Mining Incidents

Spencer Quarry: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Rogers Group Inc · Surface
Owen County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1200003

MSHA record for Spencer Quarry (mine ID 1200003). 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
1984–1988
Latest incident
Nov 1988
Ownership history
  1. American Aggregates Corp 1950 to 1987
  2. American Aggregates Corp 1987 to 1989
  3. Rogers Group Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Spencer Quarry sits in Owen County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 0.8% 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.
Owen County, Indiana · Population 21,434
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$59,586
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

November 2, 1988 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPL BACK UP ON STOCKPILE WHEN IT GAVE WAY UNDER TRUCK SLIDING TRUCK DOWN STOCKPILE DRIVER INTA CT.

October 25, 1988 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EMPL DISMOUNTING FROM FRONT OF LOADER STEPPED ON WET MATERIAL ON BUCKET LOST FOOTING AND BRUISED LEFT LEG ON SHIN.

1987 · 1 incident

November 4, 1987 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
American Aggregates Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS ATTEMPT3NG TO ALIGN BOLT HOLES WITH A DRIFT PUNCH AND A HAMMER. WHEN STRIKING THE PUNCH THE HAMMER, THE PUNCH BROKE AND EMBEDDED A SLIVER OF STEEL IN HIS ARM

1984 · 1 incident

September 18, 1984 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Fall from machine

TRUCK HAD JUST BEEN PURCHASED AND PARKED.BATTERY WAS DEAD AND ALL AIR LINES UNHOOKED.EMPL DECIDED TO MOVE TRUCK,LOADER OPERATOR PUSHED TRUCK TO START IT.WITH NO BRAKES EMPL JUMPED OUT,HIT GROP GROUND AND CUT HIS FOREHEAD AND BROKE LEFT WRIST.TRUCK HIT STOCKPILE ROLLED ON ITS SIDE.DAMAGE TO TRUCK WAS MINOR-DOOR AND GALSS DAMAGED.