Mining Incidents

Houston Barite Plant: 11 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Harris County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4102282

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
Ownership history
  1. Nova Pressure Services 1950 to 1987
  2. M-I Drilling Fluids Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Houston Barite Plant sits in Harris County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 2.3% 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.
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

11 on file

1988 · 1 incident

June 20, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

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.

1986 · 2 incidents

February 12, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nova Pressure Services · Fall onto or against objects

GOING TO EAT LU3CH ON HIS WAY OUT OF WAREHOUSE HE STUMBLED OVER FORKLIFT HURTING HIS KNEE.

January 27, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nova Pressure Services · Over-exertion in lifting objects

TRAUMA RIGHT EL6OW.

1984 · 4 incidents

June 11, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nova Pressure Services · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CARTILAGE BETWEEN RIBS AND BNREAST BONE SORE, RESULT OF NEW JOB.

May 7, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nova Pressure Services · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE TAKING BAGS OFF CONVEYOR. PULLED MUSCLE IN B ACK

April 12, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nova Pressure Services · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING PRY BAR TO TURN MILL DRIVE FOR LUBRICATION. BAR SLIPPED OUT OF SOCKET ON COUPLING.

March 27, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nova Pressure Services · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

October 6, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal coal sampler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nova Pressure Services · Fall onto or against objects

WOODS WAS GETTING OFF TRUCK FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK LOST BALANCE AND SWUNG AROUND HITING FENDER OF HIS TRUCK

June 23, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nova Pressure Services · Struck by flying object

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

June 1, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nova Pressure Services · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

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

January 19, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nova Pressure Services · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WET MUDDY BOXCAR FLOOR