Dakota Granite Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee was taking steel out of the drill. When lifting the steel out, he slipped on some water and fell back and hurt his back.
WHETSTONE MAHOGANY QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal
Dakota Stone, Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Jacob Barkley
Milbank,
Grant County,
SD
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3900011
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 2000–2015
- Latest incident
- Apr 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
51
citations
6
significant & substantial
$6,039
proposed penalties
$6,039
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 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
12 on file2015 · 1 incident
2010 · 1 incident
Dakota Granite Company · Unclassified, insufficient data
Hernia developed over time - first to see Dr. on 8/25/10. WC to determine if work related.
2007 · 1 incident
Dakota Granite Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EE bent over to roll stone out of the way, when he felt pain in his lower back.
2006 · 2 incidents
November 13, 2006
SD · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dakota Granite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Was working on air line when he was struck in the face with ice.
January 3, 2006
SD · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dakota Granite Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
TWISTED LOWER BACK WHEN SHOVELING GROUT.
2004 · 3 incidents
September 27, 2004
SD · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Dakota Granite Company · Struck against a moving object
BOUNCING IN PAYLOADER SEAT CAUSED HIS BACK TO GO OUT OF PLACE.
May 13, 2004
SD · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dakota Granite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Cutting primer cord with a knife when it slipped and cut his left thumb requiring five stitches.
Dakota Granite Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WAS LIFTING 30 POUND DRILL STEEL WHEN HE PULLED LIGAMENTS IN HIS LEFT KNEE.
2003 · 1 incident
Dakota Granite Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
PULLING AIR BAG OUT FROM UNDER ROCK WHEN HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN.
2000 · 3 incidents
Dakota Granite Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
WAS DRIVING A LINE OF WEDGES WITHA DRIVER WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS GROIN FROM PUSHING ON THE DRIVER.
June 1, 2000
SD · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dakota Granite Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING WEDGES OUT OF HOLE FOR STONE SPLITTER WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS SHOULDER
Dakota Granite Company · Struck against stationary object
EE WAS STEPPING OF THE LAST STEP ON THE LOADER ONTO THE GROUND WHEN HE STEPPED ON A SMALL STONE AND TURNED HIS ANKLE.