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Parker Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

J Lee Milligan Inc · Surface
Controlled by Doug Walterscheid
Deaf Smith County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103616

MSHA record for Parker Pit (mine ID 4103616). 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
1990
Latest incident
Jun 1990
Ownership history
  1. J Lee Milligan Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Parker Pit sits in Deaf Smith County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.
Deaf Smith County, Texas · Population 18,487
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$54,114
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

1990 · 1 incident

June 11, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J Lee Milligan Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON REPAIRING BEARING IN ROLL CRUSHER. WHILE WALKING ON RUNNING GEAR FRAME A GUST OF WIND HIT HIM CAUSING HIM TO STEP BACKWARDS. HE STEPPED OFF BACK OF FRAME AND FELL APPRO X. 4' TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE BROKE HIS ELFT ARM.