Vetter Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WORKER SUFFERED INFLAMED FOREARM MUSCLES FROM OPERATING A JACK HAMMER FROM JULY THRU OCT.
Vetter Stone Co North Quarry: 8 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Vetter Stone Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Ron J Vetter; Donn J Vetter
Le Sueur County,
MN
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2100772
MSHA record for Vetter Stone Co North Quarry (mine ID 2100772). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1986–1992
- Latest incident
- Oct 1992
Ownership history
- Vetter Stone Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Vetter Stone Co North Quarry sits in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, where the Census mining category is 0.4% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Le Sueur County, Minnesota · Population 28,936
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$90,218
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file1992 · 1 incident
1991 · 2 incidents
August 15, 1991
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vetter Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WORKER TWISTED LEFT KNEE WHILE SHOVELING THUS POSSIBLY MALADJUSTING A METAL PIN WHICH WAS INSERTED DURING A PREVIOUS SURGERY.NOTE: WORKER INJURED SAME KNEE ONE DAY PRIOR TO THIS INJURY,OFF JOB NOTE:WORKER HAD SURGERY ON THIS KNEE ONE TO TWO YEARS AGO.
June 20, 1991
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
OTHER
Vetter Stone Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PULLED A LOWER RIGHT BACK MUSCLE WHILE STRAIGHTENING BACK WHILE WALKING TO CAR.
1987 · 2 incidents
Vetter Stone Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
NOT PROPERLY RE1ORTED BY EMPL AND HE WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR WITHOUT PROPER NOTIFICATION TO US.1ST TERRAIN CAUSING SPRAINED CONDITION IN LOWER BACK.
Vetter Stone Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
THE EMPLOYEE RE1ORTED ON JULY 1 THAT HE HAD TWISTED HIS KNEE ON JUNE 24.
1986 · 3 incidents
November 10, 1986
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vetter Stone Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPL SLIPPED & 0ELL ON SNOW AND ICE JUST AFTER 1ST SNOWFALL OF SEASON.HE PUT OUT RIGHT ARM TO BREAK FALL,TEARING RIGHT ELBOW MUSCLE TISSUE.
Vetter Stone Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS AS8IST IN LIFTING A 145 POUND PUMP. HE LIFTED IT HIMSELF CAUSING A PINCHED NERVE IN HIS BACK.
Vetter Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
RELATIVELY NEW 7O HIS JOB AND CONTINUED USE OF DRILL CAUSED PINCHED NERVE IN LOWER BACK.