Mining Incidents

Giles Pit: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Loretta J Spezio
Monroe County, NY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3002995

MSHA record for Giles Pit (mine ID 3002995). 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
1991–1993
Latest incident
Nov 1993
Ownership history
  1. Elam Sand & Gravel Corp 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Giles Pit sits in Monroe County, New York, 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.
Monroe County, New York · Population 754,068
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$74,409
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

1993 · 1 incident

November 16, 1993 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elam Sand & Gravel Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS TAKING BELTS OFF THE SCREW. HE REACHED FOR THE LADDER, HIS FOOT CAUGHT IN THE GUARD AND HE TUMBLED. HE FELL APPROX. 6 FT INTO SAND, LANDING FEET AND SIDEWAYS FIRST.

1991 · 1 incident

October 4, 1991 NY · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elam Sand & Gravel Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LEANING OVER THE CHUTE ON A CONVEYOR, HE JERKED THE CHUTE AND HURT HIS RIB ON THE LEFT SIDE AS HE CAME DOWN ON CHUTE.