Cold Spring Granite Company · Fall from machine
EMPL SLIPPED OFF LEDGE OF ZOOMRAIL DRILL RIG WHEN HE PULLED MUSCLES IN RIGHT SHOULDER .ARM KEPT BOTHERING HIM SO SAW DR 2-15-91.
Charcoal Gray Quarry: 29 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Cold Spring Granite Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Patrick Alexander; Michael O'Connor
Stearns County,
MN
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2100018
MSHA record for Charcoal Gray Quarry (mine ID 2100018). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 29
- Years on record
- 1983–1991
- Latest incident
- Jan 1991
Ownership history
- Cold Spring Granite Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Charcoal Gray Quarry sits in Stearns County, Minnesota, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Stearns County, Minnesota · Population 159,358
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$76,447
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
29 on file1991 · 1 incident
1990 · 1 incident
Cold Spring Granite Company · Struck by falling object
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO SPLIT A STONE IN THE YARD,HE WAS STANDING WITH HIS FOOT APPARENTLY UNDER THE STONE WHEN THE STONE SPLIT IT FELL ONTO HIS FOOT CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE 1ST AND 2ND TOE (LEFT).
1989 · 3 incidents
November 28, 1989
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator
MACHINERY
Cold Spring Granite Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE WORKER WAS PUSHING THE STEEL BIT INTO THE CHUCK OF THE HYDRAULIC DRILL, WHEN HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN THE DRILL ROTATION DEVICE. THE GLOVE WAS WRAPPED TIGHTLY AROUND THE LEFT WRIST.
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE HOLDING ON TO MOVING CABLE,STRAINED BACK.
Cold Spring Granite Company · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF STONE FELL ONTO FOOT.
1988 · 1 incident
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LOWER ABCK THE NEXT DAY AFTER BARRING STONE ALL DAY ON 08-09-88.CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENTS REPORT OF INJURY RECEIVED 08-19-88 FIRST DAY OF LOST TIME 08-14-88.
1987 · 3 incidents
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
PICKING UP SCRA1 STONE STRAINED ABDOMINAL MUSCLE
Cold Spring Granite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
STONE BROKE ON 8AW AND TIPPED OVER-STRUCK HEAD.
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
STRAINED RIB CA1E OPULLING ON DRILL STEEL
1986 · 2 incidents
Cold Spring Granite Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
PINCHED FINGER 6ETWEEN HANDLE OF DRILL AND STONE
January 29, 1986
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BENT OVER TO PU7 ON OVERSHOES & STRETCH MUSCLE
1985 · 6 incidents
Cold Spring Granite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
FROM DRILLING I3JURY TO RIGHT HAND.
Cold Spring Granite Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
FELL OVER STONE3AND LANDED ON HIS BACK.
September 6, 1985
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Cold Spring Granite Company · Struck by falling object
BARROIWC GROUT 5ND STONE BROKE OFF THEN FELL.
Cold Spring Granite Company · Struck by falling object
PRY BAR FELL & STRUCK LEG
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
STRAINED BACK LIFTING SLINGS
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING JACKHAMMER, STRAINED ARM
1984 · 6 incidents
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING A STONE ON THE WIRE SAW BED
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK PICKING UP A STONE.
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SWELLING OF HAND FROM DRILLING
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
STRAINED BACK LIFTING BURNER ARM
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
STRAINED BACK PICKING UP A BOARD.
Cold Spring Granite Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
STRAINED BACK BENDING OVER.
1983 · 6 incidents
December 3, 1983
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
STEPPED ON A PIECE OF ICE & TURNED FOOT & ANKLE.
October 11, 1983
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMP. STRAINED BACK LIFTING A WIRE SPOOL.
Cold Spring Granite Company · Fall from machine
EMP. FELL BACKWARDS FROM FORK LIFT FORKS & BUMPED SHOULDER
July 18, 1983
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT FLANK LIFTING PAIL OF WATER
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
STRAINED RIGHT SIDE PICKING UP BLOCK OF WOOD
Cold Spring Granite Company · Struck against stationary object
BUMPED HAND ON WALL WHILE PULLING AIR HOSE