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
Huffmeister Facility: 11 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
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
- Lott Materials Company Inc 1982 to 1983
- All Minerals Corp 1983 to 1985
- Hematech Ltd 1985 to 1989
- Dds Materials Inc 1989 to present
Huffmeister Facility 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 file1984 · 2 incidents
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
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
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.
REPLACING SEAL ON DOME COOLER OF TRAILER,SEAL SLIPPED WHILE BEING STRETCHED STRIKING EMPL IN RIGHT EYE.
WAS CUTTING AND GRINDING METAL WHEN A CHIP OF METAL GOT INTO MY EYE AND WAS LODGED THERE REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION
HE WAS CATCHING 100LB BAGS OF DRILLING MUD AND PUTTING THEM ON A WOODEN PALLET AND HE SPRAINED HIS WRIST
CONDITIONS WERE GOOD. LIFTED PULLEY APPARENTLY WRONG & FELT A STRAIN OR A BURNING FEELING IN SHOULDER & MID TO UPPER BACK.
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.
WAS CHIPPING INSIDE TANK AND STEEL GOT IN HISLEFT EYE
LEFT HAND 1ST FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND PULLEY ON CONVEYOR WHILE TURNING BELTS TO MOVE HEAD ROLL