Sam Puglia Excavating · Contact with hot objects or substances
USING A CUTTING TORCH HOT METAL SLAG FELL INTO LEFT EAR. PUT ON ANTIBIODICS & PAIN PILLS FOLLOW UP DOCTOR'S APPT.
Granby Pit: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Granby Pit has had no fatalities among 6 reportable incidents since 1987.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1987–1997
- Latest incident
- Aug 1997
Ownership history
- Sam Puglia Excavating 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1993 | 3 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1988 | 5 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1986 | 2 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1983 | 2 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Granby Pit sits in Oswego County, New York, where the Census mining category is 0.3% of county employment.
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.Oswego County, New York · Population 117,945
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$68,461
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file1997 · 1 incident
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1996 · 1 incident
September 6, 1996
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sam Puglia Excavating · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING CONTROL VALVE OFF THE GROUND.
1993 · 1 incident
April 16, 1993
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sam Puglia Excavating · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
GRINDING STEEL W/GRINDER. SET IT DOWN ON WORK BENCH, IT KICKED BACK, & HIT LEFT WRIST.
1992 · 1 incident
July 31, 1992
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
Sam Puglia Excavating · Struck against a moving object
49959NG PAYLOADER, WHEEL TURNED AND HIGH LEFT THUMB.
1988 · 1 incident
September 20, 1988
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Sam Puglia Excavating · Struck against stationary object
STEPPING OFF BACKHOE ONTO A ROCK THAT MOVED AND SEVERLY SPRAINED R ANKLE
1987 · 1 incident
Sam Puglia Excavating · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PUSHING PORTABL9 WELDING MACHINE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.