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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

Gp-6 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1987.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 1
Years on record: 1987
Latest incident: Aug 1987

Ownership history

B R Dewitt Inc 1950 to present

Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Workforce and production

Year	Employees
1989	0
1988	3
1987	3
1986	3
1985	3
1984	5
1983	3

Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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.

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.

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Gp-6 sits in Orleans County, New York, where the Census mining category is 0.3% of county employment.

Reportable incidents

1987 · 1 incident

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