Mining Incidents

Rachal Quarry & Plant: 8 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Redland Plc
Hidalgo County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4101476

MSHA record for Rachal Quarry & Plant (mine ID 4101476). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1986–1991
Latest incident
Apr 1991
Ownership history
  1. South Texas Construction Company 1950 to 1991
  2. Redland Stone Products Company 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Rachal Quarry & Plant sits in Hidalgo County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 1.8% 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.
Hidalgo County, Texas · Population 880,921
1.8%
Mining share of county employment
$52,281
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1991 · 1 incident

April 11, 1991 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Redland Stone Products Company · Struck against a moving object

HURT BACK WHILE OPER SCRAPER

1990 · 3 incidents

August 7, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
South Texas Construction Company · Fall from machine

EMPL CHECKING OIL ON EUCLID,SLIPPED OFF BUMPER AND FELL TO GROUND ON ARMS.

May 14, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
South Texas Construction Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS AT WORK DRIVING A CATERPILLAR DIGGING INA PIT WHEN HE GOT A FOREIGN BODY IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

May 2, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
South Texas Construction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SOME WHEELS OFF A DUMP TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A MUSCLE PULL IN HIS BACK.

1987 · 2 incidents

April 10, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
South Texas Construction Company · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS HAULING 7ALICHE FROM PIT TO CRUSHER ON A M 35 MACK XXX END DUMP AND ON THE WAY BACK THE FRONT AXLE BROKE LOOSING LEFT FRONT TIRE OFF TRUCK AND IT HIT THE GROUND CAUSING SLIGHT BACK PAIN & MUSCLE SPASM.3

March 18, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
South Texas Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WORKING O3 A DOZER TRYING TO PUT THE TRACK BACK ON THE SPROCKET, HE WAS USING A BIG BAR THAT SLIPPED OUT AND HIT HIS KNEE CAUSING PAIN.

1986 · 2 incidents

September 11, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South Texas Construction Company · Struck by falling object

HE WAS PUTTING 2N SOME SHAFTS & ROLLERS ON FEEDER & WHILE INSTALLING THEM THE ROLLERS SLIPPED DOWN FALLING ON HIS LEFT HAND & INJURING MIDDLE FINGER

August 4, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South Texas Construction Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

& HELPER WERE P6LLING EUCLID TRACTOR TIRES OUT TO REPAIR SPRING AND HE FELT PAIN ON HIS BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK, BUT NEXT DAY PAIN WAS WORSE AND HE WENT TO DOCTOR.