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Macy'S Pit: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by John O Coffin
Tippecanoe County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1201761

MSHA record for Macy'S Pit (mine ID 1201761). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1991–1992
Latest incident
Apr 1992
Ownership history
  1. Fairfield Builders Supply Corp 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Macy'S Pit sits in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, 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.
Tippecanoe County, Indiana · Population 187,399
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$58,622
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1992 · 1 incident

1991 · 2 incidents

May 13, 1991 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairfield Builders Supply Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

REMOVING LARGE PIECE OF CLAY FROM CONVEYOR BELT DOWN BY THE MOUTH OF THE HOPPER.

April 16, 1991 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairfield Builders Supply Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHECKING FOR AIR LEAK ON BRAKE CYLINDER, MASHED AND CUT FINGERS THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.