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Tuxedo Quarry: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Aleutians East County, AK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 5001523

MSHA record for Tuxedo Quarry (mine ID 5001523). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
Sep 1988
Ownership history
  1. Aleutian Constructors 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Tuxedo Quarry sits in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, 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.
Aleutians East Borough, Alaska · Population 3,423
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$72,692
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
May 11, 1987 AK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · MACHINERY
Aleutian Constructors · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CONE CRUSHER TR5ILER WAS KNOCKED OFF STANDING BLOCKS AND A CRANE WAS MOVING IN TO PICK UP TRAILER.AS CRANE MOVED IN THE DIRECTOR AND OPER WERE LOOKING AT OVERHEAD WIRES.OPER SAW SOMETHING OUT OF CORNER OF E2E AND WENT FOR BRAKE AND HIT GAS.PINNED VICTIM BETWEEN OUTRIGGER AND CATWALK.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1988 · 1 incident

September 20, 1988 AK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Aleutian Constructors · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING ROCKS OUT OF CONVEYER BELT CRUSHER. AIR HOSE EMPLOYEE WAS USING WAS SUCKED UP INTO BELT ALONG WITH HIS ARM. HE SUFFERED A CRACKED WRIST BONE.