Mining Incidents

Killeen Washer Plant: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Bell County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4101817

MSHA record for Killeen Washer Plant (mine ID 4101817). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Aug 1984
Ownership history
  1. Cen-Tex Ready-Mix Concrete Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Killeen Washer Plant sits in Bell County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Bell County, Texas · Population 379,811
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$66,051
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1984 · 1 incident

August 16, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Cen-Tex Ready-Mix Concrete Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUTTING CHAIN ON SPROCKET OPERATOR OF CRUSHER THOUGHT EE WAS OUT OF WAY- STARTED CRUSHER. EES RT THUMB GOT CAUGHT IN CHAIN & WAS SEVERED COMPLETELY.

1983 · 2 incidents

September 19, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cen-Tex Ready-Mix Concrete Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MCDONALD WAS TRYING TO CLEAN MUD OFF CONVEYOR ROLLER WITH HAMMER WITH GUARD OFF & PLANT RUNNING. HE CAUGHT HAMMER & ARM BETWEEN ROLLER & BELT. BELT PULLED HIS ARM AGAINST BRACE & RIPPED ARM F ROM ABOVE ELBOW TOWARD SHOULDER.

September 12, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Cen-Tex Ready-Mix Concrete Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REMOVING OVERSIZE ROCKS FROM MATERIAL GOING UP CONVEYOR BELT TO SCRUBBER.CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN CONVEYOR BELT AND BRACE.