Mining Incidents

Huffmeister Facility: 11 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Dds Materials Inc · Surface
Controlled by Denise Schneider
Harris County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103117

MSHA record for Huffmeister Facility (mine ID 4103117). 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
1983–1984
Latest incident
Feb 1984
Ownership history
  1. Lott Materials Company Inc 1982 to 1983
  2. All Minerals Corp 1983 to 1985
  3. Hematech Ltd 1985 to 1989
  4. Dds Materials Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Huffmeister Facility 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

1984 · 2 incidents

February 3, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
All Minerals Corp · Fall onto or against objects

CARL WAS STEPPING OVER A SMALL DITCH WHEN HE SLIPPED AND STARTED TO FALL WADE REACHED OUT TO HELP HIM AND ACCIDENTLY STUCK HIS FINGER INTO CARLS EYE

January 6, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
All Minerals Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE HAD REMOVED A GRATE OVER THE CHUTE OPENING OF THE PACKER BUCKET ELEVATOR THAT IS USED TO RECYBUCKET PINNING HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE WALL OF THE CHUTE

1983 · 9 incidents

November 21, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
All Minerals Corp · Fall from machine

JAY WASWORKING ALONE ON THE CONTROLS TO A ROTARY DRYER SYSTEM UNDER CONSTRUCTION HE DOES NOT RECAL EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED BUT IT IS BELIEV EDHE LOOSENED A HOSE THAT WAS STILL UNDER PRESSURE FROM A SMALL RECESSING TANK THE FLOPPING HOSE KNOCKED HIM UNCONSCIOUS AND HE FELL 16FT TO THE GROUND

September 6, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
All Minerals Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

DUE TO HOLE IN ROOF FROM HURRICANE ALICE,WATER WAS STANDING ON FLOOR AROUND PACKER AREA AFTER HEAVY RAIN.SWEEPING WATER OUT WHEN HE SLIPPED.LEFT LEG WAS UNDER HIM AS HE FELL TO FLOOR CAUSING S TRAIN IN KNEE AREA.

June 10, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
All Minerals Corp · Struck by flying object

REPLACING SEAL ON DOME COOLER OF TRAILER,SEAL SLIPPED WHILE BEING STRETCHED STRIKING EMPL IN RIGHT EYE.

May 5, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
All Minerals Corp · Struck by flying object

WAS CUTTING AND GRINDING METAL WHEN A CHIP OF METAL GOT INTO MY EYE AND WAS LODGED THERE REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION

May 2, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
All Minerals Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CATCHING 100LB BAGS OF DRILLING MUD AND PUTTING THEM ON A WOODEN PALLET AND HE SPRAINED HIS WRIST

April 22, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
All Minerals Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CONDITIONS WERE GOOD. LIFTED PULLEY APPARENTLY WRONG & FELT A STRAIN OR A BURNING FEELING IN SHOULDER & MID TO UPPER BACK.

April 19, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
All Minerals Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER THAT WAS LEANING AGAINST A BEAM THAT HAD SOME RUST ON IT. AS EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER, SOME RUST OFF OF THE BEAM BLEW IN HIS EYE.

February 10, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Lott Materials Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WAS CHIPPING INSIDE TANK AND STEEL GOT IN HISLEFT EYE

February 9, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Lott Materials Company Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

LEFT HAND 1ST FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND PULLEY ON CONVEYOR WHILE TURNING BELTS TO MOVE HEAD ROLL