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COMMERCE PIT AND PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

West Des Moines Sand Co. · Surface

Controlled by Fisher Enterprises Inc

West Des Moines, Polk County, IA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1300780

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2000–2004
Latest incident: Apr 2004

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2002

citations

significant & substantial

$2,545

proposed penalties

$2,545

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
2005 Q1	3,226	0	0	0.0
2004 Q4	3,250	0	0	0.0
2004 Q3	4,200	0	0	0.0
2004 Q2	4,460	6	0	1345.3
2004 Q1	3,380	0	0	0.0
2003 Q4	3,692	0	0	0.0
2003 Q3	4,160	10	3	2403.8
2003 Q2	5,590	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

4 on file

2004 · 1 incident

April 20, 2004 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS

West Des Moines Sand Company · Struck against stationary object

Changing endloader cutting edge on endloader bucket and worn bolt heads were very sharp.

2001 · 1 incident

February 1, 2001 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

West Des Moines Sand Company · Fall from machine

EE FELL FROM THE TRACKS OF THE BACKHOE WHILE FUELING.

2000 · 2 incidents

October 18, 2000 IA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS

West Des Moines Sand Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE AND ANOTHER WORKER WERE LIFTING A 10 FT LENGTH OF 10 IN RUBBER PIPE. HE TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING LOWER BACK PAIN. HE IS WORKING ON A RESTRICTED BASIC WHILE HE SEES A THERAPERT.

September 11, 2000 IA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

West Des Moines Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMTPING TO CUT A BELT FOR CONVEYOR WHILE ON TOP OF SAND PILE. DR PUT IN 2 STITCHES AND SENT HIM BACK TO WORK.