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Onion Creek Crusher: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by John R Weisman
Travis County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103036

Onion Creek Crusher has had 1 fatality among 4 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1985–1993
Latest incident
Sep 1993
Ownership history
  1. Colorado Materials Inc 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1993 2
1992 5
1991 7
1990 6
1989 9
1988 15
1987 13
1986 15
1985 16
1984 23
1983 29
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Onion Creek Crusher sits in Travis County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Travis County, Texas · Population 1,307,625
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$97,169
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
August 6, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Colorado Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DECEASED ENTERED CRUSHER TO FREE IMPELLER-STARTED IMPELLER ROLLING WITH FOOT AND WAS CAUGHT BY HAMMER AND PULLED INTO BREAKER BIN.

Reportable incidents

3 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1993 · 1 incident

September 20, 1993 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colorado Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DOOR ON GEARBOX COVER FELL CLOSED ON HAND.

1987 · 1 incident

November 17, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Colorado Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS PRYING A ROCK OUT OF A CONVEYOR BELT WITH A STEEL BAR. THE ROCK SUDDENLY CAME FREE AND THE BAR AND HIS HAND STRUCK THE CONVEYOR FRAME PINCHING HIS FINGER.

1986 · 1 incident

June 17, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Colorado Materials Inc · Fall from machine

DRIVING EMPTY S7RAPPER TOO FAST FOR SURFACE CONDITIONS-WET & MUDDY,AROUND SHARP CORNER TO RIGHT AND DOWN STEEP DECLINE.LOST CONTROL MACHINE JACKNIFED AND BEGAN BUCKING.NOT WEARING SEAT BELTS.T HROWN TO GROUND1CHIN NEEDED STITCHES.