I. NAME HAD BEEN STRIKING THE SIDE OF A PRODUCT TANK COWE. HE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF THE TANK SUPPORT STRUCKTURE APPROX. 10 FT. OFF THE GROUND WHEN HE DECIDED TO RELOCATE HIS POSITION. HE S LIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS CHIN ON THE WAY DOWN. HE RECEIVED STURES ON HIS CHIN AND BRUISES.
Houston Barite Plant: 11 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Houston Barite Plant (mine ID 4102282). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1983–1988
- Latest incident
- Jun 1988
- Nova Pressure Services 1950 to 1987
- M-I Drilling Fluids Company 1987 to present
Houston Barite Plant sits in Harris County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 2.3% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
11 on file1988 · 1 incident
1986 · 2 incidents
GOING TO EAT LU3CH ON HIS WAY OUT OF WAREHOUSE HE STUMBLED OVER FORKLIFT HURTING HIS KNEE.
TRAUMA RIGHT EL6OW.
1984 · 4 incidents
CARTILAGE BETWEEN RIBS AND BNREAST BONE SORE, RESULT OF NEW JOB.
EMPLOYEE TAKING BAGS OFF CONVEYOR. PULLED MUSCLE IN B ACK
EMPLOYEE WAS USING PRY BAR TO TURN MILL DRIVE FOR LUBRICATION. BAR SLIPPED OUT OF SOCKET ON COUPLING.
EMP WAS WORKING ON OIL RESERVOIR RESERVOIR FELL OFF FORKLIFT EMP GRABBED IT WITH HIS RT HAND AND SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEN RESERVOIR AND COUNTERWEIGHT
1983 · 4 incidents
WOODS WAS GETTING OFF TRUCK FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK LOST BALANCE AND SWUNG AROUND HITING FENDER OF HIS TRUCK
SADLER WAS SHOVELING SCRAP TRASH WHEN HE SLUNG A SHOVEL FULL OF JUNK WHICH BOUNCED OFF A TANK AND A PIECE OF WIRE HIT HIM IN THE EYE
LOAD OUT TRUCK CHUTE WAS LOWER TO TRUCK TANK TOP HATCH WHEN HOUSLY STARTED TO PUSH SPOT INTO HATCH RIGHT HAND INDEX FINGER GOT SMASHED IN BETWEEN STITCHES FOR INDEX FINGER
WET MUDDY BOXCAR FLOOR