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Howell Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Mclennan County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103160

Howell Pit has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Sep 1986
Ownership history
  1. Mid-America Sand & Gravel Company Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1988 1
1987 1
1986 2
1985 1
1984 1
1983 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Howell Pit sits in McLennan County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
McLennan County, Texas · Population 263,608
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$63,888
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

1986 · 1 incident

September 12, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mid-America Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall from machine

OPERATOR BOARDE8 MACHINE, PREPARING TO LOAD A TRUCK; THE HINGE BROKE ON SEAT, CAUSING OPERATOR TO LOSE HIS BALANCE, FALLING TO FLOOR BOARD, ANDONTO TRACK HITTING RIGHT HIP & LEG, AND THEN ONTO GROUND SPRAINI3G OR FRACTURING RIGHT WRIST.