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Mining Incidents in South Dakota

Every reportable accident on file with MSHA at a South Dakota mine. Operators below are ranked by recorded fatality count in this state.

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Fatalities recorded
3
Total incidents
1,249
Fatal rate
0%
Years on record
2002–2025

Year-over-year fatalities

  1. 2002 1
  2. 2023 1
  3. 2025 1

Top mines in South Dakota by fatality count

  1. 01 DAKOTA MAHOGANY QUARRY 1fatal
  2. 02 Plant 280 1fatal
  3. 03 GCC Dacotah Inc 1fatal

Top operators by fatality count

  1. 01 Bowes Construction Inc 1fatal
  2. 02 Dakota Granite Company 1fatal
  3. 03 GCC Dacotah Inc 1fatal

Recent fatalities

February 22, 2025 SD · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
GCC Dacotah Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A miner received fatal injuries. After a bridge collapsed that the miner was operating a skid steer loader on. The miner was clearing refractory brick form a rotary kiln. The bridge that was installed by the property owner collapsed. The skid steer fell approximately 10 feet into a hopper, causing the payload of brick to engulf the operator causing fatal wounds.

May 2, 2023 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Bowes Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was found to be ran over by a stacker while crushing at our East Pit. Miner was deceased when found by other miners.

April 22, 2002 SD · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec Fatality · MACHINERY
Dakota Granite Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

WHEN OPERATING SLOT DRILL, IT APPEARS HE GOT BETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL AND HIGHWALL AND HIS CLOTHING BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE ROTATING DRILL STEEL. THE CLOTHING WAS PULLED TIGHT AROUND HIS CHEST CAUSING HIM TO BE SUFFOCATED.

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