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South River Sand Company: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Middlesex County, NJ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2800552

MSHA record for South River Sand Company (mine ID 2800552). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
Dec 1988
Ownership history
  1. South River Sand Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

South River Sand Company 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

4 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

December 28, 1988 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
South River Sand Company · Fall from machine

WHILE TIGHTENING A BOLT ON COVER OF DRYER STACK SCRUBBER WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT AND THREW EMPLOYEE OF BALANCE HE FELL OFF PLATFORM STRIKING LEFT HEEL ON CONVRETE FLOOR.

February 3, 1988 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
South River Sand Company · Struck by falling object

EMP. WAS CUTTING METAL PIECE. A PIECE OF METAL FELL ON HIS FOOT.

1987 · 2 incidents

August 22, 1987 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
South River Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRYING ON HOPPE9, BAR SLIPPED AND HIT HIS FINGER.

June 25, 1987 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
South River Sand Company · Fall onto or against objects

BRAKE ON ELEVAT2R MOTOR NEEDED ADJUSTMENT WHICH RESULTED IN ELEVATOR MECHANISM OVER RUNNING, WHEN ELEVATOR CAME TO RESET ON THE BOTTOM STOPS. THIS ALLOWED SLACK IN LIFT CABLES TO DEVELOPE. W HEN THE BAGGER 7RIED TO ADJUST THE CABLE, HE FELL DOWN ON THE ROLLERS, ON WHICH HE WAS STANDING. THE MAN DID NOT USE PRESCRIBED PROCEDURE FOR WALKING ON ROLLOR TABLE.