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Agate Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Cold Spring Granite Company · Surface

Controlled by Patrick Alexander; Michael O'Connor

Ortonville, Big Stone County, MN · Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 2100013

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2000–2005
Latest incident: May 2005

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

citations

significant & substantial

$1,314

proposed penalties

$1,314

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	0	0
2025 Q3	0	0
2025 Q2	0	0
2025 Q1	0	0
2024 Q4	1,641	1	609.4
2021 Q4	0	0
2021 Q3	0	0
2021 Q2	541	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2005 · 1 incident

May 10, 2005 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE

Cold Spring Granite Company · Struck against a moving object

Employee was at work running loader, felt pain in lower back. Employee normally works at another quarry, was assigned to this quarry temporarily. With this low back strain, he has treated with chiropractor three times so far.

2000 · 1 incident

May 11, 2000 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING DRIVE SHAFT INTO PLACE AND FELT A PULL/PAIN IN LOWER BACK. HE DIDN'T SEE ADOCTOR UNTIL 5/17/2000.