Mining Incidents

Spencer Quarries Inc. Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Richard C Sweetman
Spencer, Hanson County, SD  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3900024

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2005–2022
Latest incident
Mar 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
150
citations
32
significant & substantial
$24,416
proposed penalties
$24,347
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 22,237 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 20,632 2 0 96.9
2025 Q2 20,290 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 17,506 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 19,453 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 17,783 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 16,684 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 14,485 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

11 on file

2022 · 2 incidents

March 31, 2022 SD · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Spencer Quarries Inc · 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.

January 28, 2022 SD · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) MACHINERY
Spencer Quarries Inc · 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

September 9, 2021 SD · Metal/Non-Metal rotary bucket excavator operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Spencer Quarries Inc · 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

November 19, 2012 SD · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Spencer Quarries Inc · 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.

June 11, 2012 SD · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Spencer Quarries Inc · 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

September 14, 2010 SD · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Spencer Quarries Inc · 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

September 9, 2009 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Spencer Quarries Inc · 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

July 17, 2008 SD · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Spencer Quarries Inc · 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

December 19, 2007 SD · Metal/Non-Metal grader operator, roadgrader operator POWERED HAULAGE
Spencer Quarries Inc · 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

November 22, 2005 SD · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Spencer Quarries Inc · 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.