Mining Incidents

Austin Aggregates 973 Plant Metal/Non-Metal

APAC Texas, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
Austin, Travis County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4104124

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2011
Latest incident
Jul 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
80
citations
9
significant & substantial
$9,963
proposed penalties
$8,577
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
2013 Q1 1,383 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,947 2 2 1027.2
2012 Q3 2,460 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,459 6 1 1345.6
2012 Q1 9,430 4 1 424.2
2011 Q4 4,184 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 9,827 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 10,540 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

8 on file

2011 · 1 incident

July 14, 2011 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
APAC Texas, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

While welding on a chute the miner leaned up against a tail pulley guard to steady himself to strike an arc. When he put all his weight onto his forearm he was punctured with a sharp rock that was on the guard. the cut required three stitches.

2006 · 1 incident

May 8, 2006 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shumaker Enterprises Inc. · Fall from ladders

EE was on 8ft ladder with a hammer trying to dis- loge sand on a 12" pipe & fell to ground lost balance.

2005 · 1 incident

2002 · 2 incidents

June 4, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shumaker Enterprises Inc. · Struck by flying object

WAS CHIPPING OUT A PULLEY OUT OF BULLDOZER TRACK. A PIECE METAL BROKE AND FLEW AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ARM.

March 29, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shumaker Enterprises Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED OFF MACHINE AND LANDED ON SOFT SPOT AND HER RIGHT KNEE POPPED. HAS SPRAINED LIGAMENT OF KNEE.

2001 · 2 incidents

August 15, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shumaker Enterprises Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS TO GUIDE SOME IRON BEAMS WHEN BEING PICKED UP BY THE LOADER, AND HE PULLED AT IT, LIFTING IT, PULLING MUSCLE ON LEFT LEG & LOWER BACK.

March 3, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Shumaker Enterprises Inc. · Fall from machine

EE WAS CLEARING OFF CONVEYOR THAT WAS DE-ENERGIZED AND LOCKED OUT WHEN THE CONVEYOR ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CAUSED HIM TO FALL ON THE BELT BRUISINGHIS HIP.

2000 · 1 incident

October 26, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shumaker Enterprises Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPING OFF DOZER & TWISTED LEFT KNEE & ANKLE CRACKED IT BETWEEN KNEE & ANKLE