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Pioneer Sand & Gravel: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Rutkowski Wayne Sr
Holland, Cattaraugus County, NY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3003025

MSHA record for Pioneer Sand & Gravel (mine ID 3003025). 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
1992–1993
Latest incident
Aug 1993
Ownership history
  1. Pioneer Sand & Gravel 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Pioneer Sand & Gravel sits in Cattaraugus County, New York, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Cattaraugus County, New York · Population 76,479
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$58,248
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

1993 · 1 incident

August 5, 1993 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pioneer Sand & Gravel · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A METAL SCREEN WHEN HE HIT HIS HAND AGAINST THE SCREEN EMPLOYEE DID THIS ON 08-05- SOUGHT MEDICAL TRESATMENT ON 08-14-93

1992 · 1 incident

July 7, 1992 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pioneer Sand & Gravel · Fall from ladders

WHILE STANDING ON A LADDER, HE PLACED THE STEEL BAR ONTO A TOP HEAVY FREE STANDING HOPPER. THE ADDED WEIGHT CAUSED THE HOPPER TO ROLL FORWARD AND KNOCK THE LADDER OUT OF THE WAY. THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. WHEN HE HIT THE GRAVEL GROUND HE SCRAPED HIS ARM. HIS LET GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE LADDER.