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LEARY'S PIT AND MILL: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Leary Robert
Hancock County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1201296

MSHA record for LEARY'S PIT AND MILL (mine ID 1201296). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1994–1995
Latest incident
Jun 1995
Ownership history
  1. Leary'S Gravel Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

LEARY'S PIT AND MILL sits in Hancock County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Hancock County, Indiana · Population 82,013
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$91,326
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1995 · 1 incident

June 6, 1995 IN · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Leary'S Gravel Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WELDING ROLL CRUSHER, SLAG POPPED UP UNDER WELDING HELMET AND BURNT LEFT EYE AND EYE LID.

1994 · 5 incidents

October 5, 1994 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leary'S Gravel Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS CLEANING LARGE ROCKS OUT OF HOPPER ONE ROLLED BACK AND MASHED LEFT HAND.

September 12, 1994 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Leary'S Gravel Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WORKING AT PLANT AND GOT STUNG BY A YELLOW JACKET.

September 2, 1994 IN · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Leary'S Gravel Company Inc · Struck by flying object

GOT PARTICAL IN LEFT EYE.