Cow Bay Sand Company · Contact with electrical current
WORKER WAS ELEC7ROCUTED WHILE WORKING ON WIRES.
Cow Bay Sand Company: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal
Cow Bay Sand Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Creek Towing & Mc Cormack Sand Inc
Nassau County,
NY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3000834
MSHA record for Cow Bay Sand Company (mine ID 3000834). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 1983–1986
- Latest incident
- Jan 1986
Ownership history
- Cow Bay Sand Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Cow Bay Sand Company sits in Nassau County, New York, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Nassau County, New York · Population 1,388,138
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$143,408
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
16 on file (excluding fatalities above)1985 · 8 incidents
May 9, 1985
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cow Bay Sand Company · Unclassified, insufficient data
WORKING ON 7200 DRAGLINE WAS CUT ON RT SIDE OF HEAD
Cow Bay Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
POKING FUNNEL IN DRY TUNNEL POKER SLIPPED WHEN HIT WITH MATERIAL AND HIS ME IN THE LOWER FRONT JAW SPLITING MY LIP AND INBJURY TEETH.
April 19, 1985
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cow Bay Sand Company · Contact with hot objects or substances
REPLACING BLOWN RADITOR HOSE ON 88B CRANE
April 16, 1985
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cow Bay Sand Company · Fall onto or against objects
SLIPPED ON HIGH RISE-LIT HAND AGAINST GRATING.
Cow Bay Sand Company · Struck by flying object
I WAS CHIPPING SLAG OFF PIECE OF STEEL WHEN A SMALL PIECE INTER MY RIGHT EYE.
Cow Bay Sand Company · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
HAD SAND BLOWOUT-WHEN OPENING SAND CHUTE EARS GOT PACKED WITH SAND.
March 22, 1985
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Cow Bay Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
USED PAYLOADER & CHAIN TO LIFT AND MOVE STEEL PLATE WITH ANGLE IRON HIT LEG A DND FELL ON ANKLE.
January 2, 1985
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Cow Bay Sand Company · Struck by flying object
GRINDER-PIECE OF DIRT OR RUST IN LEFT EYE GOT INFECTED.
1984 · 4 incidents
Cow Bay Sand Company · Fall onto or against objects
LINE GOT SNAGED ON DOCK AND PULLED TAUGHT-WHEN PULLING TAUGHT IT HIT HIM AND THREW HIM INTO THE AIR-WHEN HE LANDED HE LANDED ON A METAL BIT (3\ POLE WITH HORNS-USED TO TIE SCOWS TOGETHER).
April 26, 1984
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cow Bay Sand Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
TRYING TO FREE THE ROLLERS OF LARGE BOULDERS AND CLAY CHUNKS MORNING ONE ROCK ANOTHER FELL PINNING HAND ON STEEL BRACE.
February 1, 1984
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cow Bay Sand Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
REPAIRING DOOR WASHER SLIPPED.
January 19, 1984
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cow Bay Sand Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WORKING ON TUG BOAT - CARRYING PUMP TO PUMP OUT SCOW
1983 · 4 incidents
Cow Bay Sand Company · Struck by flying object
PIECE OF METAL IN LEFT EYE
November 2, 1983
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Cow Bay Sand Company · Struck against a moving object
FINGER HIT WHEEL AS HE WAS PUSHING METAL THROUGHT GRINDER
Cow Bay Sand Company · Flash burns (electric)
INJURY TO BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT HAND CAUSING SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS
Cow Bay Sand Company · Struck against stationary object
REACHING FOR TOOL CUT HIMSELF ON TUBE THAT WAS IN VISE.