Mining Incidents

SACO PIT: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Vito Mininni Inc · Surface
Controlled by Mininni James A
York County, ME  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1700138

MSHA record for SACO PIT (mine ID 1700138). 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
1984
Latest incident
Nov 1984
Ownership history
  1. Vito Mininni Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

SACO PIT sits in York County, Maine, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
York County, Maine · Population 214,731
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$82,904
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

1984 · 1 incident

November 3, 1984 ME · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Vito Mininni Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING OUT CONVEYOR RIGHT ARM GOT CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR