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P Q 8541: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Pennington County, SD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3901242

MSHA record for P Q 8541 (mine ID 3901242). 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
1985
Latest incident
Jul 1985
Ownership history
  1. Hills Materials Company 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

P Q 8541 sits in Pennington County, South Dakota, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.
Pennington County, South Dakota · Population 112,081
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$70,768
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

1985 · 1 incident

July 26, 1985 SD · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hills Materials Company · Fall from machine

WAS REPAIRING CONVEYOR BELT ON SHORT SECTION GOING TO CONE LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON HIS HEAD COLLASPING LUNG WAS AT A 9 1/2 FT HEIGHT