Mining Incidents

Salem Sand & Gravel: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Edward C Levy Jr
Oakland County, MI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2000831

MSHA record for Salem Sand & Gravel (mine ID 2000831). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1988–1996
Latest incident
Oct 1996
Ownership history
  1. Blount Materials Corp 1950 to 1986
  2. Salem Sand & Gravel 1986 to 2007
  3. Burroughs Materials Corp 2007 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Salem Sand & Gravel sits in Oakland County, Michigan, 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.
Oakland County, Michigan · Population 1,272,294
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$95,296
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1996 · 2 incidents

October 10, 1996 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Salem Sand & Gravel · Fall from machine

SLIPPED OFF LOADER LANDED ON BACK AND L. SHOULDER. WAS NOT ORIGINALLY A TIME LOST INJURY. LAST DAY WORKED--11-09-96.

1994 · 2 incidents

July 11, 1994 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salem Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion in lifting objects

TRYING TO DISLOSGE A LARG ROCK FROM ATOP THE GRIZZLEY BARS - INJUREY RIGHT SHOULDER.

January 21, 1994 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Salem Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING DOWN OFF BOOM TRUCK. SLIPPED, CAUGHT HIS BALANCE BY GRABBING A HANDLE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. INJURED RIGHT SHOULDER.

1988 · 2 incidents

November 3, 1988 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Salem Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion in lifting objects

ATTEMPTING TO LIFT TONGUE OF 5TH WHEEL DOLLY

October 28, 1988 MI · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salem Sand & Gravel · Struck by falling object

INSTALLING NEW TOGO PLATE UNDER CRUSHER & SOMETHING FELL IN EYE.