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Big River Sand & Gravel Inc: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Steve R Hackman
Jefferson County, MO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2301184

Big River Sand & Gravel Inc has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1989–1991
Latest incident
Jul 1991
Ownership history
  1. Norman Goad Construction Company 1950 to 1989
  2. Big River Sand & Gravel Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1997 3
1996 4
1995 5
1994 5
1993 4
1992 4
1991 4
1990 4
1989 5
1988 6
1987 6
1986 5
1985 5
1984 4
1983 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Big River Sand & Gravel Inc sits in Jefferson County, Missouri, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Jefferson County, Missouri · Population 228,227
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$80,522
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

1991 · 1 incident

July 2, 1991 MO · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big River Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS DRIVING ROLL PINS OUT TO REMOVE OLD TEETH FROM CUTTER HEAD WHEN THE PUNCH BROKE THE END OFF A PIECE OF METAL FLEW AND IMBEDDED IN LEFT ARM CLOSE TO ARTERY.

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1989 · 1 incident

November 12, 1989 MO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big River Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME & I NAME WERE REMOVING A DREDGE SLEEVE FROM THE PIPELINE WHEN I NAME STEPPED FROM THE PONTOON TO THE WORK BOAT & HIS FEET SLIPPED & HE FELL INTO THE BOAT HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT WRIST RE SULGINT IN A FX LEFT WRIST Y