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U S Aggregates Incorporated: 9 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

U S Aggregates Inc · Surface
Controlled by The Heritage Group
Hamilton County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1201623

MSHA record for U S Aggregates Incorporated (mine ID 1201623). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1986–1990
Latest incident
Mar 1990
Ownership history
  1. U S Aggregates Inc 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

U S Aggregates Incorporated sits in Hamilton County, Indiana, 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.
Hamilton County, Indiana · Population 357,176
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$117,957
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

March 12, 1990 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
U S Aggregates Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS WORKING ON THE CONVEYOR BELT PICKING MUD OFF OF THE BELT. EMP. WAS USING HIS HAND ALL DAY LONG CAUSING THE TENDON TO RUB ACROSS THE NERVE CAUSING THE NERVE TO BE PINCHE D. EMP. DID NOT REPORT IT UNTIL HE HAD SURGERY 6-25-90. WE DONT FEEL THIS IS WORK RELATED BECAUSE OF LATE REPORTING.

January 3, 1990 IN · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
U S Aggregates Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING CLAY OFF CONVEYOR BELT CAUSING OVER USE OF HAND.

1989 · 2 incidents

August 12, 1989 IN · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
U S Aggregates Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SHOVEL AROUND THE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HIS BACK GAVE WAY WITH HIM.

March 1, 1989 IN · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
U S Aggregates Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIRING CONVEYOR WALKING TO CONEY TURNED FOOT ON FROZEN GROUND AND SPRAINED IT.

1988 · 1 incident

December 12, 1988 IN · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
U S Aggregates Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

A SALAMANDER HEATER HAD BEEN LIT, EMPLOYEE THOUGHT IT HAD GONE OUT AND TRIED TO LIGHT IT AGAIN. THE FIRE CAME OUT OF HEATER AND SINGED EMPLOYEE'S FACE AND EYELIDS.

1987 · 3 incidents

August 20, 1987 IN · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
U S Aggregates Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS TI1HTENING BOLTS ON CRANE WITH A SOCKET WRENCH AND WHILE PULLING ON THE WRENCH HIS RIGHT KNEE GAVE WAY WITH HIM.

June 15, 1987 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
U S Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING MUD FROM CONVEYOR BELT AND THE ROCK PICKER THREW A ROCK AND HIT HIM ON HIS WRIST.

April 13, 1987 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
U S Aggregates Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING LOADER CLAIMS THE SUN BLINDED HIM & COULDNOT SEE THE OTHER LOADER COMING TOWARDS HIM & RAN INTO IT THE IMPACT CAUSED HIM TO GO FORWARD & HIT HIS LEG

1986 · 1 incident

December 12, 1986 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
U S Aggregates Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPL ADJUSTING 0EEDER ON PLANT HOPPER USING 3/4DRIVE RATCHET AND SOCKET.HE WAS SITTING DOWN APPLYING PRESSURE WITH FEET AND LEGS FOOT SLIPPED OFF WRENCH CAUSING HERNIA.