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Crusher #1: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vernon E Stratton
Custer County, SD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3901338

MSHA record for Crusher #1 (mine ID 3901338). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
Jun 1987
Ownership history
  1. North American Accounts 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Crusher #1 sits in Custer County, South Dakota, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Custer County, South Dakota · Population 8,686
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$81,958
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1987 · 1 incident

June 15, 1987 SD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
North American Accounts · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SUBJECT WAS CUT7ING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT TO MAKE A CHUTE FOR A NEW PIECE OF EQUIPMENT HE WAS PREPARING FOR INSTALLATION AT MILL SITE HE WAS USING HIS POCKET KNIFE WHICH SLIPPED BECAUSE THE FORCE HE WAS U8ING TO CUT THE BELT HE DROVE THE KNIFE BLADE INTO HIS UPPER THIGH

1986 · 2 incidents

December 4, 1986 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
North American Accounts · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SUBJECT WAS REP5IRING CHUTE THAT FEEDS CONVEYOR BELT.A FLAP OF RUBBER WAS CAUGHT ABOVE BELT.SUBJECT REACHED OVER TOP OF CONVEYOR TO PULL FLAP UP.ARM WAS CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR MOVEMENT FRACTURING ARM. 3

September 15, 1986 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
North American Accounts · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SUGJECT WAS PUS2ING LEVER WHICH RUNS FEEDER.WELD ON LEVER BROKE CAUSING SUBJECT TO FALL APPROX. 12FT TO GROUND.