Ferris Pits Metal/Non-Metal
Henderson Clay Products Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Gresham L C Jr
Ellis County,
TX
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4101283
MSHA record for Ferris Pits (mine ID 4101283). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
- —
Ownership history
- Reliance Clay Products Company 1950 to 1982
- Henderson Clay Products Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Ferris Pits sits in Ellis County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.7% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.