY CRUSHER.HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED AND ALL OF HIS WEIGHT WENT TO HIS RIGHT ARM.
Grimmett Brothers Inc · Struck by flying object
IT WAS REPORTED THAT I NAME WAS IN THE CRUSHER CONTROL HOUSE. A FLYING ROCK FLEW THROUGH A WINDOW OF THE CONTROL HOUSE AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT ARM.