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Johnson Quarry: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Ingalls William C
Lawrence County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1200051

MSHA record for Johnson Quarry (mine ID 1200051). 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
Sep 1984
Ownership history
  1. Indiana Sandstone Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Johnson Quarry sits in Lawrence County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Lawrence County, Indiana · Population 45,077
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$65,551
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

September 18, 1984 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Indiana Sandstone Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

STONE BLOCK HAD BEEN RAISED OFF GROUND TO ALIGN FOR LOADING ON TRUCK.WORKER WAS PUSHING ON BLOXKWHEN HE FELT PULL AND BURNING SENSATION IN GROIN,STOMACH AREA.NO UNUSUAL PROCEDURE WAS INVOLVED IN LOADINGS NOR ANYMORE THAN NORMAL STRESS.