Mining Incidents

ROCK CTY. PIONEER CRUSHER (493): 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Rock County - Wi
Rock County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4701110

MSHA record for ROCK CTY. PIONEER CRUSHER (493) (mine ID 4701110). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Oct 1985
Ownership history
  1. Rock County Department Of Public Works 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

ROCK CTY. PIONEER CRUSHER (493) sits in Rock 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.
Rock County, Wisconsin · Population 163,944
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$74,390
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1985 · 4 incidents

October 15, 1985 WI · Metal/Non-Metal security guard, watchman POWERED HAULAGE
Rock County Department Of Public Works · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE INJURE8 LEFT RIB CAGE WHEN MOUNTING END GATE ON DUMP TRUCK ATTACHED TO A BUCKET ON AN ENDLOADER. ENDLOADER OPERATOR LOWERED BUCKET CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE.

July 3, 1985 WI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rock County Department Of Public Works · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING SCREENS ON ROCK CRUSHER AND CUT TWO FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND.

July 1, 1985 WI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Rock County Department Of Public Works · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING GRAVEL FROM CRUSHER AND INJURED LEFT SHOULDER.