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North East Mines Sand And Gravel: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Suffolk County, NY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3002547

MSHA record for North East Mines Sand And Gravel (mine ID 3002547). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Apr 1983
Ownership history
  1. North East Mines Inc 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

North East Mines Sand And Gravel sits in Suffolk County, New York, 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.
Suffolk County, New York · Population 1,525,680
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$128,329
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
April 20, 1983 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
North East Mines Inc · Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS ASSIGNED THE JOB OF PERIODICALLY CH%EKING THE FENCE AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE SAND PIT. THE FENCE HAD BEEN CUT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. HE WALKED INSIDE THE FENCE LINE ON THE PIT SID E TO THE TOP OF A 70\ VERTICAL BANK WHICH WAS BEING MINED. AS HE APPROACHED THE EDGE OF THE BANK WHICH WAS APPROX. 15\ FROM THE 70\ HIGH BENCH, THE BANK COLLAPSED ENGULFING THE VICTIM.