Hill'S Sand Company Inc · Struck by falling object
HE WAS WELDING ON A PIECE OF IRON PIPE AND IT ROLLED OFF OF A HIGH TABLE AND HIT HIS RIGHT FOOT, CAUSING SWELLING AND SORENESS.
Hill'S Sand Pit: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Hill'S Sand Company Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Hill Fleta A
Harris County,
TX
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4102321
MSHA record for Hill'S Sand Pit (mine ID 4102321). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1987–1988
- Latest incident
- Jun 1988
Ownership history
- Hill'S Sand Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Hill'S Sand Pit sits in Harris County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 2.3% 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.Harris County, Texas · Population 4,758,579
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$73,104
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1988 · 2 incidents
June 13, 1988
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hill'S Sand Company Inc · Fall from machine
I. NAME WAS STEPPING FROM PLATFORM ONTO HIS TRUCK AND MISSED HIS STEP. HE GRABBED RAILING OF PLATFORM AND FELL HALF ON AND OFF TRUCK AND SOMEHOSW TWISTED HIS ARM AND BROKE IT.
1987 · 2 incidents
June 19, 1987
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hill'S Sand Company Inc · Struck by flying object
WHEN CUTTING CA6LE LAYING ON GROUND A SMALL PIECE CHIPPED OFF AND WENT INTO THE RT CHEEK
June 10, 1987
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Hill'S Sand Company Inc · Struck by flying object
WHILE CHIPPING 5ND CLEANING WELD ON TRUCK FRAME, FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.