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Damon Quarry: 11 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

V H W Inc · Surface
Controlled by Hunter Roy-Kelso Vernor
Brazoria County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4102522

MSHA record for Damon Quarry (mine ID 4102522). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1987–1990
Latest incident
Oct 1990
Ownership history
  1. Roy Hunter Equipment Company 1982 to 1983
  2. V H W Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Damon Quarry sits in Brazoria County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 1.4% 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.
Brazoria County, Texas · Population 381,650
1.4%
Mining share of county employment
$95,155
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1990 · 3 incidents

October 16, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
V H W Inc · Fall from machine

DRIVER LOSS CONTROL OF TRUCK AND JUMPED OUT.

March 10, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
V H W Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ADJUSTING ENGINE SUCKED L HAND IN CUT OFF HALF MIDDLE FINGER TORE UP OTHER

February 5, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
V H W Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING TRUCK, HIT BIG ROCK STEERING WHEEL JERKED CAUGHT RIGHT HAND.

1989 · 2 incidents

September 29, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
V H W Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING THROUGH CONVEYOR BELT, KNIFE WENT THROUGH BELT CAME BACK AND HIT HIS LEG.

June 6, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
V H W Inc · Struck against a moving object

WORKING AT PIT, TURNED TRUCK OVER AND HIT HIS HEAD.

1988 · 4 incidents

June 14, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator MACHINERY
V H W Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WORKING DOWN IN THE PIT BOTH EYES STARTED BURNING

June 2, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
V H W Inc · Fall from machine

DRIVE SHAFT BROKE, HE JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK, ABRASIONS TO KNEES AND ARMS.

May 28, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
V H W Inc · Fall from machine

JUMPED OFF TRUCK LANDED ON ROCK TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.

May 28, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
V H W Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WORKING DOWN IN PIET, BOTH EYES STARTED BURNING.

1987 · 2 incidents

October 13, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
V H W Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SEEN A COUPLE O0 BIG ROCKS COMING OUT OF CRUSHER AS HE OPENED DOOR JUMPED OUT OF WAY AND LANDED ON FOOT WRONG RT BROKEN FOOT

June 18, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler POWERED HAULAGE
V H W Inc · Struck by falling object

WALKED UNDER A 7ONVEYOR WITHOUT HIS HARDHAT ON A ROCK CAME OFF THE BELT AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS HEAD.