Salem Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion in lifting objects
UNLOADING PARTS FROM TRAILER--PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE LOWER BACK.
Salem Sand & Gravel: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Burroughs Materials Corp
· Surface
Controlled by
Edward C Levy Jr
Oakland County,
MI
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2000831
Salem Sand & Gravel has had no fatalities among 6 reportable incidents since 1988.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1988–1996
- Latest incident
- Oct 1996
Ownership history
- Blount Materials Corp 1950 to 1986
- Salem Sand & Gravel 1986 to 2007
- Burroughs Materials Corp 2007 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 12 |
| 1995 | 15 |
| 1994 | 16 |
| 1993 | 14 |
| 1992 | 11 |
| 1991 | 13 |
| 1990 | 10 |
| 1989 | 10 |
| 1988 | 10 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1986 | 9 |
| 1985 | 12 |
| 1984 | 11 |
| 1983 | 9 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Salem Sand & Gravel sits in Oakland County, Michigan, 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.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 file1996 · 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.