Mining Incidents

TXI Red River Metal/Non-Metal

TXI Operations LP · Surface
Waurika, Ok, Jefferson County, OK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3401483

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2000–2007
Latest incident
Jul 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
34
citations
10
significant & substantial
$7,659
proposed penalties
$7,659
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q3 320 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,130 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,397 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,386 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,294 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,336 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 6,454 1 0 154.9
2005 Q3 1,280 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2007 · 1 incident

July 2, 2007 OK · Metal/Non-Metal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor MACHINERY
TXI Operations LP · Struck by falling object

Employee was removing the wings of a sand dewatering screw. He was using a cutting torch to remove the bolts that held the back plate in place. During this process the torch hose got caught on something. While trying to free the hose, he was positioned under the plate. The final bolts broke, causing the plate to land on top of him.

2004 · 3 incidents

November 20, 2004 OK · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Industries · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING IDLERS ON A CONVEYOR AND WAS TRYING TO REPOSITION HANDS TO HOLD THE IDLER, WHEN IT SLIPPED CAUSING FINGER TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN THE CAMS ON THE IDLER.

March 18, 2004 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Industries · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE & CO-WORKER WERE CARRYING AN ALUMINUM LADDER TO THE SHAKER. WHILE TURNING TO GO UP THE STAIRS EE FELT A PULL IN HIS UPPER LOWER BACK. THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THE LENGTH OF THE LADDER & THE SHARP TURN ATOP THE STAIRS.

January 23, 2004 OK · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Texas Industries · Struck against a moving object

THE OPERATOR WAS ENTERING OUR STOCKPILE AREA AND CROSSED A DRAINAGE DITCH. HE HAD BEEN THERE EARLIER IN THE DAY TO DRAIN WATER FROM THE STOCKPILE AREA. HE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WH EN HE ENTERED THE DITCH. AT THAT TIME THE WEIGHT OF THE LOADER SHIFTED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WHICH FORCED HIS BACK TO SHIFT LEFT TO RIGHT THEREFORE CAUSING A MUSCLE STRAIN IN THE LOWER BACK.

2003 · 5 incidents

December 22, 2003 OK · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Industries · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON MONDAY DEC. 22, EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCEAT DREDGE. HE WAS HELPING CO-WORKER DO OIL CHANGE ON 3406 AND CLEANING UP CAB OF DREDGE, AND TEARING OUT OLD FLOOR SO NEW ONE COULD BE INSTALLE D. EE HELPED CARRY SOME CONCRETE BOARD USED TO REPAIR FLOOR. THE BOARD WAS CARRIED APPROX. 40 YDS DOWN A RAMP. EE CONTINUED TO WORK ON FLOOR PROJECT UNTIL COMPLETED... (1/13/04-HAD SURGERY)

November 11, 2003 OK · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Texas Industries · Flash burns (welding)

EE WAS HELPING HOLD A TAIL PULLEY GUARD WHEN WELDING WAS GOING ON. HE RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO HIS EYES.

September 29, 2003 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Texas Industries · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE ON CLASSIFIER, WHILE COMING DOWN THE STAIRS HE SAID HIS LEG LOCKED UP AND GAVE HIM A JAR. HE CONTINUED TO WORK, AS THE NIGHT WENT ON HIS BACK STARTED T O HURT. EE LEFT WORK AROUND 3:00 AM AND HE COULDHARDLY WALK.

July 9, 2003 OK · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Texas Industries · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS ALIGNING 2 PIECES OF FLANGED PIPE WHICH WERE FLOATING ON PONTOONS ON THE DREDGE POND. THEY WERE USING AN OUTBOARD BOAT TO LINE UP THE PIPE BECAUSE OF HIGH WIND. INJURED WAS ON THE PIPEL INE. THE BOAT WAS AT HIGH THROTTLE TO COMPENSATEFOR THE WIND.INJURED STEPPED ONTO THE BOAT & THEFRONT OF BOAT SLIPPED UNDER PIPELINE. THE BOAT SHOT FORWARD CATCHING LEG BETWEEN BOAT & PIPELIN

May 8, 2003 OK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Industries · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE SLID A HYDRAULIC MOTOR WHICH WAS UNDER A SHELF TO A POSITION WHEN HE COULD LIFT IT TO A TABLE FOR EXAMINATION. THE PUMP WAS ON THE SHOP FLOOR. HE SQUATTED OVER IT AND LIFTED IT TO A WORK TA BLE. AS HE WAS LIFTING HE FELT A TEARING SENSATION & PAIN IN HIS GROIN. HE WENT TO THE DR. AND WAS TOLD THAT HE HAD A HERNIA. HE RETURNED TO WORK WITH NO HEAVY LIFTING FOR 48 HRS. RESTRICTION

2002 · 1 incident

August 5, 2002 OK · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec OTHER
Texas Industries · Struck by flying object

EE WAS WALKING INTO THE SHOP AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS SHIFT (6:00 AM) AND AN INSCECT FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. WE FLUSHED HIS EYE WITH EYE SOLUTION ALL MORNING & SENT HIM TO THE DOCTOR THE A.M. O F THE 6TH. HE PRESCRIBED DROPS & COVERED IT FOR THE DAY. NO FOLLOW UP NECESSARY, PRECAUTIONARY DR VISIT ONLY.

2001 · 3 incidents

October 19, 2001 OK · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Industries · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING SECTIONS OF PIPE 4' X 8" ON THE FLAT BED TRUCK. HE FELT A SLIGHT STRAIN BUT CONTINUED TO WORK. SATURDAY AM HE WOKE UP WITH PAIN. HE SAID HIS BACK HAD BEEN BOTHERING HIM FO R TWO WEEKS.

July 19, 2001 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Texas Industries · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A JOHN DEERE FRONT END LOADER, ALLEDGES THAT THE SEAT DID NOT ADJUST FOR HIM, THUS CAUSING HIM BACK PAIN.

February 9, 2001 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Texas Industries · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS LOADING RAIL CAR IN A 980G LOADER HE PULLED OFF OF THE PAVED CROSSING ONTO THE LOADING PAD. THE UNEVEN AREA CAUSED THE LOADER TO JERK IT JARRED EE CAUSING BACK PAIN

2000 · 2 incidents

December 3, 2000 OK · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec MACHINERY
Texas Industries · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS WELDING WEARING SAFETY GLASS BUT BURNT SLAG/ASH GOT AROUND LENSE & STUCK TO HIS LEFT CORNEA. DID NOT MISS ANY TIME

November 16, 2000 OK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Texas Industries · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEERING WHEEL JERKED LEFT WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING TOWED.