State Line Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by flying object
SMALL PIECE OF STEEL CABLE ENTERED LEFT EYE WHEN CHANGING CABLE ON CRANE.
Wash Plant: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Wash Plant has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1989.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1989
- Latest incident
- Dec 1989
Ownership history
- State Line Sand & Gravel Inc 1985 to 1988
- State Line Sand & Gravel Inc 1988 to 1991
- Vulcan Materials Company 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1993 | 8 |
| 1992 | 7 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1988 | 10 |
| 1987 | 9 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1985 | 5 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Wash Plant sits in Elkhart County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Elkhart County, Indiana · Population 206,868
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$65,617
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1989 · 2 incidents
September 18, 1989
IN · Metal/Non-Metal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
State Line Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO ATTACH CABLE TO CRANE WHEN MOVED A CERTAIN WAY AND CAUSED A DISLOCATION IN BACK.