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Garrison Quarry: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

B L Anderson Inc · Surface
Benton County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1301395

MSHA record for Garrison Quarry (mine ID 1301395). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Jun 1985
Ownership history
  1. B L Anderson Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Garrison Quarry sits in Benton County, Iowa, 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.
Benton County, Iowa · Population 25,698
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$84,742
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1985 · 1 incident

June 12, 1985 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B L Anderson Inc · Fall onto or against objects

I.NAME WAS STEPPING BACK FROM THE SECONDARY CRUSHER WHICH WAS ABOUT TO BE MOVED WITH THE DOZER. HE TRIPPED OVER A SMALL BOULDER WHICH HE HIMSELF HAD PLACED NEARBY TO BE USED TO BLOCK THE WHEEL S OF THE SECONDARY ONCE IT WAS IN PLACE. HE FELL TO HIS RIGHT AND IN THE PROCESS BROKE HIS RIGHT LEG

1983 · 1 incident

November 7, 1983 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B L Anderson Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPING OUT OF DUMP TRUCK TO START CONVEYOR OUT OF BIN IN ORDER TO LOAD TRUCK.LANDED WRONG ON RIGHT LEG CAUSING INJURY TO RIGHT HIP AND LOWER BACK.MAY BE DAMAGE TO DISCS-IS CURRENTLY IN TRACT ION.