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Bienick Pit: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
POLAND, Herkimer County, NY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3002526

MSHA record for Bienick Pit (mine ID 3002526). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1989–1994
Latest incident
Jul 1994
Ownership history
  1. Bienick Gravel Inc 1980 to 1986
  2. Eastern Rock Products Inc 1986 to 1988
  3. Benchmark New York Inc 1988 to 2004
  4. Hanson Aggregates New York, Inc. 2004 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Bienick Pit sits in Herkimer County, New York, 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.
Herkimer County, New York · Population 59,932
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$68,858
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1994 · 1 incident

July 20, 1994 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Benchmark New York Inc · Struck by flying object

LOADING TRUCKS BREEZY AND DUSTY AND DUSTY OR SAND FLEW INTO EYE. SCRATCHING CORNIAL

1989 · 1 incident

August 9, 1989 NY · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Benchmark New York Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS AND NUT BECAME LODGED IN SOCKET. HE PUT FINGER IN NUT TO PULL OUT AND ACCIDENTLY HIT SWITCH ON ELECTRIC IMPACT WRENCH CAUSING NUT TO SCREW ON LEFT INDEX FINGER. S KIN WAS PEELED BACK AND WAS LACERATED ON TIP OF FINGER.