Wilson Granite Industries Inc · Struck by falling object
PULL STEEL 18' OUT OF HOLE. DRILLS ALL THE WAY UP. KEY IN LOWER SPROCKET BROKE DRILLS DROP ON HAND.
TEXAS STAR QUARRY/WILSON GRANITE: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Wilson Granite Industries Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Thomas J Wilson
Llano County,
TX
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103836
MSHA record for TEXAS STAR QUARRY/WILSON GRANITE (mine ID 4103836). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1996–1998
- Latest incident
- Feb 1998
Ownership history
- Wilson Granite Industries Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
TEXAS STAR QUARRY/WILSON GRANITE sits in Llano County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 2.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Llano County, Texas · Population 22,011
2.2%
Mining share of county employment
$65,636
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1998 · 1 incident
1996 · 1 incident
June 21, 1996
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wilson Granite Industries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTED 5 GAL BUCKET OF OIL ONTO LOADER SAID HURT BACK 6-21-96. THEN HELPED LEVEL TRACK FOR OUTBURNER SAID HURT BACK WENT HOME. DID NOT WANT TO GO TO DOCTOR 9-25-96. WENT TO DOCTOR 9-26-96. RET URNED TO WORK 9-27-96, WORKED NEXT WEEK. OFF WORK- DOCTOR SAID DO NOT GO TO WORK.