Mining Incidents

Kat-Tex Enterprises Incorporated: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Kat-Tex Enterprises Inc · Surface
Controlled by Heckel Richard
Sussex County, NJ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2800991

MSHA record for Kat-Tex Enterprises Incorporated (mine ID 2800991). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Sep 1991
Ownership history
  1. Berkshire Sand & Stone Inc 1990 to 1994
  2. Kat-Tex Enterprises Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Kat-Tex Enterprises Incorporated sits in Sussex County, New Jersey, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Sussex County, New Jersey · Population 145,117
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$114,316
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

1991 · 1 incident

September 6, 1991 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Berkshire Sand & Stone Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING IN DUMP TRUCK SECTION SLAMMED DOWN AMPUTATING TIP OF FINGER