Mining Incidents

Frankstown Sand Incorporated Metal/Non-Metal

Frankstown Sand Inc · Surface
Controlled by Akins Dale
Blair County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3603179

MSHA record for Frankstown Sand Incorporated (mine ID 3603179). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Ownership history
  1. Frankstown Sand Supply 1950 to 1981
  2. Frankstown Sand Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Frankstown Sand Incorporated sits in Blair County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Blair County, Pennsylvania · Population 121,854
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$60,594
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.