Mining Incidents

HARRIS PIT: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Mike Turner
Ada County, ID  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1000344

MSHA record for HARRIS PIT (mine ID 1000344). 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
1989
Latest incident
Oct 1989
Ownership history
  1. Boise Paving & Asphalt Company 1950 to 1988
  2. Turner Sand & Gravel Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

HARRIS PIT sits in Ada County, Idaho, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Ada County, Idaho · Population 508,052
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$88,907
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

1989 · 1 incident

October 25, 1989 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Turner Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall from machine

CLIMBING DOWN SIDE OF CRUSHER WHEN FOOT SLIPPED ON MUD CAUSING FALL FRACTURED LEFT WRIST WHEN LANDING ON GRAVEL