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Meshberger Brothers Stone Corp Pennville: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Jay County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1200739

MSHA record for Meshberger Brothers Stone Corp Pennville (mine ID 1200739). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1987–1989
Latest incident
Nov 1989
Ownership history
  1. Meshberger Brothers Stone Corp 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Meshberger Brothers Stone Corp Pennville sits in Jay 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.
Jay County, Indiana · Population 20,281
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$54,114
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1989 · 1 incident

November 15, 1989 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Meshberger Brothers Stone Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED WAS TURNING OFF ELECTRIC SWITCH LOCATED IN SIDE BUILDING AT THE MILL THE SWITCH WHICH RUNS THE PLANT EXPLODED FIRE FLEW OUT AND BURNED THE INJURED

1988 · 1 incident

July 1, 1988 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Meshberger Brothers Stone Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WA S STEPPING DDOWN FROM SHAKER SCREEN IN JMILL, FOOT SLIPED AND SPRAINED RIGHT FOOT.

1987 · 2 incidents

November 3, 1987 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Meshberger Brothers Stone Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ WAS POKING 5 WELDING ROD THROUGH THE GUARD CONVEYOR TO GET GREASE OFF OF TAIL PULLEY. ROD GOT FAST ON PULLEY FLIPPED AND CUT FINGER OF INJURED

August 17, 1987 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Meshberger Brothers Stone Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL PICKING UP3AND HANDING BAGS OF DYNAMITE OT ANOTHER EMPL AND WHEN HE PICKED UP A BAG FELT PULL IN GROIN.