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Orange Plant: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

River Cement Company · Facility
Controlled by Buzzi S p A
Orange County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4101503

Orange Plant has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Aug 1986
Ownership history
  1. Alpha Portland Cement Company 1950 to 1982
  2. River Cement Company 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1987 9
1986 19
1985 19
1984 20
1983 23
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Orange Plant sits in Orange County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Orange County, Texas · Population 84,993
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$73,372
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1986 · 4 incidents

August 10, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
River Cement Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS GET7ING READY TO PLACE ANOTHER TIE LINE ONTO THE BARGE BEING LOADED ALONGSIDE THE SHIP. HE STRADDLED THE HANDRAIL NEXT TO THE TIE OFF LOCATION ON THE SIDE OF THE SHIP. HE HAD TIED A KNOT IN THE 5INE AND PLACED ONE FOOT ON THE KNOT TO HOLD IT WHILE HE JERKED THE LINE TIGHT ON THE KNOT. THERE WAS TOO MUCH LINE AVAILABLE AND BEFORE THE LINE TIGHTENED LINE TIGHT ON THE KNO

February 5, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
River Cement Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED WAS HEL1ING UNLOAD CEMENT BARGE WHEN 10 IN RUBBER HOSE FROM BARGE TO DOCK BURST CEMENT FROM THE HOSE STRUCK THE MAN IN THE FACE HE TURNED AND WAS HIT AGAIN AND FELL AGAINST A BALLARD ON THE DOCK BR6ISING HIS LEFT LEG

February 5, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
River Cement Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

INJ HELPING UNL2AD CEMENT BARGE WHEN 10'' RUBBER HOSE FROM BARGE TO DOCK BURST.INJ COMING FROM BARGE TO DOCK 10' FROM HOSE.CEMENT FROM HOSE STRUCK MAN IN FACE.

January 28, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
River Cement Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

INJURED WAS DIS7ONNECTING BATTERY CHARGER FROM BATTERY BATTERY EXPLODED