Mining Incidents

Roberts Thomas Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Joseph Podunajec
Wayne County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607202

MSHA record for Roberts Thomas Pit (mine ID 3607202). 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
1993
Latest incident
Sep 1993
Ownership history
  1. Lake Ladore Sand & Gravel Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Roberts Thomas Pit sits in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, 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.
Wayne County, Pennsylvania · Population 51,189
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$62,182
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

1993 · 1 incident

September 16, 1993 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lake Ladore Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STOOPED DOWN TO GREASE BEARING ON MACHINERY WITH GREASE GUN WENT TO STAND UPRIGHT AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO BECAUSE OF CATCH IN BACK.