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ELLIS FERRY DREDGE: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by James T Haney
Cleveland County, NC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3100444

MSHA record for ELLIS FERRY DREDGE (mine ID 3100444). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1984–1993
Latest incident
Dec 1993
Ownership history
  1. Shelby Sand & Stone Inc 1950 to 1983
  2. Concrete Supply Company 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

ELLIS FERRY DREDGE sits in Cleveland County, North Carolina, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Cleveland County, North Carolina · Population 100,170
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$55,769
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1993 · 1 incident

December 10, 1993 NC · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Concrete Supply Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PLACING A SHOTGUN ON THE DREDGE THE GUN ACCIDENTLY DISCHARGED STRIKING THE EE IN THE RIGHT THUMB THE RIGHT THUMB WAS LACERATED REQUIRING SURGERY.

1989 · 3 incidents

October 11, 1989 NC · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Concrete Supply Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

BURNED RIGHTAHND WITH CUTTING TORCH.

September 11, 1989 NC · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Concrete Supply Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING 6" STEEL PIPE CAUSED MUSCLE STRAIN IN STOMACH.

March 20, 1989 NC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Concrete Supply Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DREDGER OPERATOR WAS TRYING TO PUSH OPEN THE WINDOW WHEN THE GALSS BROKE CUTTING TWO FINGERS AND CUT WRIST.

1988 · 1 incident

1984 · 1 incident

July 17, 1984 NC · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand OTHER
Concrete Supply Company · Struck by flying object

WIND BLEW FOREIGN PARTICLE INTO EYE EYE IRRITATION WHICH SHOULD CLEAR UP IN ONE DAY ACCORDING TO DR GEBEL