Mining Incidents

Walesboro Gravel Company: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Willoughby Delbert E
Bartholomew County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1201509

MSHA record for Walesboro Gravel Company (mine ID 1201509). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1986–1990
Latest incident
Jul 1990
Ownership history
  1. Columbus Gravel & Concrete Products Inc 1950 to 1983
  2. Walesboro Gravel Company Inc 1983 to 1985
  3. Walesboro Gravel Company 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Walesboro Gravel Company sits in Bartholomew County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Bartholomew County, Indiana · Population 82,881
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$80,365
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1990 · 1 incident

July 26, 1990 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Walesboro Gravel Company · Struck against a moving object

TWO CRACKED RIBS-LEFT TRUCK WENT OFF ROAD & WRECKED

1989 · 1 incident

February 7, 1989 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Walesboro Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HIT RT WRIST ON TAILGATE OF DUMP TRUCK WHEN HE WAS CLOSING IT

1988 · 2 incidents

August 4, 1988 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Walesboro Gravel Company · Struck against a moving object

INJ WAS EMPTYING HIS TRAILER OF PRODUCT SLID OUT OF TRAILER BED AN SECOND HALF OF PRODUCT STUCK IN TRAILER BED CAUSING TRUCK AND T RAILER TO ROLL OVER ONTO ITS SIDE. I NJ. BROKE HIS RIGHT AR M AND RIGHT LEG AND REC BRUISES.

June 18, 1988 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Walesboro Gravel Company · Fall from machine

THE INJURED STEPPED OUT OF A STOCKOUT DUMP TRUCK AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.PHYSICIAN SAID HE TORE THE LIGAMENTS AND TENDONS ON THE LEFT ANKLE.

1987 · 1 incident

August 1, 1987 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Walesboro Gravel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

AUGUST 1987, I,NAME WAS PICKING UP A TOOL BOX AND PUTTING IT IN A PICK UP TRUCK WITH HIS RIGHT ARM. I,NAME SAID HE FELT SOMETHING SNAP.

1986 · 1 incident

April 28, 1986 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Walesboro Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

THE INJURED WAS3UNDERNEATH A DUMP TRUCK WORKING ON DRIVE LINE WITH A HAMMER. HE DROPPED HAMMER, JERKED HEAD TO AVOID BEING HIT BY HAMMER. WHEN HE JERKED HIS HEAD, HE HIT HEAD ON TRUCK FRAME CA USING A CUT THA7 REQUIRED FIVE STITCHES.