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Howes Cave Terminal: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Dyckerhoff AG
Schoharie County, NY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3000088

Howes Cave Terminal has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Jan 1984
Ownership history
  1. Flintkote Cement Company 1950 to 1980
  2. Flintkote Company 1980 to 1981
  3. Glens Falls Portland Cement Company Inc 1981 to 1988
  4. Glens Falls Cement Company Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1986 10
1985 12
1984 12
1983 12
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Howes Cave Terminal sits in Schoharie County, New York, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Schoharie County, New York · Population 29,979
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$71,188
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

1984 · 1 incident

January 10, 1984 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Glens Falls Portland Cement Company Inc · Fall from machine

DROPPING DOWN LOADED RAIL CAR.BRAKE DIDNT WORK AND HE JUMPED OFF CAR.NOTICED MINOR DISCOMFORT A COUPLE DAYS LATER.