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Crusher Ii: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Douglas E Buckley
Kanabec County, MN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2102870

MSHA record for Crusher Ii (mine ID 2102870). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984–1988
Latest incident
Aug 1988
Ownership history
  1. Buckley Construction 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Crusher Ii sits in Kanabec County, Minnesota, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Kanabec County, Minnesota · Population 16,261
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$71,915
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
November 5, 1984 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Buckley Construction · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM WAS STANDING BY THE CRUSHER OPERATOR. VICTIM TURNED AND WALKED AWAY FROM THE CRUSHER OPERATOR. THE CRUSHER OPERATOR NOTICED THE MATERIAL WAS NOT MOVING AND WENT TO THE DISCHARGE END TO FIND OUT WHY. THE CRUSHER OPERATOR DISCOVERD THE VICTIM S ARM WAS CAUGHT IN THE RETURN IDLER OF THE PORTABLE CRUSHING UNIT. IT IS UNKNOWN WHY THE VICTIM WAS AT THE CRUSHING UNIT.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1988 · 1 incident

August 8, 1988 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Buckley Construction · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CONTUSION OF THE HAND CAUSED BY A ROCK