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TUCKAHOE SAND AND GRAVEL: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by James Johnston
Woodbine, Cape May County, NJ  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2800558

TUCKAHOE SAND AND GRAVEL has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
27
Years on record
1987–2007
Latest incident
Jan 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
93
citations
14
significant & substantial
$12,650
proposed penalties
$11,860
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $790 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Tuckahoe Sand & Gravel Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
59
inspections on record
1,153
inspection hours
8.1
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
93 citations across 1,153 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

TUCKAHOE SAND AND GRAVEL has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 4 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$13K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$302
outstanding
93 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
15.1%
significant & substantial
10.8%
high negligence or reckless
15.1%
reasonably likely or greater
50.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 18.3% low, 71.0% moderate, 10.8% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
2 citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 50%
  • Stood as issued 1 · 50%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
19%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$475 proposed, $385 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2010-09-20.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
YORK20010021M Settlement Zielinski 2001 $2K → $2K
YORK20000048M Settlement Barbour 2000 $510 → $510
YORK 2010-234M Default Lesnick 2011 $285 → $285
YORK 2011-1M Settlement Paez 2011 $190 → $100
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2024-12-10
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
34
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg26
  • Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz3
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz3
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (34)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2024-12-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-02-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2024-02-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-06-07 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.17 Dredge/Barge Operator
2023-06-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2023-06-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2021-12-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2021-12-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2021-12-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2021-12-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.17 Hydrating Plant Operator
2014-12-18 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2014-12-18 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-12-18 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-03-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2012-03-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2012-03-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2012-03-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2012-03-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2005-10-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-10-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2005-10-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2005-10-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 0.78 0.28 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-12-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Cleanup Man
2004-06-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2004-06-16 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.21 Truck Driver
2004-06-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2004-06-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-10-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2003-10-29 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.36 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-10-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-10-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2002-10-09 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 0.81 Truck Driver
2002-10-09 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 0.7 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-10-09 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 2.06 Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

TUCKAHOE SAND AND GRAVEL recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In New Jersey, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.59 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2025 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2021 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2020 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Tuckahoe Sand & Gravel Inc 1950 to 1999
  2. Tuckahoe Sand & Gravel Inc 1999 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 17
2025 17
2024 17
2023 17
2022 18
2021 17
2020 17
2019 18
2018 19
2017 17
2016 14
2015 9
2014 7
2013 6
2012 8
2011 6
2010 6
2009 6
2008 26
2007 27
2006 27
2005 27
2004 29
2003 27
2002 27
2001 27
2000 24
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

TUCKAHOE SAND AND GRAVEL sits in Cape May 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.
Cape May County, New Jersey · Population 95,236
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$88,046
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2026 Q2 9,073 2 0 220.4
2026 Q1 8,442 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 9,085 1 0 110.1
2025 Q3 9,037 2 1 221.3
2025 Q2 9,817 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 9,193 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 10,101 2 0 198.0
2024 Q3 9,957 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 10,226 2 0 195.6
2024 Q1 9,899 2 1 202.0
2023 Q4 9,647 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 9,851 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 9,697 1 0 103.1
2023 Q1 8,959 1 0 111.6
2022 Q4 9,677 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 9,999 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 10,292 1 0 97.2
2022 Q1 10,587 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 10,134 2 0 197.4
2021 Q3 9,029 1 1 110.8
2021 Q2 8,159 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 9,006 1 0 111.0
2020 Q4 9,048 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 9,822 6 1 610.9
2020 Q2 8,938 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 9,590 4 1 417.1
2019 Q4 10,740 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 9,558 2 0 209.2
2019 Q2 10,751 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 8,372 1 0 119.4
2018 Q4 10,795 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 14,397 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 10,332 2 1 193.6
2018 Q1 10,950 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 10,099 3 0 297.1
2017 Q3 9,363 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 9,497 3 0 315.9
2017 Q1 8,038 2 0 248.8
2016 Q4 8,208 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 8,315 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 5,552 2 1 360.2
2016 Q1 10,244 2 1 195.2
2015 Q4 6,735 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,057 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 4,199 4 0 952.6
2015 Q1 3,313 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,487 2 0 573.6
2014 Q3 3,726 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,245 1 0 308.2
2014 Q1 2,877 1 0 347.6
2013 Q4 3,569 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,148 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,423 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,406 1 0 415.6
2012 Q4 3,449 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,812 5 0 1311.6
2012 Q2 4,153 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 488 2 0 4098.4
2011 Q4 3,642 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,614 3 0 830.1
2011 Q2 3,011 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,193 1 0 456.0
2010 Q4 2,567 1 0 389.6
2010 Q3 3,211 2 0 622.9
2010 Q2 3,359 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,585 1 1 386.8
2009 Q4 2,927 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,105 2 0 644.1
2009 Q2 2,821 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,905 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 9,464 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 12,501 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 12,731 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 11,743 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 14,018 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 13,507 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 13,941 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 11,659 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 12,944 1 0 77.3
2006 Q3 12,121 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 15,227 2 0 131.3
2006 Q1 13,451 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 14,101 2 0 141.8
2005 Q3 14,574 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 14,928 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 13,918 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 13,201 2 0 151.5
2004 Q3 15,068 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 15,009 4 0 266.5
2004 Q1 13,253 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 13,834 3 0 216.9
2003 Q3 14,577 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 14,150 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 11,230 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 11,451 3 0 262.0
2002 Q3 14,278 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 13,966 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 13,761 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 13,487 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 14,630 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 15,728 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 15,004 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 12,958 2 2 154.3
2000 Q3 14,107 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 13,996 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 12,816 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
October 27, 1997 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand Fatality · OTHER
Tuckahoe Sand & Gravel Inc · Drowning

FELL FROM DREDGE OR LAUNCH RESULTING IN DROWNING.

Reportable incidents

26 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2007 · 1 incident

January 2, 2007 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tuckahoe Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting small pump to set it. Back onto the work bench. He felt immediate sharp upper back and neck pain.

2005 · 2 incidents

August 9, 2005 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tuckahoe Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Employee and co-worker were installing a new truck access safety platform. The hinge bracket had not been welded at the factory. (Manufacturer's defect). Hinge bracket broke free. Walkway tipped and fell to ground with both individuals falling with it.

March 28, 2005 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tuckahoe Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by falling object

CAST IRON DREDGE PUMP PART FELL ON FOOT OF EMPLOYEE INJURING HIS BIG TOE ON HIS LT. FOOT.

2002 · 1 incident

2001 · 1 incident

2000 · 2 incidents

September 19, 2000 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tuckahoe Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED SHOULDER WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS ON PUMP.

July 20, 2000 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tuckahoe Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN RIGHT HEEL WHILE ASCENDING STEPS TO OPERATORS BOOTH.

1999 · 1 incident

December 1, 1999 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tuckahoe Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WAITING TO TURN OFF VALVE, SLIPPED ON ICE.

1998 · 2 incidents

July 6, 1998 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Tuckahoe Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING OIL ON IDLER IN CONVEYOR, MINERS HAND BECAME CAUGHT, IN SPITE OF PRESENT OF GUARD, REQUIRING STITCHES.

1997 · 2 incidents

July 21, 1997 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Tuckahoe Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS RUNNING A LOADER AND HIT A DITCH IN THE ROAD CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TOP OF THE LOADER.

March 17, 1997 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tuckahoe Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WAS PULLING A CHAIN FROM THE GARAGE. SLIPPED ANDFELL.

1996 · 1 incident

November 11, 1996 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tuckahoe Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck against stationary object

CUTTING AN EDGE ON MOTOR, CUT THUMB ON SHARP BOLT.

1995 · 2 incidents

September 27, 1995 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tuckahoe Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS TURNGN OVER A ROUND TANK AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGH CALF.

April 14, 1995 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tuckahoe Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall from machine

WORKING ON A DOZER- LOST FOOTING ON TRACKS- FELL APPROX 4 1/2 FT.

1991 · 2 incidents

December 6, 1991 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tuckahoe Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS LIFTING END PLATE FOR PUMP WITH HELP FROM ANOTHER OPERATOR.

June 12, 1991 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tuckahoe Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STONE WAS JAMMED IN HOPPER & WAS REACHING UP TO FREE GATE ON PLANT FROM THE TRUCK. SLIPPED AND WEDDING RING CAUGHT ON SOMETHING NEAR SIDEVIEW MIRROW. HE WAS HUNG UP BY THE RING & RING CUT HIS FINGER.

1989 · 3 incidents

August 24, 1989 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tuckahoe Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall onto or against objects

SLIPPED ON WATER TANK AND CUT LEG.

February 27, 1989 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tuckahoe Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TAKING TOOL OFF OF TH TRUCK HIT L LEG

February 2, 1989 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tuckahoe Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TAKING WEAR PLATE OUT TANK. PICKING WEAR PLATE UP THUMB WAS PICHED BETWEEN PLATE AND TANK.

1988 · 3 incidents

October 17, 1988 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tuckahoe Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE WORKING ON LOADER, WRENCH SLIPPED WHILE PULLING ON IT, HIT BACK OF HAND ON LOADER.

July 8, 1988 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Tuckahoe Sand & Gravel Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

MAN WENT TO LUNCH RETURNED FAINTED FELL OUT OF TRUCK AT 4:30 PM CAUSE OF DEATH WAS NOT YET DETERMINED

1987 · 3 incidents

June 25, 1987 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tuckahoe Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WORKING O3 LOADER LOST BALANCE & FELL