Mining Incidents

Pattenburg Quarry Company Incorporated: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Pattenburg Quarry Company Inc · Surface
Controlled by Gianetti Peter M
Hunterdon County, NJ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2800027

MSHA record for Pattenburg Quarry Company Incorporated (mine ID 2800027). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1985–1987
Latest incident
Sep 1987
Ownership history
  1. Anthony Ferrante & Sons Inc 1950 to 1982
  2. Rocklen Inc 1982 to 1988
  3. Pattenburg Quarry Company Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Pattenburg Quarry Company Incorporated sits in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Hunterdon County, New Jersey · Population 129,448
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$139,453
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1987 · 2 incidents

September 14, 1987 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rocklen Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS GE3ERALLY WALKING IN PLANTG & SHOVELING AROUND ELJAY HE STEWPPED ON ROCK WHICH GAVEWAY CAUSING HIM TO FALL & SPRAIN LIGANMENTGS IN LEFT ANKLE

July 15, 1987 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rocklen Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ARING MATERIAL FROM AROUND BELT. BELT WAS SHUT OFF. DUE TO SHORT IN SWITCH, BELT STARTED AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH EMPLOYEE LEFT LEG AND BUTTOCKS RESULTING IN HOLE IN EMPLOYEES LEG AND CONTUSI2NS ON BUTTOCKS.

1986 · 3 incidents

August 15, 1986 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Rocklen Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING INSIDE OF OIL TRUCK WITH RAGS SOAKED WITH GASOLINE ON END OF STICK. AFTER 3 APPLICATIONS WITH STICK WATER WAS USED TO CLEAN INSIDE OF TANK. CAUSING VAPORS TO RISE AND I GNITE CREATING 0LASH.

May 23, 1986 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Rocklen Inc · Struck by falling object

DIGGING OUT UND9R TAIL AT #2 CRUSHER. ROCK CAME OFF CONVEYOR AND STRUCK LEFT SIDEOF FACE. REQUIRED 12 STITCHES.

May 1, 1986 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rocklen Inc · Fall from machine

SLIPPED LEAVING3HAUL TRUCK STRUCK LEFT FOREARM ON STONES ON GROUND INFLICTING CUT.NO TIME LOST.

1985 · 1 incident

September 5, 1985 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Rocklen Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WEDGE IN CRUSHE9 STRUCK OUTER EDGE OF RIGHT HAND.