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Marcellus Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Tracy Saunders
Onondaga County, NY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3001589

Marcellus Pit has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Oct 1989
Ownership history
  1. W F Saunders & Sons Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1991 10
1990 12
1989 7
1988 7
1987 9
1986 5
1985 8
1984 6
1983 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Marcellus Pit sits in Onondaga County, New York, 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.
Onondaga County, New York · Population 471,611
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$74,740
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

1989 · 1 incident

October 12, 1989 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Fall onto or against objects

PLANT WAS SHUT DOWN. EE WAS DOING BELT CLEAN UP AND SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST RAIL BRUISING LEFT RIBS GOT MEDICAL HELP WORKED WITH NO LOST TIME UNTIL 10/17/89.