Mining Incidents

Spencer Quarries Inc.Metal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Richard C Sweetman
Spencer, Hanson County, SD · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3900024
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2005–2022
Latest incident
Mar 2022
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2022 · 2 incidents

Fall down stairs

Employee slipped going down stairs from the HP400 crusher and jammed finger (ring) on right hand. Went to Queen of Peace occupational health for x ray and was not broken.

Struck by flying object

Employee is a welder, EE was doing normal repair work, grinding, torching and welding. EE thought EE had dirt in right eye, we had wind and dirty conditions. EE was wearing eye protection at all times. Went to weekend Urgent care and had steel removed from eye.

2021 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Employee was done with shift, crawling out of Excavator at end of day and missed step and slipped and broke left arm. No issues with steps or excavator.

2012 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Commercial truck driver was in quarry to load rock to take to our Asphalt plant in Mitchell SD, he did not see Quarry haul truck that was stockpiling rock. He hit the back dual tire on the Cat haul truck and wrecked the front of his truck. He complained of back pain, and was sent by ambulance for evaluation. Driver of quarry haul truck was not injured in anyway.

Struck against a moving object

Quarry stock pile driver in 769C Cat Haul truck was driving to stockpile rock when a commercial truck driver was entering quarry to load a rock delivery product. Quarry driver didn't see commercial truck driver because of sun and blind spot. Commercial driver was looking north and driving at excessive speed and did see haul truck. Quarry driver collided with commercial truck.

2010 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Welders were welding steel plate and employee strained hip lifting steel.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was in mill tower on cat walk using safety harness and changing clips on conveyor belt. He unhooked harness to reposition himself and mis-stepped and failed to re-hook harness and fell, causing him to strike his side and cracking a rib.

2009 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

While going to morning break, joking and jostling between two co-workers resulted in employee's losing his balance, falling and striking a metal guard rail. He suffered a soft tissue chest contusion and a bruised left knee. He is expected to return to work with no restrictions within ten days from the date of the incident.

2008 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Contractor EE was helping unload steel from a flat bed trailer, when load shifted, EE got caught between two pieces of steel and a compound fracture of his lower left leg resulted.

2007 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Quarry Haul truck struck County Blade passing thru Quarry on Public R/W. Blade operator an employee of McCook County, not a mine employee.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Employee was dumping material and truck went over backwards, landing on its top. The employee had cuts to head, a shoulder injury and compression of 2 vertebrae in lower back.