Mining Incidents

Crane County PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by USS Holdings Inc
Crane, Crane County, TX · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4105331
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2018–2025
Latest incident
Nov 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was attempting to move a spout with EE's right leg when EE felt pain in EE's right calf. Employee began physical therapy on 03/02/2026 making this reportable.

Fall down stairs

The employee fell while descending a stairway and sustained a hand laceration from the expanded metal stair runner. The injury required stitches.

2023 · 1 incident

Unclassified, insufficient data

A third-party trucking contract driver was found unresponsive near the mine exit. Trained CPR providers from the mine responded and performed CPR until EMS arrived on scene. The driver was pronounced deceased by EMS staff.

2022 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Hand in proximity to snatch block while manipulating a belt.

2019 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was untightening a union to an airline with two pipe wrenches. Heard and felt a pop in left bicep. Went to a doctor that night released to work. Became reportable on 10/21/19 due to physical therapy that the doctor ordered.

Contact with heat

Employee overexerted themselves from digging. Was taken to a medical facility and given IV fluids for dehydration.

Contact with heat

Employee overexerted themselves from digging. Was taken to a medical facility and given IV fluids for dehydration. The occurrence triggered personal related medical issues.

2018 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee, along with 3 others were repairing splice on Thayer belt feeder. While removing tail pulley shaft, tail pulley shifted trapping left ring finger between tail pulley drum and bearing assembly. Employee's left ring finger fractured. Restricted duty - no lost time.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was originally thought to have suffered from heat stress; however later it was found to have been caused by a personal medical condition.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was removing lock on beltline and turned into stair stringer and hit right side of head.