Mining Incidents

Gp-6: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

B R Dewitt Inc · Surface
Controlled by Gene Dewitt Corporation
Orleans County, NY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3001006

MSHA record for Gp-6 (mine ID 3001006). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Aug 1987
Ownership history
  1. B R Dewitt Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Gp-6 sits in Orleans County, New York, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Orleans County, New York · Population 39,686
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$63,838
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1987 · 1 incident

August 19, 1987 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B R Dewitt Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE LIFTED A ROC5 OFF A CRUSHER & HURT BACK.