Mining Incidents

Willow Creek Pit Metal/Non-Metal

J&J Earth Works, Inc · Surface
Controlled by Jamie Andrews; Jeremy Andrews
WATERTOWN, Codington County, SD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3901685

Willow Creek Pit has no reportable incidents on file with MSHA.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
—
Latest incident
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Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2024
2
inspections on record
14
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: 14 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. J&J Earth Works, Inc 2024 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Willow Creek Pit sits in Codington County, South Dakota, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Codington County, South Dakota · Population 28,556
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$65,080
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.