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Rock Materials Incorporated: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Rock Materials Inc · Surface
Henderson County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103328

Rock Materials Incorporated has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Feb 1986
Ownership history
  1. Rock Materials Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1987 0
1986 5
1985 9
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Rock Materials Incorporated sits in Henderson County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 2.4% 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.
Henderson County, Texas · Population 83,658
2.4%
Mining share of county employment
$63,955
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

1986 · 2 incidents

February 18, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rock Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALLING NEW 7HUTE FOR HOPPER-WENT TO TURN IT OVER & METAL BRUSHED AGAINST LEFT KNEE CAP CUTTING IT - CUT APPROX 2 INCHES LONG BUT DEEP. TOOK STITCHES ON INSIDE OF CUT AND OUTSIDE3

January 28, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Rock Materials Inc · Struck against a moving object

DUMPING IRON OR9 AT HOPPER-MATERIAL STUCK IN BED-FLIPPING TRUCK INTO HOPPER.