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SLOCUM PIT: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Albert Todesca
Kent County, RI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3700182

MSHA record for SLOCUM PIT (mine ID 3700182). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Jul 1990
Ownership history
  1. Forte Brothers Inc 1989 to 1991
  2. Slocum Materials Corp 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

SLOCUM PIT sits in Kent County, Rhode Island, 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.
Kent County, Rhode Island · Population 170,658
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$91,278
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1990 · 3 incidents

July 26, 1990 RI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Forte Brothers Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING A PIPE WITH RACHET TO TIGHTEN BOLTS,FELL AND STRUCK HIMSELF IN HEAD WITH PIPE.I.NAME WAS WEARING HARD HAT BUT IT FELL OFF JUST PRIOR TO INCIDENT.I.NAME WAS OUT 2 DAYS FOR HEAD INJURY AND 5 DAYS FOR TONSILITIS.

June 19, 1990 RI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Forte Brothers Inc · Struck by falling object

I.NAME HELPING LIFT CONVEYOR BELT.WRAPPED CHAIN AROUND BELT AND A CONCRETE BLOCK USED AS A WEIGHT AND SET IT ON THE GROUND.I.NAME THOUGHT BLOCK WAS ON GROUND AS THERE WAS SLACK IN CHAIN.REMOVI NG CHAIN HE PULLED ON IT CAUSING BLOCK TO DROP 4" ONTO FOOT.BLOCK WEIGHED 3500 LBS.STEEL TOES KEPT FOOT FROM BEING SEVERED.

March 29, 1990 RI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Forte Brothers Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING A COVER ON WASHING SCREEN EMPLOYEE CUT THE SMALL FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND