Mining Incidents

Bloomfield Sand & Stone: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Greene County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1200626

MSHA record for Bloomfield Sand & Stone (mine ID 1200626). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Jul 1985
Ownership history
  1. Bloomfield Sand & Gravel Corp 1950 to 1985
  2. Bloomfield Sand & Stone 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Bloomfield Sand & Stone sits in Greene County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 2.4% 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.
Greene County, Indiana · Population 30,954
2.4%
Mining share of county employment
$59,753
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
July 15, 1985 IN · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

EMPLOYEE STOOD UP AND FELL OUT OF BOAT WHILE COMING IN FROM DREDGE. HE DID NOT WEAR HIS LIFT JACKET.