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Georgetown Quarry: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Williamson County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103234

MSHA record for Georgetown Quarry (mine ID 4103234). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Jul 1984
Ownership history
  1. Georgetown Crushed Stone 1984 to 1985
  2. Vulcan Materials Company 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Georgetown Quarry sits in Williamson County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Williamson County, Texas · Population 643,889
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$108,309
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1984 · 1 incident

July 16, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Georgetown Crushed Stone · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GOING DOWN INTO PIT, TRYING TO SLOW DOWN HE PUT IT IN REVERSE KILLED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SO BRAKES DID NOT WORK.