Walker Sand Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
CHANGING BELT ON DRAGLINE & THUMB WAS SMASH & NEEDED STICHES
Walkers Sand Incorporated: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Walker Sand Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Travis Delbert Walker
Harris County,
TX
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4102339
Walkers Sand Incorporated has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1991.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1991
- Latest incident
- Oct 1991
Ownership history
- Sand Services Inc 1950 to 1989
- Walker Sand Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1989 | 4 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Walkers Sand Incorporated sits in Harris County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 2.3% 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.Harris County, Texas · Population 4,758,579
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$73,104
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1991 · 3 incidents
May 14, 1991
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Walker Sand Inc · Struck by falling object
WAS ASSISTING THE MECHANIC IN CHANGING A FRICTION ON THE DRAGLINE. MECHANIC FELL AND HE CAUGHT HIM.
Walker Sand Inc · Struck by falling object
CHANGING HOSE, WIND CAUGHT HOOD AND CAUSED IT FALL HURTING SHOULDER