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CAPITOL PIT: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Richard G Hayhoe
Ingham County, MI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2002453

MSHA record for CAPITOL PIT (mine ID 2002453). 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
1988–1991
Latest incident
Nov 1991
Ownership history
  1. Capitol Excavating & Paving Company Inc 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

CAPITOL PIT sits in Ingham County, Michigan, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Ingham County, Michigan · Population 282,015
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$64,354
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

November 6, 1991 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Capitol Excavating & Paving Company Inc · Fall from machine

CRUSHER WAS DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE.HE WAS REPAIRING CONVEYOR BELT,APPROXIMATELY 6 FT OFF THE GROUND.HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.HE RECEIVED CARPAL TUNNEL FRACTURE AND SEVERE SPRAINS.

1988 · 1 incident

June 13, 1988 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Capitol Excavating & Paving Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE PUT PIECE OF IRON UP ON SCREEN DECK. CLIMBED UP ON SCREEN DECK TURNED HEAD & HIT UPPER RIGHT CHEEK BELOW EYE ON PIECE OF IRON.