Mining Incidents

Stafford Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Altair, Colorado County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103105

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2001–2008
Latest incident
Jan 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
36
citations
9
significant & substantial
$19,258
proposed penalties
$18,006
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
2009 Q3 456 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 9,152 2 0 218.5
2008 Q4 8,949 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 10,762 11 1 1022.1
2008 Q2 10,460 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 504 7 6 13888.9
2007 Q2 580 3 0 5172.4
2006 Q4 596 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

10 on file

2008 · 3 incidents

January 29, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hanson Aggregates LLC · Fall onto or against objects

The employee stepped onto a muddy truck wheel when he fell backwards on a crosstie and struck his back and neck causing a whiplash to his spine.

January 22, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hanson Aggregates LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was having to walk in deep mud while working in the field. He stepped in a hole and felt that he twisted his left knee while trying to get out.

January 3, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Aggregates LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee was picking up a field conveyor roller and putting it in the back of a pickup when he felt a very sharp pain in his right hip which caused him to have an acute lumbar sprain.

2006 · 1 incident

September 25, 2006 TX · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanson Aggregates LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was unscrewing some bolts on a brake pad and the bolt came out quickly with force and lacerated his left middle finger.

2005 · 2 incidents

October 18, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanson Aggregates LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a conveyor belt with a cutting knife and the knife slipped at the end of the belt causing the employee to lacerate his right leg.

October 8, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Hanson Aggregates LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured employee was assisting in moving mats for scraper and a miscommunication between the IE and the dozer operator caused the operator to lower the pad which smushed the IE left little toe and resulted in a fracture.

2004 · 1 incident

October 12, 2004 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Hanson Aggregates LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Three employees were moving the 7400 dragline which is powered by a large power cable in which a Dozer is used to move while walking the dragline to the new location. The ground man was directing the dozer operator were to go when the cable was caught under some material and caused the cable to pop and struck the employee under the right knee.

2003 · 1 incident

July 8, 2003 TX · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Hanson Aggregates Central Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING POWER LINE. CABLE ON BOOM BROKE, CAUSING BOOM TO FALL. EMPLOYEE STRUCK POWER POLE.

2002 · 1 incident

November 20, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanson Aggregates Central Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELT WITH BELT KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.

2001 · 1 incident

May 25, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Aggregates Central Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE CHANGING SCREEN. AS HE WAS LEAVING SCREEN DECK, CUT HIS LEG ON A PIECE OF METAL. DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 5-29-01. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 5-30-01, CUT WAS INFECTED.