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MAYSFIELD PIT: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Arcosa, Inc
Milam County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103771

MAYSFIELD PIT has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1995.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1995–1996
Latest incident
Apr 1996
Ownership history
  1. Blue Bonnet Paving Inc 1993 to 1993
  2. Trinity Materials Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1996 6
1995 8
1994 7
1993 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

MAYSFIELD PIT sits in Milam County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 4.0% 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.
Milam County, Texas · Population 25,268
4.0%
Mining share of county employment
$59,076
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

1996 · 2 incidents

April 23, 1996 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Trinity Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MINER SUFFERED A HERNIATED DISC WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT AND SCREEN AND REMOVE IT FROM A SHAKER.

February 14, 1996 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Trinity Materials Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SUPERVISOR WAS DIRECTING THE UNLOADING OF A HAUL TRUCK OFF OF A LOWBOY TRAILER. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON LOWBOY TRALER NEAR KIN GPIN AREA. KING PIN AREA OF LOWBOY HAD A HOLE IN TRAILER FLOOR (DESIGNED THAT WAY). EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACKWARDS INTO HOLE. LOST BALANCE, AND FELL APPROX 4' FACE FIRST ONTO GROUND. SUFFERED FACIAL LACERATIONS.

1995 · 1 incident

August 17, 1995 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Trinity Materials Inc · Fall from machine

EE STEPPING OUT OF HAUL TRUCK, TRIPPED AND FELL, HIT BATTERY BOX WITH INSIDE OF LEG.