Mining Incidents

Tower Rock Stone Company operator

Controlled by Jay E Luhr; Michael Luhr
MSHA operator ID: L12743

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
172
Mines on record
2
Years on record
2000–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
675
citations
127
significant & substantial
$236,846
proposed penalties
$216,319
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2026
1
2025
3 (1f)
2024
10
2023
6
2022
4
2021
6
2020
7
2019
3
2018
3
2017
3
2016
2
2015
8
2014
3
2013
5
2012
1
2011
7
2010
5
2009
5
2008
18
2007
31
2006
13
2005
4
2004
3
2002
6
2001
5
2000
10

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
September 13, 2025 MO · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Tower Rock Stone Company · Contact with electrical current

Miner was on first floor of "New Office" working on a ladder changing a light. Miners co-worker went to basement to retrieve another new light. Co-worker heard a thump and a bang on the ceiling. Co-worker found miner sitting slumped on the floor unresponsive. Started CPR, called 911, deployed AED but the miner could never be revived.