Mining Incidents

Becker Field Plant: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Becker Minerals Inc · Surface
Controlled by Alfred Mc Alpine Inc
Harnett County, NC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3100712

MSHA record for Becker Field Plant (mine ID 3100712). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Nov 1987
Ownership history
  1. Becker Sand & Gravel Company Inc 1950 to 1986
  2. Becker Minerals Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Becker Field Plant sits in Harnett County, North Carolina, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Harnett County, North Carolina · Population 136,503
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$69,012
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1987 · 1 incident

November 2, 1987 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Becker Minerals Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE UNLOAD A CAN OF OIL OFF BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK, THE CAN SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO GRAB IT AT THE TOP WHICH HAD BEEN PARTIALLY OPENED, THEREFORE CUTTING HI S LEFT HAND THU4B.

1984 · 2 incidents

September 13, 1984 NC · Metal/Non-Metal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Becker Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING UP PIT CAR TO REPLACE A BROKEN WEDGE IN WHEEL, JACK SLIPPED FROM UNDER CAR WHEEL, BAR EMPLOYEE WAS USING TO SHIFT WHEEL SLIPPED, HITTING EMPLOYEE IN HIS CHEST.

July 2, 1984 NC · Metal/Non-Metal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor MACHINERY
Becker Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING A CABLE TO A PIT CAR FROM A CRANE WHILE HOOKING CABLE TO CAR THE CRANE OPERATOR TIGHTENED CABLE AND MASHED EMPLOYEES THUMB BETWEEN CAR AND CABLE.

1983 · 2 incidents

April 26, 1983 NC · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper MACHINERY
Becker Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS COVERING UP TEST HOLE USING A PLOW RETREIVED BY A CABLE WINCH PLOW TOOTH CAUGHT A TREE ROOT AND THE HANDLE STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE KNEE KNEE WAS BADLY BRUISED