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WHISKEY BRANCH: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Arcosa, Inc
Liberty County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103355

MSHA record for WHISKEY BRANCH (mine ID 4103355). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1993–1996
Latest incident
Oct 1996
Ownership history
  1. Cle-Tex Materials Inc 1985 to 1993
  2. Trinity Materials Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

WHISKEY BRANCH sits in Liberty County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 2.0% 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.
Liberty County, Texas · Population 97,993
2.0%
Mining share of county employment
$64,773
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1996 · 1 incident

October 11, 1996 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Trinity Materials Inc · Struck by concussion

EMPLOYEE WALKING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE HOPPER VEHICLE EARTH RAMP TOO QUICKLY. HE PLANTED RIGHT LEG AND FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. STRAINED AT KNEE.

1995 · 2 incidents

May 24, 1995 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Trinity Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE TRAVELING DOWN BUMPY ROAD. WATER JUG SLIPPED UNDER SEAT SUSPENSION CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO JAR HIS BACK.

February 9, 1995 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Trinity Materials Inc · Struck by flying object

EE HAD FINISHED USING A WIRE BRUSH TO CLEAN PORTOON TANK. EE WEARING FREE SHIELD AND SAFETY GLASSES BUT DUST PARTICLE MANAGED AND GET IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

1993 · 1 incident

August 2, 1993 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Trinity Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEED SLIPPED ON BEAM CONNECTED TO VACUUM HOSE & HIT RIGHT HIP ON BEAM CAUSING A BRUISE.