THE PLANT MANAGER WAS ASSISTING ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR LOCATE A BROKEN WIRE TO THE BIN VIBRATORS. HE WAS ASKED TO ENTER THE POWER HOUSE AND MAKE A JUMPER WIRE TO JUMP ACROSS TWO POLES ON THE VI BRATOR SWITCH BOX. WHILE STRIPPING THE ENDS, ONE INADVERTENTLY CONTACTED TWO LEAD POSTS OF ANOTHER SWITCH BOX NEARBY, CAUSING A DEAD SHORT AND BURNING HIS HAND.
LEE CRAWFORD QY CO Metal/Non-Metal
Lee Crawford Quarry Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Steven R Powell
Cedar Rapids,
Linn County,
IA
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1300017
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2003–2004
- Latest incident
- Jan 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
196
citations
38
significant & substantial
$43,223
proposed penalties
$41,606
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 | 15,708 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 14,129 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 14,039 | 2 | 0 | 142.5 |
| 2025 Q1 | 12,889 | 3 | 0 | 232.8 |
| 2024 Q4 | 15,072 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 13,763 | 1 | 0 | 72.7 |
| 2024 Q2 | 13,367 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 12,456 | 1 | 1 | 80.3 |
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 file2004 · 1 incident
Lee Crawford Quarry Company · Flash burns (electric)
2003 · 1 incident
Lee Crawford Quarry Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE DEVELOPED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SMALL HERNIA. NO SINGLE EVENT COULD BE IDENTIFIED THAT CAUSED THIS CONDITION. EE SHOVELS ON A DAILY BASIS AND ASSISTS LOADING OF SHOT ON OCCASION. MEDICAL EX AM INDICATED SMALL HERNIA, SURGERY IS SCHEDULED FOR 7-7-03. ESTIMATED TIME OFF OF 1 WK, WITH LIGHT DUTY AFTERWARDS.