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Alvord Plant #1292 Metal/Non-Metal

Trinity Materials Inc · Surface

Controlled by Arcosa, Inc

Decatur, Wise County, TX · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4103689

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 5
Years on record: 2002–2010
Latest incident: Aug 2010

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$4,993

proposed penalties

$4,478

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
2011 Q2	4,023	1	0	248.6
2011 Q1	3,239	1	0	308.7
2010 Q4	1,165	0	0	0.0
2010 Q3	6,654	0	0	0.0
2010 Q2	1,070	1	0	934.6
2010 Q1	1,168	0	0	0.0
2009 Q4	5,531	2	1	361.6
2009 Q3	7,252	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

5 on file

2010 · 1 incident

August 20, 2010 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Trinity Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee dropped water bottle in Cat D30 Haul unit air condition vent hole, while retrieving the bottle, employee injuried right ring finger tip when finger made contact with blower fan. While getting first aid treatment in the office, the employee fainted and broke his front tooth when he hit the desk.

2009 · 2 incidents

June 8, 2009 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Trinity Materials Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE HURT HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHILE ROLLING A HYDRAULIC HOSE. EMPOLYEE WAS TREATED BY AN M.D. AND RETURNED TO WORK ON RESTRICTED DUTY AND WILL FOLLOW UP WITH HIS DOCTOR IN TWO WEEKS.

March 1, 2009 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Trinity Materials Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee states he slipped and bumped his right knee, two years ago and bumped again in March, but did not report the incident either time, until 6-15-09.

2002 · 2 incidents

November 11, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Trinity Materials Inc · Fall from machine

EE GETTING OFF LOADER, FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEPAND FEEL DOWN.

June 10, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Trinity Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN A NUT ON A MIRROR HEAD FOR A TRUCK DOOR. THE NUT WAS VERY TIGHT AND WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE THE NUT CAME LOOSE (SUDDENLY) CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE CUT BY THE MIRROR BRACKET. RESULTING IN HAVING TO HAVE 6 STITCHES.