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Ellis I Rock Pit: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Tdcj-Id · Surface
Controlled by State Of Texas
Walker County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103688

MSHA record for Ellis I Rock Pit (mine ID 4103688). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1991–1992
Latest incident
Aug 1992
Ownership history
  1. Tdcj-Id 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Ellis I Rock Pit sits in Walker County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Walker County, Texas · Population 78,292
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$49,862
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1992 · 1 incident

August 18, 1992 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tdcj-Id · Fall to the walkway or working surface

54736YEE WAS REPAIRING A CHERRY PICKER AT JOB SITE EMPLOYEE TURNED TO WALKAWAY FROM CHERRY PICKER AND STUMBLED OVER A BATTERY BOX THAT HAD BEEN PLACED BY THE MACHINE WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING 06533 OVER BATTERY BOX 2' X2' TO GROUND.INJURY TO SHOULDER AND R WRIST.

1991 · 1 incident

August 29, 1991 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Tdcj-Id · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INMATE WAS REPLACING BELT ON ROCK CRUSHER MACHINE WHILE MACHINE WAS IN ACTIVE OPERATION, USING SCREWDRIVER. SCREWDRIVER HAD GOT CAUGHT INT HE PULLY, SLIDING CROSSWAYS, CUTTING/RIPPING END OF 3RD FINGER FROM THUMB OF THE RIGHT HAND.