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South Plainfield Mill: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Cyprus Mines Corp · Facility
Middlesex County, NJ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2800959

South Plainfield Mill has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Sep 1987
Ownership history
  1. Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company 1979 to 1980
  2. Cyprus Mines Corp 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1988 5
1987 8
1986 8
1985 8
1984 8
1983 9
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

South Plainfield Mill sits in Middlesex County, New Jersey, 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.
Middlesex County, New Jersey · Population 861,535
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$109,028
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

1987 · 2 incidents

September 21, 1987 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cyprus Mines Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEEL IN AISLE 4AY TRIPPED WHILE CARRYING STEEL STRAINED NECK MUSCLE CAUSED BY FALL

1983 · 1 incident

February 3, 1983 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cyprus Mines Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

STACKING 50 LB BAGS, RECURRENT LEFT INGUINAL HERNIA.