Mining Incidents

South Dakota Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Donald Conte
Milbank, Grant County, SD  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 3901076

South Dakota Quarry has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1984–1991
Latest incident
Jul 1991
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
16
citations
4
significant & substantial
$2,158
proposed penalties
$2,158
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
7
inspections on record
85
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 85 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

South Dakota Quarry has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
15 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-09-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2023 Q3 312 1 1 3205.1
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 0 1 0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 352 7 1 19886.4
Show 12 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q3 219 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 189 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 185 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 249 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 99 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 1,027 1 0 973.7
2004 Q3 2,081 6 2 2883.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

1991 · 5 incidents

July 8, 1991 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New England Stone Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A GRINDER WHEN IT TIPPED OVER CUTTING THE TENDONS IN HIS RIGHT HAND.

May 29, 1991 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New England Stone Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE SOME GROUT FROM THE QUARRY WHEN HE CUT HIS LEFT ARM ON A SHARP PIECE OF GROUT.

January 21, 1991 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New England Stone Industries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS PICKING UP A JACKHAMMER TO PLACE IT ON TOP OF THE BLOCK WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS NECK.

January 10, 1991 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New England Stone Industries Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS WORKING ON THE CO TRUCK WHEN HE HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW CHIPPING A BONE IN HIS ELBOW.

January 3, 1991 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
New England Stone Industries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

1990 · 3 incidents

September 4, 1990 SD · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
New England Stone Industries Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPL LIFTING JACKHAMMER ONTO TOP OF ROCK.LEFT ARM HIT ROCK SPLITTING OPEN HIS ARM.REQ STITCHES./

1989 · 1 incident

1986 · 3 incidents

October 2, 1986 SD · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Georgia Granite Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A JACKHAMMER TO A BLOCK WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

June 11, 1986 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Georgia Granite Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING TO HOOK UP BLOCK WHEN HE GOT HIS RIGHT HAND PINCHED BETWEEN TWO ROCKS BRUISING RIGHT HAND

June 4, 1986 SD · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Georgia Granite Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING HOOK DOGS TO ROCK WHEN HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN ROCK AND HOOKS.

1985 · 2 incidents

December 16, 1985 SD · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Georgia Granite Company Inc · Struck by flying object

AIRLINE WAS FRO1EN AND EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON IT TRYING TO FREE THE LINE ALTHOUGH AIR WAS ON AND EMP KNEW IT HE LOOKED DOWN THE AIRLINE AND ICE BLEW INTO HIS FACE

September 20, 1985 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Georgia Granite Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

I.NAME WAS HELPING OTHER EMPLOYEES PUSH A PIECE OF ROCK AROUND SO THAT THEY COULD PLACE THE DOGS IN HOLES AND LIFT BLOCK IN DOING SO I.NAME STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK

1984 · 3 incidents

December 13, 1984 SD · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator FIRE
Georgia Granite Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE POURED GASOLINE INTO A TANK AND SPILLED SOME ON HIS GLOVES. HE THEN WENT TO AN OPEN FIRE AND HIS GLOVES CAUGHT ON FIRE, CAUSING A BURN TO RIGHT HAND.

February 22, 1984 SD · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Georgia Stone Management LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE A STATEMENT & THERE WERE NO WITNESSES. HOWEVER MSHA INSPECTORS HAVE INDICATED SOME TYPW OF FLAME WAS BEING USED CLOSE TO A CONTAINER OF BLACK POWDER & THE POWDER EXPLODED.

February 22, 1984 SD · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Georgia Stone Management LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE A STATEMENT. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES. HOWEVER MSHA INSPECTORS HAVE INDICATED SOME TYPE OF FLAME WAS BEING USED CLOSE TO A CONTAINER OF BLACK POWDER & POWDER EXPLO DED.

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