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Rock River Wash Plant: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Winter William A
Pipestone County, MN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2103019

Rock River Wash Plant has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1991.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Aug 1991
Ownership history
  1. Winter Concrete Products 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1993 0
1992 1
1991 2
1990 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Rock River Wash Plant sits in Pipestone County, Minnesota, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Pipestone County, Minnesota · Population 9,352
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,073
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1991 · 1 incident

August 29, 1991 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Winter Concrete Products · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS CLEANING AROUND BOTTOM OF CONVEYOR REMOVED SHIELDING EMPLOYEE STATES HE SLIPPED & ARM BECAME ENTANGLED