EMPLOYEE WAS USING A COFFING HOIST TO LIFT WHEN THE HOIST HANDLE SLIPPED AND S TRUCK HIM IN THE FOREHEAD
Glyndon Sand And Gravel Pit: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Ames Sand & Gravel Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Donald J Ames
Clay County,
MN
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2100454
MSHA record for Glyndon Sand And Gravel Pit (mine ID 2100454). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1983–1988
- Latest incident
- Aug 1988
Ownership history
- Ames Sand & Gravel Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Glyndon Sand And Gravel Pit sits in Clay County, Minnesota, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Clay County, Minnesota · Population 65,628
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$77,664
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file1988 · 2 incidents
August 23, 1988
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ames Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
August 4, 1988
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ames Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE SPOUT FROM A GLASS OIL BOTTLE WHEN IT BROKE. THE INJURY WAS A CUT ON THE PALM OF THE RIGHT HAND.
1985 · 1 incident
July 2, 1985
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ames Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall from machine
STEPPING FROM TRUCK-TURNED ANKLE
1984 · 2 incidents
October 5, 1984
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ames Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SHOVELING GRAVEL-TWISTED AND HURT LOWER BACK.
August 10, 1984
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ames Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING ON TRANSMISSION.
1983 · 1 incident
August 8, 1983
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ames Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall from machine
DRIVER CLEANING DOWN BOX ON GRAVEL TGRUCK, SLIPPED AND FELL, INJURING NECK AND BACK.