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Pope Murray Sand And Gravel: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Wise County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4101816

Pope Murray Sand And Gravel has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Jan 1984
Ownership history
  1. Lone Star Industries Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1984 7
1983 15
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Pope Murray Sand And Gravel 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

2 on file

1984 · 1 incident

January 30, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lone Star Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A V-BELT ON MOTOR HE HAD RAISED MOTOR BASE UP AND PUT BELT ON SHEAVE AS HE WAS LETTING MOTOR BACK DOWN VBELT BROKE & MOTOR FELL ON HAND CATCHING FINGERS BETWEEN BASE & FRAME WORK

1983 · 1 incident

July 18, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lone Star Industries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING 1 1/2IN WATER HOSE AND INJURED BACK