Mining Incidents

Manchester Quarry: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Great Midwest Corp
Jackson County, MO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2301903

MSHA record for Manchester Quarry (mine ID 2301903). 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
1984–1985
Latest incident
Apr 1985
Ownership history
  1. Great Midwest Mining Corp 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Manchester Quarry sits in Jackson County, Missouri, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Jackson County, Missouri · Population 717,021
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$67,178
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

April 23, 1985 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Great Midwest Mining Corp · Struck by flying object

THE WORKER WAS STANDING 6\-8\ AWAY FROM MECHANIC DOING WORK ONA CAT. BACK HOE. THE MECHANIC WAS PUTTING A PIN IN THE ARM OF MECHANIC WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FROM THROUGH WASHER CHIPED OFF AND ST TRUCK WORKER IN LEFT EYE. THE DAMAGE IS SERIOUS BECAUSE OF THE METAL, THE EYE, AND IMBEDDING IN THE BACK OF EYE. SURGERY WAS PREFORMED 4-23-85 , ONE LARGE PIECE OF METAL WAS REMOVED/TO EARLY

1984 · 1 incident

September 13, 1984 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Great Midwest Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

WAS MUDDY CONDITION I NAME WAS FILLING HIS TRUCK WITH GAS AT GRAVITY FEED GAS TANK ON STAND AND THE TANK AND STAND FELL OVER AND HIT HIS LEG BREAKING LEG AND LACERATION.