Mining Incidents

Mcbryde Plant: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Caithness Mining Corp · Facility
Controlled by Caithness Corp
Duval County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103032

MSHA record for Mcbryde Plant (mine ID 4103032). 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
1984
Latest incident
Nov 1984
Ownership history
  1. Caithness Mining Corp 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mcbryde Plant sits in Duval County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 22.4% 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.
Duval County, Texas · Population 9,824
22.4%
Mining share of county employment
$50,081
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

1984 · 1 incident

November 14, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Caithness Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS LOADING 55 GAL DRUMS OF WASTE MATERIAL INTO CONOCO TRAILER WHEN ROLLING DRUM TO OTHER SIDE OF TRAILER FELT PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN