Mining Incidents

Rees Quarry: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Robert R Mathias
Green County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4700287

MSHA record for Rees Quarry (mine ID 4700287). 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
Feb 1984
Ownership history
  1. Rees Construction Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Rees Quarry sits in Green County, Wisconsin, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Green County, Wisconsin · Population 37,036
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$80,248
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

February 10, 1984 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rees Construction Company Inc · Fall from machine

MR LEGLER GOT OFF A PIECE OF EQQUIPMENT SLIPPED ON THE ICE ON THE QUARRY FLOOR AND FELL