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Unimin Corp-Jordan Pit And Plant: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Unimin Corp · Surface
Controlled by Covia Holdings LLC
Scott County, MN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2102404

MSHA record for Unimin Corp-Jordan Pit And Plant (mine ID 2102404). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Sep 1984
Ownership history
  1. Jordan Quartz Company Inc 1950 to 1980
  2. Minnesota Frac Sand 1980 to 1986
  3. Unimin Corp 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Unimin Corp-Jordan Pit And Plant sits in Scott County, Minnesota, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Scott County, Minnesota · Population 152,957
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$120,247
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1984 · 3 incidents

September 14, 1984 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Minnesota Frac Sand · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME SLIPPED FROM BACK OF LOADER WHEN RATCHET BROKE THE 3 FT PIPE USED ON RATCHET HIT HIM IN THE HEAD HE SAW THREE DIFFERENT DOCTORS WHICH ALL STATED HE SHOULD GO BACK TO WORK HE FINALLY DI RETURN TO WORK AFTER 2 WEEKS OF SWITCHING DOCTORS

April 24, 1984 MN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Minnesota Frac Sand · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE WASTE PIPE WAS BEING ROTATED AND LET GO CATCHING HAND IN FLANGES CUTTING HAND AND BROKE FINTGER PIPE WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY

March 14, 1984 MN · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Minnesota Frac Sand · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MR SEIFERT WAS ADJUSTING LOADOIUT CHUTE WITH 25\ ADJUSTMENT ROD WHEN HE FELT A CRAMP IN MIDDLE OF BACK