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Gurley Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Ivan Dement Inc · Surface
Controlled by Dement Ivan
Sherman County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103171

MSHA record for Gurley Pit (mine ID 4103171). 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
1983
Latest incident
Jun 1983
Ownership history
  1. De Pauw Construction Inc 1983 to 1984
  2. Ivan Dement Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Gurley Pit sits in Sherman County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 2.5% 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.
Sherman County, Texas · Population 2,434
2.5%
Mining share of county employment
$74,167
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

1983 · 1 incident

June 16, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
De Pauw Construction Inc · Struck by falling object

SUBJECT WAS WALKING UNDER CATWALK WHEN A 3 TO 4 POUND ROCK BOUNCED OFF VIBRATOR HITTING SUBJECT ON HARD HAT. SUBJECT WAS UNCONSCIOUS 5 TO 6 MINUTES. HE WAS TAKEN IMMEDIATELY TO DUMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL E/R.X-RAY OF NECK & SKULL SERIES & SPINE TAKEN, HANDS WERE NUMB & TIGLY, NECK PAIN & UPPER BACK PAIN. DR. CONTACTED SUBJECT\S FAMILY DR. IN AMERILLO TO FOLLOW UP ON SUBJECT.