Mining Incidents

Dodgeville Quarry: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

G A Watson Inc · Surface
Controlled by G A Watson
Iowa County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4700378

MSHA record for Dodgeville Quarry (mine ID 4700378). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
May 1984
Ownership history
  1. G A Watson Inc 1950 to present
  2. P W Ryan Sons Inc 1983 to 1984
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Dodgeville Quarry sits in Iowa County, Wisconsin, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Iowa County, Wisconsin · Population 23,832
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$83,372
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

1984 · 1 incident

May 31, 1984 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
G A Watson Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE FUELING A PIECE OF MACHINERY EMPLOYEE FELL AND S PRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.