Mining Incidents

Odessa Quarry: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Field Financial Corp
Big Stone County, MN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2100028

MSHA record for Odessa Quarry (mine ID 2100028). 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
1983
Latest incident
Nov 1983
Ownership history
  1. Delano Granite Inc 1980 to 1985
  2. Georgia-Field Inc 1985 to 1986
  3. Field Granite International Ltd 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Odessa Quarry sits in Big Stone County, Minnesota, where the Census mining category is 1.4% 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.
Big Stone County, Minnesota · Population 5,152
1.4%
Mining share of county employment
$65,475
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

1983 · 1 incident

November 17, 1983 MN · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man OTHER
Delano Granite Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAYNE PUNCHED IN AT 7:30 HE TOLD FOREMAN HIS NECK WAS STIFF. FOREMAN ASKED IF WORK RELATED. WAYNE SAID NO. ON 11-23-83 WAYNE CALLED & SAID HE HAD BEEN TO A CHIROPRACTOR & THAT HE SHOULD REPORT THIS AS A WORK RELATED INJURY.