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Norton Development: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Derrick Randall · Surface
Controlled by T E Norton Jr
Wise County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103813

MSHA record for Norton Development (mine ID 4103813). 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
1994–1995
Latest incident
Feb 1995
Ownership history
  1. Derrick Randall 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Norton Development sits in Wise County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 4.7% 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.
Wise County, Texas · Population 72,359
4.7%
Mining share of county employment
$89,897
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

1995 · 2 incidents

February 10, 1995 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Derrick Randall · Struck by falling object

EE WAS SHOVELING DIRT FROM UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN ROCK FELL, NOT SURE FROM WHERE, AND HIT HIS HAND.

January 13, 1995 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Derrick Randall · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WAS PULLING ON CHAIN ON TRAP DOOR OF CHUTE TO CLOSE IT. THE WELD BROKE, HE FELL, LANDED ON RT FOOT.

1994 · 1 incident

November 16, 1994 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Derrick Randall · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS GETTING ON LOADER AND PULLING HIMSELF UP BY THE RAILS WHEN HE STRAINED HIMSELF STEPPED DOWN FROM THE LOADER BECAUSE HE WAS HURTING.