Mining Incidents

Waterloo Sand Metal/Non-Metal

BMC Aggregates LC · Surface
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, IA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1300725

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2001–2013
Latest incident
Apr 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
39
citations
2
significant & substantial
$4,622
proposed penalties
$3,765
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 2,034 2 0 983.3
2025 Q3 1,918 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,771 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,578 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,755 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,836 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,177 1 0 459.3
2024 Q1 1,794 0 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

2013 · 1 incident

April 8, 2013 IA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
BMC Aggregates LC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hearing loss of 25 dBa in left ear.

2001 · 1 incident

May 16, 2001 IA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Basic Materials Corp · Struck against stationary object

THE DISSCONNECT SWITCH ON FRESH WATER PUMP HAD BEEN OPENED. HE WENT TO CLOSE THE BOX DOOR, BUT THE SAFETY LATCH WAS CORRODED. HE PUSHED UP ON THE SAFETY LATCH AND THE LATCH MOVED. THIS CAUSED HIM TO CUT FINGER ON LATCH OF DOOR.