Mining Incidents

Portable Plant #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Belmond, Wright County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1301208

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2005–2018
Latest incident
Oct 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
68
citations
14
significant & substantial
$8,499
proposed penalties
$8,498
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
2018 Q4 1,602 2 1 1248.4
2018 Q3 5,985 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 5,713 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 247 2 0 8097.2
2017 Q3 1,647 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,412 1 0 708.2
2016 Q4 1,041 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 812 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

7 on file

2018 · 1 incident

October 20, 2018 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wright Materials Company · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was dismounting loader and they slipped on the mud on the ladder. Employee fell and scraped their lower stomach. Received a prescription for antibiotics.

2012 · 1 incident

August 1, 2012 IA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Wright Materials Company · Contact with heat

Person was having pain in left side of neck, arm & leg. Went to doctor was severely dehydrated. Was admitted to hospital. Been working in excessive heat for several weeks.

2009 · 2 incidents

August 31, 2009 IA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Wright Materials Company · Struck by flying object

Was running backhoe, got something in his right eye.

June 24, 2009 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wright Materials Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Lots of rain, muddy and wet.

2007 · 1 incident

August 27, 2007 IA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Wright Materials Company · Struck by flying object

The wind blew dust and dirt off of the conveyor and got something in EE's eye. Doctor removed particles from upper eye lid.

2006 · 1 incident

July 20, 2006 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wright Materials Company · Struck by falling object

Loosened bolts to drop jack. Jack fell by itself and hit on left shoulder see attached as to why not reported til now (Went to dr 7/24/06 for x ray-negative, mri 7/31/06 with result, physical therapy because he was still having problem with his left shoulder. Therapy start 8/21/06, go back to dr 9/14/06. Accident did not report until dr ordered physical thearpy)

2005 · 1 incident

November 3, 2005 IA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wright Materials Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE FLIPPED AND FELL OFF CRUSHER. HE CRACKED HIS PELVIS.