Mining Incidents

Malkerson Quarry: 9 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Midwest Asphalt Corp
Scott County, MN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2100178

Malkerson Quarry has had no fatalities among 9 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1985–1988
Latest incident
Apr 1988
Ownership history
  1. River Warren Aggregates Inc 1950 to 1980
  2. River Warren Aggregates Inc 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1989 17
1988 17
1987 17
1986 14
1985 12
1984 10
1983 9
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Malkerson Quarry sits in Scott County, Minnesota, where the Census mining category is 0.3% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.
Scott County, Minnesota · Population 152,957
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$120,247
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1988 · 1 incident

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1987 · 1 incident

1986 · 4 incidents

November 4, 1986 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
River Warren Aggregates Inc · Struck by flying object

HIT BY ROCK FRA1MENT FROM CRUSHER, HIT AND CRACKED A TOOTH.

August 29, 1986 MN · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator MACHINERY
River Warren Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DRILLING 9OCK CHIPS ARE FORCED OUT OR HIGH PRESSURE STUCK BY ROCK CHIP IN EYE.

August 26, 1986 MN · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator ELECTRICAL
River Warren Aggregates Inc · Flash burns (electric)

WHILE RAISING D9ILL RIG BOOM, IPERATOR DID NOT NOTICE WIRES STRUCK WIRES ELECTRACUTION OF RIGHT HAND THUMB AND LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER.

1985 · 3 incidents

November 26, 1985 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
River Warren Aggregates Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING A BOB7AT GOT OFF AND COULD NOT STAND UP STRAIGHT PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN SHOVELING LOWER BACK STRAIN

March 25, 1985 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
River Warren Aggregates Inc · Fall from machine

I.NAME WAS STEPPING FROM A 988 LOADER ONTO A FUEL TANK WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL ABOUT 3\ DOWN LANDING ON HIS LEFT FOOT RESULTING IN A SPRAIN OR POSSIBLE FRACTURE.

March 19, 1985 MN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
River Warren Aggregates Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

I,NAME WAS BURNED WHILE WELDING UNDERNEATH A CRUSHER, AS THE HOT OIL LEAKED OUTAND BURNED HIS FACE AND HANDS.