Mining Incidents

ENNIS PIT: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by John P Reeder
Ellis County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103787

MSHA record for ENNIS PIT (mine ID 4103787). 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
1993–1996
Latest incident
Feb 1996
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
4
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 4 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Pappy'S Sand & Gravel Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

ENNIS PIT sits in Ellis 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.
Ellis County, Texas · Population 203,927
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$95,898
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1996 · 1 incident

February 14, 1996 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pappy'S Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck against stationary object

SUNSHINE GREASING DRAGLINE, DROPPED GREASE GUN, RAISED UP AND HIT HIS HEAD. IT KNOCKED HIM UNCONSCIOUS.

1993 · 1 incident

September 3, 1993 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pappy'S Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REMOVING CHAIN CASE COVER AND IT FELL, CUT OFF FINGER AT BOTTOM OF FINGERNAIL.