Mining Incidents

Portable Chico Plant #34 Metal/Non-Metal

Wise County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103793

MSHA record for Portable Chico Plant #34 (mine ID 4103793). 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
1993
Latest incident
Nov 1993
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1993 · 1 incident

November 18, 1993 TX · Metal/Non-Metal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Chico Crushed Stone Partnership · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

TWO EMPLS. WERE IN THE PROCESS OF PLACING NEW BEARINGS & NEW TIMING GEARS ON A HORIZ.VIBRATINGSCREE. THE SCREEN'S DRIVE SHEAVES & DRIVE BELT WERE NOT IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY.AT TH E TIME OF INJURY, THE 2 GEARS WERE MOUNTED ON THE SCREEN.THE EMPLS WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE WOODEN BLOCK FROM THE LOWER GEAR.ANOTHER EMPL TURNED THE LOWER SHAFT WITH A BAR. THE WOOD

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The full compliance file on Portable Chico Plant #34

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