Mining Incidents

Thompson Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Hanson PLC
Cooke County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4102175

MSHA record for Thompson Pit (mine ID 4102175). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Ownership history
  1. Gainesville Sand & Gravel Company 1977 to 1986
  2. Gainesville Sand & Gravel Company 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Thompson Pit sits in Cooke County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.
Cooke County, Texas · Population 42,473
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$72,472
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.