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CONTINENTAL PIT: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by William Blattner Jr
Grant County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2902142

MSHA record for CONTINENTAL PIT (mine ID 2902142). 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
1996
Latest incident
Apr 1996
Ownership history
  1. D H Blattner & Sons Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

CONTINENTAL PIT sits in Grant County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 6.7% 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.
Grant County, New Mexico · Population 27,856
6.7%
Mining share of county employment
$45,921
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

1996 · 2 incidents

April 23, 1996 NM · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D H Blattner & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING HOSE FROM TRUCK, TRIED TO PULL TO MUCH BY HIMSELF. DISLOCATED SHOULDER.

January 14, 1996 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
D H Blattner & Sons Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE DRIVER WAS HAULING HIS FIRST LOAD OF ORE TO THE DUMP SITE. HE DIDN'T SEE A SPOTTER OR BERM BUT BACKED UP TO THE DUMP ANYWAY. THE GROUND GAVE WAY AND THE TRUCK SLID DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND F LIPPED OVER ON IT'S TOP. OPERATOR WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT.