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CRUSHER UNIT #1: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

P W Ryan Sons Inc · Surface
Controlled by Ryan Matthew J
Rock County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4702841

MSHA record for CRUSHER UNIT #1 (mine ID 4702841). 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
1987–1991
Latest incident
Jun 1991
Ownership history
  1. P W Ryan Sons Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

CRUSHER UNIT #1 sits in Rock County, Wisconsin, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Rock County, Wisconsin · Population 163,944
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$74,390
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
April 21, 1987 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
P W Ryan Sons Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR TURN T2WARDS EDGE OF 45 DEGREE SLOPE,GOT THE 2 LEFT SIDE TIRES ON EDGE,.LOADER THEN ROLLED OVER SIDEWAYS CATCHING AND PINNING OPERATOR UNDER THE LOADER & THUS KILLING HIM...MODEL 988- ROPS WAS FOR 950 MODEL LOADER...11'BANK,NO BERM.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1991 · 1 incident

June 1, 1991 WI · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
P W Ryan Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BEARING WENT OUT ON CRUSHING PLANT.CRUSHER WAS SHUT DOWN.WHEN REPAIRING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS AHMMERING WITH A HAMMER ON THE SHAFT TO DRAW IT DOWN.A PICE OF THE SHAFT CHIPPED OFF AND FLEW INTO THE INJURED EMPLOYEES EYE.