Mining Incidents

New Trenton Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Kenneth T Wanstrath
New Trenton, Dearborn County, IN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1201151

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2017
Latest incident
Dec 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
179
citations
35
significant & substantial
$54,638
proposed penalties
$37,731
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
2025 Q4 3,710 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,370 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,662 2 1 546.1
2025 Q1 3,671 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,378 4 1 1184.1
2024 Q3 4,828 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,283 8 0 1867.8
2024 Q1 4,623 7 0 1514.2
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

2017 · 1 incident

2006 · 1 incident

December 6, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harrison Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While lifting a wedged screen plate, the screen came loose causing a shift and smashing left index finger between screen and screen base resulting in a laceration and fracture of the tip of left index finger.

2005 · 1 incident

October 31, 2005 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harrison Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by flying object

REMOVING GEAR BOX FROM CONVEYOR SHAFT WITH A HAMMER AND CHISEL WHEN ROCK FLEW BACK AND HIT HIM IN FOREHEAD. HE RECEIVED A CUT THAT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.

2004 · 1 incident

September 15, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Harrison Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

ON WED 09/15 EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO WELD. HE REPORTED TO WORK ON THURSDAY & SAID HE HAD HURT HIS EYES YESTERDAY & WORKED FOR APPROX ONE HOUR & WENT HOME. HE WAS TOLD MORE THAN ONCE BY HIS SUPERVISOR TO GO TO THE DOCTOR BUT SAID IT WOULD BE OK. HE DID NOT SHOW FOR WORK ON FRIDAY & WORKED A FULL DAY OF MONDAY BUT FINALLY WENT TO DR ON TUESDAY TO FIND THAT HE HAD A WELDING FLASH.

2002 · 1 incident

May 6, 2002 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Harrison Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING AN IMPACT DRIVE WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF BOLT & CONTACTED THE PALM OF THE LEFT HAND. EE RECEIVED 5 STITCHES.

2001 · 1 incident

April 23, 2001 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harrison Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO HIS WORK AREA AND STRUCK HIS ARM ON A PIECE OF STEEL CUTTING IT.

2000 · 2 incidents

March 10, 2000 IN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harrison Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EDGE OF THE BELT WAS CAUGHT. WHILE USING A PRY BAR TO DISLODGE THE BELT, THE PRY BAR CAME DOWN AND STRUCK EE IN THE NOSE.