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Houston Plant: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Milwhite Inc · Facility
Harris County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4100908

MSHA record for Houston Plant (mine ID 4100908). 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
1983
Latest incident
Sep 1983
Ownership history
  1. Milwhite Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Houston 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

4 on file

1983 · 4 incidents

September 8, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Milwhite Inc · Struck by falling object

GETTING CAN WITH SAMPLE OFF RACK OUTSIDE DUST PARTICLE FELL INTO LEFT EYE

July 11, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Milwhite Inc · Fall from machine

TWISTED RT ANKLE AS I WAS GETTING OFF TRUCK/BROWNSVILLE RT LATERAL META-CARPAL BONE - SLIGHT DISPLACEMENT

June 2, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Milwhite Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD TRUCK OF BULK ATTAPULGITE A. THE SCREW CONVEYOR BEING USED FOR LOADING BOGGED DOWN. EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE. HE STUCK HIS HAND BETWEEN THE UNLOADING CONVEYOR SPOUT OF TANK AND SCREW CONVEYOR. THE CONVEYOR STARTED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEES FINGERS CUTTING OFF ENDS OF INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS - RIGHT HAND

January 27, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Milwhite Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

AFTER STACKING BAGS ONTO PALLET FELT PAIN IN RT SIDE DIAGONOSED AS RT INDIRECT INGUINAL HERNIA REQUIRING SURGERY REPAIR