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Kokomo Sand: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Howard County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1200693

MSHA record for Kokomo Sand (mine ID 1200693). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Aug 1989
Ownership history
  1. Kyle Pickering Gravel Company Inc 1950 to 1982
  2. Martin Marietta Aggregates 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Kokomo Sand sits in Howard County, Indiana, 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.
Howard County, Indiana · Population 83,610
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$62,496
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1989 · 1 incident

August 10, 1989 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STUMBLED ON LOOSE GRAVEL WHILE EXITING A UTILITY BUILDING. RECEIVED MUSCLE STRAIN WHILE TRYING TO "CATCH" HIMSELF.

1988 · 1 incident

October 25, 1988 IN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STRUCK HAND ON CHAIN WHEN JERKING ELECTRODE HOLDER FROM STICKING WELDING ELECTRODE MEDICAL TREATMENT NOT SOUGHT UNTIL 10-28