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PHOENIX PINELANDS Metal/Non-Metal

Phoenix Pinelands Corp · Surface

Controlled by David C Denise

Barnegat, Ocean County, NJ · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 2800716

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 11
Years on record: 2003–2019
Latest incident: May 2019

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

144

citations

significant & substantial

$28,921

proposed penalties

$28,921

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2020 Q1	0	0	0
2019 Q4	40	1	0	25000.0
2019 Q3	1,133	3	0	2647.8
2019 Q1	6,381	3	1	470.1
2018 Q2	2,233	3	0	1343.5
2018 Q1	1,735	4	2	2305.5
2017 Q4	7,187	0	0	0.0
2017 Q3	5,123	0	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2019 · 1 incident

May 16, 2019 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE

Phoenix Pinelands Corp · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was up on the man lift. Took a pipe to try and bang sand off roller while the belt was running. It pulled the pipe in along with arm. EE pulled arm out, and that pulled skin down to wrist from elbow. Employee was taken down off of man lift and air lifted to hospital

2018 · 2 incidents

June 29, 2018 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Phoenix Pinelands Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Installing rubber tracks on a compact track loader when a back injury occurred. The employee was prescribed medication, physical therapy and is on restricted duty.

June 29, 2018 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Phoenix Pinelands Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was on dock untying the work boat so another EE could go out to dredge and get the engines started. Something rocked the work boat, and IE's middle finger on IE's left hand was crushed between the dock and the work boat. IE had a gash, and knew it was broken. IE went immediately to the local emergency room

2017 · 1 incident

February 28, 2017 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Phoenix Pinelands Corp · Fall onto or against objects

Stepping off the work boat onto the dock, and slipped and hit left knee on the dock

2016 · 1 incident

August 29, 2016 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY

Phoenix Pinelands Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was working welding in the plant. EE over extended right shoulder. EE also did not report this accident until September 27, 2016.

2013 · 1 incident

June 4, 2013 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Phoenix Pinelands Corp · Struck by flying object

Employee had been welding and chipping slag on a dredge pipe all morning. At 12:00 pm he noticed that he felt something in his eye. He does not remember or recall feeling something enter his eye. He was wearing safety glasses, Welding Shield and Hard Hat.

2006 · 2 incidents

May 9, 2006 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY

Phoenix Pinelands Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was trying to remove a bolt, grinder kicked back and hit right cheek.

February 9, 2006 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Phoenix Pinelands Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was trying to move a piece of concrete with a shovel. Concrete was bigger than he realized - poor judgement.

2005 · 1 incident

July 30, 2005 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY

Phoenix Pinelands Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS IN WORK BOAT LINE FROM DREDGE TO LOADER ASHORE, LINE (EXTRA LINE) WHIPPED BACK, HIT RIGHT SIDE HARD HAT, CAUSING SLIGHT CONCUSSION.

2003 · 2 incidents

August 21, 2003 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY

Phoenix Pinelands Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE THOUGHT THE WELDED BRACE WOULD HOLD HIM BUT WELD DID NOT, EMPLOYEE FELL AND LACERATED LEFT SHIN, REQUIRED STITCHES.

March 13, 2003 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Phoenix Pinelands Corp · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER, WHEN HE CLAIMS HE MISTEPPED AND LOST FOOTING AND FELL, INJURING HIS LEFT FOOT.