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G M Materials: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

G M Materials · Surface
Controlled by Martin Garl
Bexar County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103257

MSHA record for G M Materials (mine ID 4103257). 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
1985
Latest incident
May 1985
Ownership history
  1. Ward-Co Utilities Inc 1984 to 1986
  2. G M Materials 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

G M Materials sits in Bexar County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Bexar County, Texas · Population 2,037,344
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$70,571
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

1985 · 2 incidents

May 21, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Ward-Co Utilities Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED PARTY WAS STANDING 10\ AWAY & BANTAM 366 OP WAS MOVING THE BUCKET TO PICK UP PIPE. A PART BROKE OFF & HIT HIM IN T HE HEAD CUT LT SIDE OF HEAD & SMALL CUT ON THE RT SIDE OF HEAD & SM ALL CUT ON LEFT FOREARM.

February 8, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal draftsman, surveyor/transit work supervisor STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Ward-Co Utilities Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING IN AND OUT OF A 6\DITCH WHEN STEPPING OUT THE ROCK HE STEPPED ON GAVE WAY AND EMPLOYES LANDED ON HIS KNEE.KNEECAP IS SLIGHTLY BRUISED AND NO SIGN OF ANY CARTILIDGE DAMAGE DAMAGE THERE MAY BE TENDON DAMAGE.