Mining Incidents

Belmond Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by William Yohn
Belmond, Wright County, IA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1300736

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2004–2025
Latest incident
May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
205
citations
43
significant & substantial
$86,094
proposed penalties
$72,367
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 2,432 3 0 1233.6
2025 Q3 2,292 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,494 2 0 572.4
2025 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 822 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,309 2 0 604.4
2024 Q2 1,153 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 551 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

13 on file

2025 · 1 incident

May 14, 2025 IA · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wright Materials Company · 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

October 18, 2016 IA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wright Materials Company · 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

June 15, 2015 IA · Metal/Non-Metal washer operator, sizing operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wright Materials Company · 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

December 17, 2013 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wright Materials Company · 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

September 20, 2013 IA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wright Materials Company · 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

November 17, 2009 IA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Wright Materials Company · 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.

October 29, 2009 IA · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wright Materials Company · 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

January 8, 2008 IA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wright Materials Company · 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

October 30, 2006 IA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Wright Materials Company · 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.

May 22, 2006 IA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wright Materials Company · 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

August 15, 2005 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wright Materials Company · 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.

July 20, 2005 IA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wright Materials Company · 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

October 25, 2004 IA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wright Materials Company · 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.