John Iafolla Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
INJURED STRAINED BOTH SHOULDERS WHILE TYING TO RETRIEVE A PIECE OF CONCRETE FILLED PIPE FROM DISCHARGE BELT OF PRIMARY CRUSHER.
Portsmouth Quarry/Plant: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
John Iafolla Company Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Ferris G Bavicchi
Rockingham County,
NH
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2700001
Portsmouth Quarry/Plant has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1988.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1988–1994
- Latest incident
- Mar 1994
Ownership history
- John Iafolla Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 10 |
| 1995 | 35 |
| 1994 | 29 |
| 1993 | 12 |
| 1992 | 10 |
| 1991 | 8 |
| 1990 | 9 |
| 1989 | 8 |
| 1988 | 12 |
| 1987 | 15 |
| 1986 | 20 |
| 1985 | 23 |
| 1984 | 16 |
| 1983 | 15 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Portsmouth Quarry/Plant sits in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Rockingham County, New Hampshire · Population 317,163
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$113,927
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1994 · 1 incident
1993 · 1 incident
John Iafolla Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
WHILE WALKING IN GARAGE EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A METAL CUTTING EDGE THAT WAS LAYING ON FLOOR.
1988 · 2 incidents
July 28, 1988
NH · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
John Iafolla Company Inc · Fall from machine
OPERATOR WAS DESCENDING FROM DOZER WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND SLIPPED SPRAINING HIS BIG TOE ON HIS LEFT FOOT.
March 16, 1988
NH · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
John Iafolla Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
WHILE ENTERING HIS END DUMP HE BUMPED HIS KNEE ON THE DOOR HANDLE.