Mining Incidents

Wise Quarry: 8 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Wise County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4100017

MSHA record for Wise Quarry (mine ID 4100017). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Sep 1987
Ownership history
  1. Vulcan Materials Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Wise Quarry sits in Wise County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 4.7% 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.
Wise County, Texas · Population 72,359
4.7%
Mining share of county employment
$89,897
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1987 · 2 incidents

September 17, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

INJURED WAS MAN6ALLY MOVING A LARGE STONE WHICH ROLLED ONTO HIS LEFT INDER FINGER.

February 6, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Materials Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE FELL W2ILE ASCENDING THE STEPS OF A EUCLID HAUL TRUCK.

1986 · 1 incident

September 19, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Materials Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A LOADER BUCKET AS A WORK PLATFORM IN VIOLATION OF PLANT SAFETY RULE.HE STATES HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BUCKET AND A CONVEYOR FRAME RESULTING IN A BRUISED HIP.

1985 · 2 incidents

August 20, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Materials Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE ROLLING BARRELS-EMPTY-FROM GREASE RACK ONTO TRUCK. BARREL SLIPPED FROM GRASP & EE MADE ATTEMPT TO CATCH IT OFF BALANCE & STRAINE BACK.

August 7, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Materials Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REMOVING A CONVEYOR BELT IDLER FROM FRAME THE IDLER SLIPPED CAUSING FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN IDLER AND FRAME

1983 · 3 incidents

May 16, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Materials Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ONTO HAUL UNIT. FOOT SLIPPED OFF LADDER, EMPLOYEE FELL TO GROUND USING LEFT ARM TO BRACE, RESULTING IN INJURY TO LEFT ELBOW.

April 25, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Materials Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DISEMBARKING FROM 245 SHOVEL AFTER FUELING FOOT SLIPPED RESULTING IN FALL LUMBAR SPRAIN

April 7, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Materials Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO LIFT ANS SLIDE METAL CRANE PADS UNDER CRANE TWISTED BODY WITH WEIGHT CAUSING STRAIN TO BACK ON MAY 9TH STRAIN REOCCURED BY COUGHING EMPLOYEE DID NOT FEEL THE NEED TO SEE PHYSICIAN UNTIL THE COUGHING CAUSED PAIN