Mining Incidents

New Jersey Silica Sand Co-Div/Warner Co: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Warner Company · Surface
Controlled by Wmx Technologies Inc
Cumberland County, NJ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2800540

MSHA record for New Jersey Silica Sand Co-Div/Warner Co (mine ID 2800540). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
21
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Jan 1987
Ownership history
  1. Warner Company 1950 to 1990
  2. Warner Company 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

New Jersey Silica Sand Co-Div/Warner Co sits in Cumberland County, New Jersey, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Cumberland County, New Jersey · Population 152,915
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$64,499
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
January 6, 1987 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Warner Company · Struck by powered moving object

TRUCK DRIVER (V3CTIM) RUN OVER BY UNKNOWN VEHICLE

Reportable incidents

20 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1986 · 5 incidents

June 5, 1986 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Warner Company · Fall from ladders

CLIMBING ALUMIN6M STEP LADDER TO ADJUST VALVES.LADDER COLLAPSED.

April 25, 1986 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Warner Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRUCK HIT HOLE 3N ROAD.STEERING WHEEL SPUN AROUND AND HIT RIGHT HAND.

February 17, 1986 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warner Company · Struck by falling object

FROZEN MATERIAL3IN TRUCK BODY BROKE LOOSE HIT EMPLOYEE AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN BROKE BONE IN FOOT

February 17, 1986 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warner Company · Struck by falling object

FROZEN MATERIAL3IN TRUCK BODY BROKE LOOSE HIT EMPLOYEE AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN INJURED BOTH FEET

February 12, 1986 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Warner Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE FELL T2ROUGH GRATE WHILE BREAKING LUMPS AT DRYER.

1985 · 5 incidents

November 11, 1985 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Warner Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED LOWER BACK WHILE WORKING WITH POST IN FRONT OF DREDGE.

July 31, 1985 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Warner Company · Rubbed or abraded

STERN LINE SLIPPED WHILE SECURING IT TO DREDGE

June 14, 1985 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Warner Company · Fall from machine

FELL IN HOPPER AT TOP OF #1 WASH PLANT WHILE CLEANING HOPPER.

January 9, 1985 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Warner Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK WHILE MOVING A PUMP BARREL AT OUR #1 WASH PLANT

1984 · 7 incidents

May 21, 1984 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Warner Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PINCHED NERVE IN LOWER BACK CAUSED MUSCLE SPASMS WHILE REMOVING IDLER AT #1 WASH PLANT

March 23, 1984 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Warner Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SEVERE LACERATION OF RT ARM INJURED WHILE UNLOADING EQUIPMENT

March 12, 1984 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Warner Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SCRAPED RIGHT LEG WHILE BREAKING LUMPS AT DRYER. LEG WENT THROUGH GRATE.

February 17, 1984 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Warner Company · Fall from machine

FELL - SPRAINED LEFT SHOULDER - WHILE GETTING OFF TRUCK

January 20, 1984 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Warner Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

STRAINED LEFT INQUINAL LIGAMENT WHILE LIFTING DRUM.

January 9, 1984 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Warner Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FELL TROUGHT GRATE AT DRYER SCRAPED UPPER THIGH LEFT LEG

1983 · 3 incidents

November 4, 1983 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Warner Company · Fall from machine

STEPPING DOWN FROM LOADER STEPPED IN HOLE AND TWISTED BACK

October 6, 1983 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Warner Company · Fall onto or against objects

STEPPED BACKWARDS AND TRIPPED. HIT BACK AND LEG ON 5 INCH ANGLE IRON.

January 18, 1983 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Warner Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON DIAL SPLIT AT #1 WASH PLANT. HIT HEAD ON TROUGH. HURT NECK, SHOULDER AND CHEST.