Mining Incidents

Weeping Water Quarry: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Cass County, NE  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2500011

Weeping Water Quarry has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Jun 1984
Ownership history
  1. Hopper Brothers Quarries 1950 to 1980
  2. Martin Marietta Aggregates 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1993 12
1992 5
1991 13
1990 7
1986 16
1985 18
1984 23
1983 19
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Weeping Water Quarry sits in Cass County, Nebraska, 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.
Cass County, Nebraska · Population 26,963
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$88,255
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1984 · 1 incident

June 1, 1984 NE · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS POUNDING SUBGUIDE BACK INTO SLOT AND A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF AND WENT IN TO HIS FINGER.