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Rhode Ranch Mine: 7 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Chevron Corporation
Mcmullen County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103480

MSHA record for Rhode Ranch Mine (mine ID 4103480). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1988–1991
Latest incident
Oct 1991
Ownership history
  1. Chevron Resources Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Rhode Ranch Mine sits in McMullen County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
McMullen County, Texas · Population 623
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$45,833
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1991 · 4 incidents

October 23, 1991 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Chevron Resources Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BEING TREATED FOR NECK STRAIN WHICH OCCURRED 09-25-91.RELEASED FROM RESTRICTED DUTY FOR NECK ON 10-22-91.CONTINUES ON RESTRICTED DUTY DUE TO CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME DIAGNOSED AS A SEPERATE MEDICAL CONDITION.REFER TO REPORT DATED10-02-91.

September 25, 1991 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Chevron Resources Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS LOADING ROCK THAT HAD BEEN RIPPED. A D-10 DOZER WAS BEING USED TO PUSH LOAD THE SCRAPERS. AS THE SCRAPER STARTED OFF THE SLOPE ITS PAN CAUGHT ON A LARGE ROCK JUST AS THE D-10 STARTED TO PUSH. EE WAS THROWN FORWARD AND THEN BACK, WHICH HIS NECK. SEATBELTS WERE IN USE DR PLACED HIM ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

September 10, 1991 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Chevron Resources Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO D-9 DOZER, WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TURN HIS LEFT ANKLE. RESULTED IN A SPRAIN TO THE ANKLE. THE DOCTOR PLACED EMPLOYEE ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

July 14, 1991 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Chevron Resources Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SERVICING SCRAPERS. AS HE STEPPED UP ON SCRAPER, HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

1989 · 1 incident

October 20, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Chevron Resources Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS PROBING ORE NEAR BACKHOE TURNED AND EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING HIT HIS FACE. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT ROLLERS AND TRACKS ON BACKHOE WERE OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND SLIVERS OF METAL WERE B EING SHEARED OFF. A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF TRACKS AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN LEFT CHEEK OF FACE. THE METAL WAS EMBEDDED IN THE FLESH AND REQUIRED A DOCTOR TO REMOVE IT.

1988 · 2 incidents

August 4, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Chevron Resources Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A D-9 DOZER WHEN HE FELT A FOREIGN OBJECT IN HIS RIGHT EYE. THE OPERATOR WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. A PHYSICIAN REMOVED A SMALL METAL FRAGMENT FROM HIS EYE. THE METAL FRAGMENT IS OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN.

July 29, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Chevron Resources Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A SMAPLE DRILL TO THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT WHEN A RAIN SHOWER CAME UP. THE PIT GROUND WAS WET AND HE SLIPPED, FELL AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE ON A ROCK. AFTER THREE WEEKS, FLUID AND BURSITIS DEVELOPED IN THE KNEE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 8/19/88.