Mining Incidents

Belmond PitMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by William Yohn
Belmond, Wright County, IA · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1300736
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2004–2025
Latest incident
May 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was cleaning out the grizzly with a sledge hammer when they were hit on the head with a rock that knocked their hard hat off, a second rock fell hitting them in the head

2016 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a rubber matt with a utility knife and knife slipped and cut the top side of EE's left arm by EE's wrist. required stitches

2015 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Tightening truss cable on a conveyor with a turn buckle and the turn buckle broke and cut his hand.

2013 · 2 incidents

Fall from ladders

They were putting belt on conveyor. Chain came off of bar holding belt. Belt swung over and hit employee who was on a ladder and tipped him and the ladder over. Broke his left arm

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Went to step on a wet concrete block to get at a guard and slipped off and fell over.

2009 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

We were putting in a tile, I dug the hole about 7'wide 7' deep. We were working on the 2nd half and a shovel fell in. EE said he would get it, I told him no the bank needed cut wider. As I was doing that he went in to get it I yelled for him to stop as the bank was caving. He tried to run but didn't make it.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cutting a conveyor belt and the utility knife slipped and went into his leg just to the side and above the knee. EE was cutting belt in the rain. EE received 2 stitches.

2008 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was taking the belly pan off 250 E. to wash. Was on his knee's with impact in right hand at arms length above his head. When bolt came loose pan fell and pulled his back trying to get impact out.

2006 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

Employee was working down by the crusher & it was real windy and got something in his eye. Went to Doctor on 11-1-06. Doctor took a piece out of the top of his left eye & put him on eye drops.

Fall from machine

EE was climbing down off the dragline & when he stepped down the ground was uneven he fell. Broke his right leg & has a chip on his right ankle.

2005 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was getting out of the 250 dump truck. He stepped down and twisted his left ankle then heard it pop.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was changing oil filters on dragline. It had rained so it was slippery. He fell on track because he missed a step.

2004 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

COWORKER WAS RUNNING LOADER. INJURED EE WAS HOOKING TOUNGUE OF CRUSHER INTO THE HITCH ON THE 966C FRONT END LOADER. LOADER PINCHED RIGHT END RING FINGER. THE TIP WAS CUT BADLY.