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Sesa Fluorspar Incorporated: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Sesa Fluorspar Inc · Facility
Controlled by Saenz Enrique
Maverick County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4101345

MSHA record for Sesa Fluorspar Incorporated (mine ID 4101345). 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
1983–1989
Latest incident
Mar 1989
Ownership history
  1. Reynolds Metals Company 1950 to 1987
  2. Sesa Fluorspar Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Sesa Fluorspar Incorporated sits in Maverick County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 6.1% 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.
Maverick County, Texas · Population 57,770
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$51,270
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

1989 · 1 incident

March 6, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sesa Fluorspar Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WHEN HE WAS MOVING A WHEEL BARROW CONTAINING BALL MILLS REJECT MATERIAL HE SLIPPED HURTING HIS WAIST IN TRYRING TO AVOID FALL COMPLETELY.HE WAS DOING ONE OF HIS TASKS.

1988 · 1 incident

January 12, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sesa Fluorspar Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

A THERMOMETER W5S BROKEN INSIDE A MATRASS CONTAINING PERCLORIC ACID PERHAPS THE MERCURY REACTS WITH ACID MAKING THE MATRASS TO BLOW UP

1983 · 1 incident

April 21, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Reynolds Metals Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

USING STEEL BAR TO LOOSEN FINAL SECTION OF GATE FOR PRODUCT ELEVATOR.AS SECTION BROKE LOOSE,CAUSED BAR TO SLIP FORWARD PINCHING HAND BETWEEN BAR AND ELEVATOR DRIVE SUPPORT.