Mining Incidents

Wells Plant #3: 15 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Tarmac Plc
Colorado County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4101144

MSHA record for Wells Plant #3 (mine ID 4101144). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
Ownership history
  1. Superior Sand & Gravel Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Wells Plant #3 sits in Colorado County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 3.2% 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.
Colorado County, Texas · Population 20,736
3.2%
Mining share of county employment
$68,554
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

1987 · 4 incidents

October 22, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Superior Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I NAME STATES THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND IN HIS LEGS WHEN HE WALKED

July 14, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Superior Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE CABLE USED 7O MOVE DESANDER BROKE AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN LOWER LEFT LEG.

April 23, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Superior Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 WHILE GOING TO DRAGLINE STRAIN BACK AND AGGRAVATED OLD BACK INJURY EMPLOYEE RETURN TO LIGHT DUTY WORK 4-27-87 THRU 5-1-87. HE THEN HAD SURGERY ON 5-4-87.

February 20, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Superior Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE MOVING PU4P T O ANOTHER POND THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE GOING DOWN BANK

1985 · 1 incident

May 24, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger ELECTRICAL
Superior Sand & Gravel Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WHILE WORKING ON A BATTERY POST TRYING TO GET CONNECTION BATTERY EXPLODED AND ACID GOT INTO EMPLOYEE LEFT EYE.

1984 · 3 incidents

October 26, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Superior Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON BOARD CHECKING CONVEYOR FOR FOREIGN MATERIAL. HE SLIPPED FORWARD AND FELL APPROX. 7 FT TO GROUND.

August 9, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Superior Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WENT TO CHECK V-BELT TENSION WITHOUT TELLING PLANT OPERATOR. WHEN EMPLOYEE GRABBED V-BELT THE PLANT WAS ACCIDENTALLY TURNED ON

May 5, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Superior Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE GETTING A BUCKET OF WATER FROM TRAILER FOR DRAGLINE THE VICTIM SLIPPED ON TRAILER HITCH AND FELL ON LOWER BACK BRUISED LOWER BACK

1983 · 7 incidents

October 25, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Superior Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE BEATING ON BUCKET TOOTH.CHIP FLEW OFF AND HIT ON RIGHT SIDE OF LOWER NECK AREA.

September 6, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Superior Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP AN 18 GAL CAN OF GREASE AND STRAINED HIS BACK MUSCLES.

May 25, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Superior Sand & Gravel Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WHILE LOADING CAN OF VARSOL SPILLED SOME ON LEFT HIP.

May 12, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Superior Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHECKING GRAVEL IN STOCKPILE A ROCK BOUNCED OFF AND HIT VICTIM IN MOUTH KNOCKING GOLD TOOTH OUT

April 11, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Superior Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE THROWING DISCARDED SHAKER SCREEN OFF OF PLANT TOWER WIND BLEW SCREEN CAUSING TO MASH FINGER OF L EFT HAND.