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Smith Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by D P Frost
Limestone County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103280

Smith Pit has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Mar 1985
Ownership history
  1. D P Frost Construction Company Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1985 17
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Smith Pit sits in Limestone County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 3.1% 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.
Limestone County, Texas · Population 22,185
3.1%
Mining share of county employment
$58,109
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1985 · 1 incident

March 28, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
D P Frost Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN STUCK HIS HAND IN CONVEYOR BELT ACCIDENTLY. EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN TOLD TO STAY CLEAR AND ASTHE CONVEYOR BELT STARTED UP EMPLOYEE\S HAND WAS THERE AS IF HE DIDN\T UNDERSTAND.