April 19, 1989
WI · Metal/Non-Metal
assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management
MACHINERY
American Materials Corp · Flash burns (welding)
EMPL EXPOSED HIMSELF TO ARC WELDING FLASH
HALLIE PIT: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
American Materials Corp
· Surface
Controlled by
Paul T Ayres
Chippewa County,
WI
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4702430
MSHA record for HALLIE PIT (mine ID 4702430). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1987–1989
- Latest incident
- Apr 1989
Ownership history
- American Materials Corp 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
HALLIE PIT sits in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, 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.Chippewa County, Wisconsin · Population 66,558
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$74,009
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1989 · 1 incident
1987 · 2 incidents
December 1, 1987
WI · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Materials Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
THE EMPLOYEE GO7 HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT IN A GATE IN THE INDUSTRIAL SAND DRY PLANT.
November 11, 1987
WI · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Materials Corp · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS DESCENDING LADDER IS PERMANTLY ATTACHED TO CRUSHER. UPON REACHING SECOND RUNG FROM BOTTOM OF LADDER HE SLIPPED, FELL AND FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE.