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Edwards Bell Mine: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Kory Keller
Edwards County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103439

Edwards Bell Mine has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1987–1989
Latest incident
Feb 1989
Ownership history
  1. Allen Keller Company 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1990 0
1989 5
1988 4
1987 5
1986 9
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Edwards Bell Mine sits in Edwards County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Edwards County, Texas · Population 1,392
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$38,500
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1989 · 1 incident

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1988 · 1 incident

October 20, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Allen Keller Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO BREAK A ROCK WEDGED ON JAW CRUSHER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK

1987 · 1 incident

February 2, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Allen Keller Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO BREAK A LARGE ROCK IN JAW CRUSHER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND PULLED MSUCLE IN LOWER BACK.