Mining Incidents

Lampasas Quarry: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Trinity Industries Inc
Burnet County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103055

MSHA record for Lampasas Quarry (mine ID 4103055). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Jun 1988
Ownership history
  1. R Wilkinson Inc 1981 to 1984
  2. Tarmac Texas Inc 1984 to 1992
  3. Transit Mix Concrete & Materials Company 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Lampasas Quarry sits in Burnet County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 1.5% 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.
Burnet County, Texas · Population 51,064
1.5%
Mining share of county employment
$77,158
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
June 1, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Tarmac Texas Inc · Contact with electrical current

STARTING WATER 1UMP EMPL CAME INTO CONTACT WITH 480 VOLT ELECTRIC CURRENT-(STARTER BOX,CUTLER HAMMER,614-2).

Reportable incidents

11 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1988 · 1 incident

June 21, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tarmac Texas Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL INSTALLING PLANETARY ON WHEEL OF LOADER .PLANETARY SLIPPED EMPL TRIED TO CATCH IT STRAINING MUSCLE IN HIS BACK FROM WEIGHT.

1987 · 3 incidents

October 9, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Tarmac Texas Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING BOLYS OUT OF SCREEN WITH AN IMPACT WRENCH.WHEN A STEEL PARTICLE BECAME LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

September 17, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tarmac Texas Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING CHANGING HAMMERS IN CRUSHER WHEN HAMMER SLIPPED AND MASHED FINGER.

March 18, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tarmac Texas Inc · Fall from machine

EMP WAS WORKING3ON CONVEYOR WHEN HE JUMPED FROM CONVERYOR TO SCALPING SCREEN, HE LANDED ON SIDE OF RIGHT FOOT WHICH RESULTED IN ANKLE SPRANGE

1986 · 2 incidents

March 15, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tarmac Texas Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING SAFETY SKIRT FROM CONVEYOR WHEN RUST PARTICLE FLEW IN HIS EYE

February 25, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Tarmac Texas Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG HOIST TO PULL UP CYCLINDER WHEN CYLINDER SLIPPED OFF HOIST AND PUT PRESSURE ON HIS BACK FROM HOLDING YP CYLINDER.

1985 · 3 incidents

November 25, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tarmac Texas Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRYING ON CHUTE8 WITH BAR AND BAR SLIPPED OUT HITTING TOP OF HARD HAT AND HURTING NECK

October 16, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tarmac Texas Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRYING ON STEEL3WITH PRY BAR AND LOAD SHIFTED MAKING THE LOAD HEAVIER THAN HE COULD HOLD HURTING HIS BACK

May 30, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Tarmac Texas Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING STEEL WITH A TORCH WHEN A SLAG POPPED UP IN HIS EYE

1984 · 1 incident

1983 · 1 incident

May 3, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
R Wilkinson Inc · Struck by flying object

OPERATING BACKHOE WHEN ROCK FLEW OUT AND HIT RIGHT EYE.