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Schaeffer #1 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Randall County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103413

MSHA record for Schaeffer #1 Mine (mine ID 4103413). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Apr 1986
Ownership history
  1. Yeargin Western Constructors Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Schaeffer #1 Mine sits in Randall County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Randall County, Texas · Population 143,791
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$80,905
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1986 · 3 incidents

April 30, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Yeargin Western Constructors Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL CLIMBING O3TO WATER TANK OF TRUCK TO DETERMINE WATER LEVEL.AS HE WAS CLIMBING HE SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON HIS LEFT ARM.THIS RESULTED IN FX TO RADIUS AND HUMERUS.

March 12, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Yeargin Western Constructors Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT SEVERAL TIMES WHILE LIFTING OBJECTS HE STRAINED HIS BACK.