Mining Incidents

NOLE PIT: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Gillman Ronald C
Monroe County, FL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0801049

MSHA record for NOLE PIT (mine ID 0801049). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1987–1992
Latest incident
Dec 1992
Ownership history
  1. Upper Keys Marine Construction Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

NOLE PIT sits in Monroe County, Florida, 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.
Monroe County, Florida · Population 81,840
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$82,430
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1992 · 1 incident

December 19, 1992 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Upper Keys Marine Construction Inc · Struck by flying object

ROD IN CRUSHER BROKE AND FLEW INTO THE MECHANICS FACE AS HE WAS REPAIRING THE EQUIPMENT. THE ROD BROKE BECAUSE HE WAS HAMMERING IT TO ADJUST IT. THE METAL ROD STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF H IS FACE CAUSING BRUISING AND LACERATION.

1987 · 1 incident

December 28, 1987 FL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Upper Keys Marine Construction Inc · Fall from machine

I,NAME WAS STAN8ING IN THE BUCKET OF THE LOADER TO FIX THE BOLTS ON THE HOPPER OF THE CRUSHER. LOADER ROLLED BACKWARDS, I,NAME SLIPPED ON LEFT FOOT TRIED TO CATCH BALANCE WITH RIGHT FOOT LOSE BALANCE AND FE5L TO THE GROUND SIX FEET BELOW.