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MIDDLETON PIT: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Middleton Gravel · Surface
Controlled by William K Middleton
Oakland County, MI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2002357

MSHA record for MIDDLETON PIT (mine ID 2002357). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Mar 1991
Ownership history
  1. Middleton Gravel 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

MIDDLETON PIT sits in Oakland County, Michigan, 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.
Oakland County, Michigan · Population 1,272,294
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$95,296
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

1991 · 1 incident

March 29, 1991 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Middleton Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

UNLOADING EQUIPMENT FROM FLAT BED TRAILER WHEN 8X12X14 INCH ROUND STEEL PIPE SLIPPED THRU CHAIN HOIST INTO A STEEL BEAM CAUSING AMPUTATION OF 1/2 INCH TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.