Mining Incidents

Mc Quarrie Quarry: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Missoula County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2400482

MSHA record for Mc Quarrie Quarry (mine ID 2400482). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1989–1991
Latest incident
Dec 1991
Ownership history
  1. Janney Construction Company Inc 1950 to 1987
  2. Weaver Stone Products Company 1987 to 1993
  3. Meridian Aggregates Company 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mc Quarrie Quarry sits in Missoula County, Montana, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Missoula County, Montana · Population 119,639
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$71,246
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

December 17, 1991 MT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Weaver Stone Products Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE FINISHED WELDING ON THE DOZER BLADE AND LIFTED HIS WELDING HELMENT TO INSPECT WELD. HOLT METAL POPPED AND SLAG WENT INTO HIS EYE.

December 12, 1991 MT · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Weaver Stone Products Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS INVESTIGATING STACKING CONVEYOR FOR REQUIRED REAPIRS.WHILE CLIMBING OFF CONVEYOR HE SLIPPED CATCHING THE OVERHEAD SUPPORT CABLE.THIS PULLED THE SUPPORT TOWER OVER CENTER,CAUSING I T TO FALL.IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THE INJURY WAS FROMTHE EMPLOEYE SLIPPING OR THE TOWER FALLING.

1989 · 1 incident

November 6, 1989 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Weaver Stone Products Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING UNDER TAIL PULLEY, SHOVEL CAUGHT IN TAIL AND HANDLE CAME BACK AND HIT SHOULDER.