Mining Incidents

BIG WALNUT SAND & GRAVEL: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Hughes James M
Franklin County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3304361

MSHA record for BIG WALNUT SAND & GRAVEL (mine ID 3304361). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1997
Latest incident
Jun 1997
Ownership history
  1. Gemini Construction Company 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

BIG WALNUT SAND & GRAVEL sits in Franklin County, Ohio, 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.
Franklin County, Ohio · Population 1,321,635
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$73,795
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1997 · 1 incident

June 4, 1997 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gemini Construction Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED INTO BED OF PICK-UP TRUCK TO GET A TOOL. UPON GETTING OUT OF TRUCK HE TRIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND (APPROX 36") LANDED ON HIS RIGHT ANKLE.