Mining Incidents

Kendall Pit #3: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Gravley Sand Works · Surface
Controlled by Dexter O Gravley
Rockingham County, NC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3100799

MSHA record for Kendall Pit #3 (mine ID 3100799). 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
1988
Latest incident
Apr 1988
Ownership history
  1. Kendall Sand Works 1950 to 1979
  2. Gravley Sand Works 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Kendall Pit #3 sits in Rockingham County, North Carolina, 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.
Rockingham County, North Carolina · Population 91,585
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$55,796
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

1988 · 1 incident

April 11, 1988 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gravley Sand Works · Struck by falling object

WHILE MAKING REPAIRS ON CRANE-LIFTING OUT GEAR OF CRANE GEAR SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AND ON TO TOE.