Mining Incidents

Groton Road Pit: 7 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Ronald Wayne MacLaren
Hillsborough County, NH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2700233

MSHA record for Groton Road Pit (mine ID 2700233). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1986–1988
Latest incident
Jun 1988
Ownership history
  1. Tacey Transport Corp 1979 to 1981
  2. Processed Rock & Gravel Inc 1981 to 1985
  3. Wholesale Manufacturing Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Groton Road Pit sits in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, 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.
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire · Population 424,732
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$100,436
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

June 16, 1988 NH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wholesale Manufacturing Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROCK JAM ON PLANT. WHILE PRYING IT LOOSE WITH A LOADER TOOTH ATTACHED TO A ROPE, TOOTH CAME BACK AT HIM HIT HIM IN THE FACE.

April 7, 1988 NH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Wholesale Manufacturing Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REMOVING ROCK FROM JAWAS OF CRUSHER WITH A PRY BAR, BAR JAMMED THE VIBRATION CAUSED HIS HAND TO BE SLAMMED CONT. BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE JAW.

1987 · 4 incidents

May 16, 1987 NH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wholesale Manufacturing Inc · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING DOWN CONVEYOR LADDER TO ASSIST ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF RUNG

March 26, 1987 NH · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wholesale Manufacturing Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REMOVING 9OCK FROM JAW, USING A CHAIN HOIST CHAIN SLIPPED, AND CAUGHT LEFT FOOT.

February 7, 1987 NH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wholesale Manufacturing Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CUTTING R6BBER FOR CONVEYORS KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER.

1986 · 1 incident

September 6, 1986 NH · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wholesale Manufacturing Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING 8CREENS ON PLANT SCREEN SLIPPED AND CUT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER