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Rensselaer Stone Company: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Critser Gus
Jasper County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1200087

Rensselaer Stone Company has had 1 fatality among 3 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1984–1990
Latest incident
Sep 1990
Ownership history
  1. A Metz Inc 1950 to 1984
  2. Rensselaer Stone Company Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1993 0
1992 2
1991 13
1990 13
1989 12
1988 13
1987 9
1986 8
1985 7
1984 8
1983 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Rensselaer Stone Company sits in Jasper County, Indiana, 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.
Jasper County, Indiana · Population 33,198
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$79,634
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
October 18, 1989 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Rensselaer Stone Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

THE TRUCK RAN OUT OF FUEL ON THE INCLINE.I THINK THE DRIVER PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO RE-START THE TRUCK,THEN GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND THE TRUCK ROLLED DOWN THE INCLINE AND HIT THE EMBANKMENT AND THE DRIVER GOT UNDER THE TRUCK TO SEE WHAT DAMAGE HAD BEEN DONE AND THEN THE TRUCK ROLLED OFF THE EMBANKMENT AND ROLLED OVER THE DRIVER.

Reportable incidents

2 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1990 · 1 incident

September 11, 1990 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rensselaer Stone Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL FROM SHAKER SCREEN & SCREEN HAS BEEN FIXED CUT & SUTURES ON RT HAND I NAME SAID THE DOC TOLD HIM HE COULD RETURN TO WORK THE NEXT DAY BUT SHE THOUGHT HE SHOULD WAIT LONGER

Show 1 earlier incidents

1984 · 1 incident

March 28, 1984 IN · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent ELECTRICAL
A Metz Inc · Flash burns (electric)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING ELECTRICAL BOX OF MOTOR-ELECTRIC BOX BLEW UP IN HIS FACE CAUSING BURNS TO HIS FACE, NECK, EARS AND HANDS.