Mining Incidents

Diamond Pink Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

St. Cloud, Stearns County, MN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2100020

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2002–2004
Latest incident
Nov 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
13
citations
2
significant & substantial
$1,189
proposed penalties
$1,189
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 S&S Per 1M hrs
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 2 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 814 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,793 2 1 1115.4
2012 Q1 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

2004 · 1 incident

November 29, 2004 MN · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was working at Diamond Pink Quarry hooking up blocks, pulling on chains to put around block, pulled muscle/strain in lower neck area/upper shoulder blades. Employee thought pain would subside but it didn't so on 12-8-04 he chose to see a chiropractor.

2002 · 1 incident

June 27, 2002 MN · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec MACHINERY
Cold Spring Granite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL;OYEE WAS WORKING IN QUARRY WITH A DERRICK TO MOVE A GRANITE BLOCK. THE BLOCK SWUNG AND PINCHED HIM BETWEEN THE BLOCK AND GUARDRAIL. LOWER BACK CRUSH INJURY.