Fatality · MSHA Record #219913310001

Mine Manager fatality at Greenwood Pit (Sternweis & Sons Inc), WI, November 20, 1991

at 10:30 AM

On November 20, 1991, a mine manager was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Greenwood Pit (Sternweis & Sons Inc), WI.

Greenwood Pit · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Sternweis & Sons Inc (Glen Sternweis et al)

Clark County, WI

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Greenwood Pit.

Investigator narrative

VICTIM BECAME ENTANGLED IN AN EXPOSED STUB SHAFT ON THE TAIL PULLEY OF THE CRUSHER DISCHARGE CONVEYOR. THIS RESULTED IN FATAL INJURIES.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part affected: NECK
Total mining experience: 11 years
Experience at this mine: 11 years
Experience in this job: 11 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

Related fatalities

Same classification

October 8, 2026 · Bull Gang Foreman · Panther Creek Mining LLC, WV
October 5, 2026 · Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver · Cyber Square, LLC, LA
July 6, 2026 · Utility Man · U.S. Lime Company-St. Clair, OK
July 6, 2026 · Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver · Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc., AZ
June 26, 2026 · Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver · Le Claire Investments Inc, IA

Same year

December 28, 1991 · Mine Manager · Stillwater Mining Company, MT
December 27, 1991 · Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver · Sierra Rock Products, CA
December 26, 1991 · Maintenance Man · Spring Creek Coal Company, MT
December 19, 1991 · Laborer · Coal Valley Mining Inc, IL
December 18, 1991 · Welder (Shop) · Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc, NV

Verify on MSHA

Every record on this page mirrors what MSHA publishes under its Open Government Data program, refreshed weekly. MSHA does not publish per-accident URLs (the Accidents data is distributed as a single bulk file), so this is how to retrieve the source for the specific record below:

Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip then search for Document number 219913310001 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System and search by Mine ID 4702943
All MSHA datasets: Open Government Data program directory covering Accident, Mines, Inspections, Violations, etc.

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219913310001 · Mine ID 4702943 Trainer view →