Mining Incidents

Portable #1: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Ernest J Thibeault III
Hillsborough County, NH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2700279

MSHA record for Portable #1 (mine ID 2700279). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Nov 1988
Ownership history
  1. Thibeault Corp Of New Hampshire 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Portable #1 sits in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, 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.
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire · Population 424,732
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$100,436
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1988 · 1 incident

November 7, 1988 NH · Metal/Non-Metal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Thibeault Corp Of New Hampshire · Fall from machine

HE STARTED THE CRUSHING PLANT FIRST THING IN THEMORNING AND NOTICED A PIECE OFSTEEL ON THE CONVEYERS. HE WENT TO THE TOP OF THE BELT TO THROW THE STEEL OFF TO THE GROUND AND WHEN HE DID THE S TEEL GOT CAUGHT ON HIS SHIRT AND HE WENT OFF WITH THE STEEL AND BRUISED HIS CALF.