Mining Incidents

Welden Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Jerry Weldon
Iowa Falls, Hardin County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1300777

Welden Pit has $21K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1992–2000
Latest incident
Jun 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
54
citations
11
significant & substantial
$21,274
proposed penalties
$14,376
paid to date
68% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,898 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
30
inspections on record
274
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 274 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Welden Pit has $21K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$21K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
54 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-03-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 2,011 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,606 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,655 1 0 604.2
2011 Q4 2,626 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,458 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,445 1 0 409.0
Show 45 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2011 Q1 1,407 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,271 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,281 3 1 1315.2
2010 Q2 2,236 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 347 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,770 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,896 2 0 690.6
2009 Q2 2,873 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,906 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,026 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,981 8 4 4038.4
2008 Q2 2,470 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,268 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,597 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,081 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,779 6 1 2159.1
2007 Q1 2,708 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,077 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,622 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,820 5 1 1308.9
2006 Q1 3,125 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,567 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,732 8 2 2143.6
2005 Q2 3,514 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,927 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,557 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,766 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,300 18 2 5454.5
2004 Q1 2,638 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,778 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,771 1 0 360.9
2003 Q2 2,853 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,730 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,906 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,426 1 0 291.9
2002 Q2 3,981 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,929 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,002 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,099 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,645 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,291 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,425 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,985 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,822 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,814 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
July 14, 1992 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Welden Aggregates Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM WAS BETWEEN RAISED DUMP BOX AND TRUCK FRAME. HE DID NOT ENGAGE THE PROVIDED MECHANISM TO KEEP BOX FROM COMING DOWN. BY CAME DOWN AND CRUSHED VICTIM. VICTIM DIED FROM ACCIDENT INSTRANTNA IOUSLY.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2000 · 1 incident

June 26, 2000 IA · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Welden Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING CABLE ON SPOOL. CABLE END WENT OVER LOOP AND HIT HIM.

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