Mining Incidents

WINONA QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Biesanz Stone · Surface
Controlled by CVI
Winona, Winona County, MN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2100005

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2005–2017
Latest incident
Aug 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
121
citations
33
significant & substantial
$30,744
proposed penalties
$30,744
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 3,185 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,986 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,330 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,697 4 1 2357.1
2024 Q4 2,570 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,478 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,296 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,960 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

5 on file

2017 · 1 incident

August 11, 2017 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Biesanz Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner tried to dislodge a piece of stone with ee hand instead of using the tool furnished for that procedure. EE right hand got pinched in the process. As a precaution ee went to clinic to have examined.

2016 · 2 incidents

September 20, 2016 MN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Biesanz Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was working on stone splitting machine, stacking pieces from conveyer belt on pallets. Piece of stone was hung up on conveyor. Instead of using tool to move piece, employee moved it by hand. Piece moved and caused injury to hand. For further details contact employee's supervisor

March 10, 2016 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Biesanz Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

An employee (witness) had a 3 foot long board (3" x 1") in EE's hand and was turning around to discard it. The injured employee was unknowingly behind EE and was struck in the mouth with the board. Impact caused lacerations to the mouth area and a tooth was also knocked out.

2015 · 1 incident

February 17, 2015 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Biesanz Stone Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was moving stone slab (7 in length , 4 in height, and 2 thick) with overhead crane and vice grips. Stone slab was initially leaning on a metal rack. As stone slab was picked up and guided away from rack the stone cracked and broke causing section of slab not secured with vice grip. Gravity caused stone to fall on employees foot and caused fracture and abrasions.

2005 · 1 incident