Mining Incidents

Browns Bottom Quarry: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Don Iverson
Dubuque County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1300021

Browns Bottom Quarry has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Aug 1985
Ownership history
  1. Dubuque Sand & Gravel Company 1950 to 1985
  2. River City Stone Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1985 6
1984 6
1983 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Browns Bottom Quarry sits in Dubuque County, Iowa, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Dubuque County, Iowa · Population 98,948
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$75,919
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

1985 · 1 incident

August 6, 1985 IA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
River City Stone Inc · Contact with electrical current

BOTH HANDS BURNT SHEET IN THE CONTROL BOX ON THE GENERATOR.THE COMPANY ELECTRIC ON SLID HE GOT WABOUT 30 VOITS.