Mining Incidents

Oceanview Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Richard E Pierson
Ocean View, Cape May County, NJ  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2800951

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2021–2024
Latest incident
Nov 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
78
citations
20
significant & substantial
$14,088
proposed penalties
$13,027
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
2025 Q4 2,774 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,777 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,351 2 1 850.7
2024 Q3 2,741 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,157 2 2 481.1
2024 Q1 2,796 1 0 357.7
2023 Q4 3,188 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 585 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

3 on file

2024 · 1 incident

November 5, 2024 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand FIRE
R.E. Pierson Materials Corp. · Contact with hot objects or substances

operator was cutting hole in oil line to drain pipe when fire started. Burned face and forearms

2023 · 1 incident

May 16, 2023 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R.E. Pierson Materials Corp. · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was in the work boat and working on the back of the dredge. The employee tried stepping on to the back of the dredge hitting EE's head on the exhaust pipe attached to the dredge motor. This results in the employee falling back into the boat striking EE's rear end on two guide bolts.

2021 · 1 incident

March 22, 2021 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R.E. Pierson Materials Corp. · Struck against stationary object

Installing drive belt around sheave and cut finger on edge of sheave