Mining Incidents

Crusher 9101: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heldenfels H C
San Patricio County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4100035

MSHA record for Crusher 9101 (mine ID 4100035). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1984–1988
Latest incident
Aug 1988
Ownership history
  1. Heldenfels Brothers Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Crusher 9101 sits in San Patricio County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 4.2% 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.
San Patricio County, Texas · Population 69,519
4.2%
Mining share of county employment
$67,512
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1988 · 3 incidents

August 26, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heldenfels Brothers Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS PICKING UP A SMALL SHAFT AND PULL MUSCLE ON RIGHT SHOULDER AND NECK.

August 24, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heldenfels Brothers Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE WA> HELPING PUT A HYDRAULIC CYLINGER ON A TRUCK HE MOVED BAK HIT HIS HEAD ON THE BED OF THE TRUCK.

May 10, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Heldenfels Brothers Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WENT BACK OF TEREX REAR DUMP TO PICK UP SOME LIMBS OUT OF FEEDER WHEN ROCK FLEW OUT OF CRUSHER & HIT HIM ON LEFT SIDE OF HIS RIB.

1985 · 1 incident

April 2, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Heldenfels Brothers Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPL FAILED TO TAKE PROPER PRECAUTIONS IN PROTECTING HIMSELF-DIDNT GET UNDER AIR COMPRESSOR -TO PREVENT FALLING ROCKS FROM HITTING HIM.

1984 · 2 incidents

June 20, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Heldenfels Brothers Inc · Struck by flying object

PUTTING OFF SHOT OF EXPLOSIVE,USING 631 SCRAPER FOR PROTECTION.FLYING ROCK HIT BETWEEN GOOSE-NECK AND FENDER ON SCRAPER AND BOUNCED UP AND HIT I.NAME ON LEFT SHOULDER.

June 20, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Heldenfels Brothers Inc · Struck by flying object

PUTTING OFF A SHOT EXXPLOSIVES WAS USING A 631 SCRAPER FOR PROTECTION. A FLYING ROCK HIT BETWEEN THE GOOSE NECK & FENDER ON T HE SCRAPER & BOUNCED UP & HIT I.NAME IN THE LWOER BACK.