Mining Incidents

TXI (A/K/A Texas Industries Inc)Operator

Controlled by Texas Industries Inc
MSHA Operator ID: L00418
Fatalities
4
Total incidents
482
Mines on record
32
Period
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Top causes

  • POWERED HAULAGE2 fatalities · 46 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 fatality · 95 non-fatal
  • IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS164 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY61 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)55 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2005
12
2004
80
2003
83 (1f)
2002
73 (1f)
2001
105
2000
129 (2f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

4 recorded
Contact with hot objects or substances

4 MEN WERE GOUGING WHEN A SMALL FIRESTARTED. THE FIRE WAS EXTIQUISHED AND THE MEN WENT BACK TO WORK. WHEN TWO OF THE MEN WERE SUDDENLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

Contact with hot objects or substances

FELLOW EMPLOYEES ALLEGE THAT DRAG CONVEYOR WAS LOCKED UP DUE TO CLOGGED CLINKER. WHEN CLINKER WAS DUMPED, IT HIT STANDING WATER CAUSING STEAM. THE STEAM BURNED EMPLOYEE ON 47% OF HIS BODY.

Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EE WALKING OR GRATING AT ELEVATION 719 TO RETREIVE TORCH SET. EE WAS NOT TIED OFF WHILE EXPLOSED TO FALL HAZARD. EE WAS WEARING PERSONAL FALL ARREST SYSTEM HARNESS AND 2 LANDYARDS. EE STEPPED ON GRATING THAT HE INSTALLED THE DAY BEFORE BUT WHICH HAD NOT YET BEEN WELDED TO THE STRUCTURE. THE GRATE 107 X 24 SHIFTED AND EE FELL 48"" TO CONCRETE BELOW.

Struck against a moving object

A CUSTOMER DRIVING A DUMP TRUCK WAS STRUCK BY A TRAIN WHILE ENTERING THE PLANT. HE DID NOT STOP AT THE STOP SIGN. THE TRAIN PUSHED THE TRUCK APPROX. 800 FT DOWN THE TRACKS. THE DRIVER DIED OF RESULTING INJURIES.