Mining Incidents

Leyva'S Pit: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Leyva S H
El Paso County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103636

MSHA record for Leyva'S Pit (mine ID 4103636). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Jul 1991
Ownership history
  1. Tri-State Materials Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Leyva'S Pit sits in El Paso County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.8% 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.
El Paso County, Texas · Population 866,275
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$58,859
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

July 31, 1991 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-State Materials Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL ON HIS BEHIND. A WEEK LATER HE FELT PAIN IN HIS TESTICLES.

May 21, 1991 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-State Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAINTENANCE WAS LOADING SCREENS ON THE BUCKET OF LOADER #26-05 ONE OF THE SCREENS SLIPPED & HIT I NAME ON THE LEG I NAME WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED