Mining Incidents

Portable Crushing Plant #201 Metal/Non-Metal

BMC Aggregates LC · Surface
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, IA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1301415

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Jul 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
91
citations
16
significant & substantial
$10,609
proposed penalties
$10,547
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 2,399 4 1 1667.4
2025 Q3 5,469 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,784 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,029 1 0 330.1
2024 Q4 5,756 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,072 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 5,544 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 406 1 0 2463.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2025 · 1 incident

July 18, 2025 IA · Metal/Non-Metal ball/rod/pebble/hand/limestone/dry mill operator, roller operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
BMC Aggregates LC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

During loading of dollies onto the trailer, common practice to step over tongue of dolly to undo chains. While stepping over, EE tripped and landed on the trailer deck injuring a finger. Initial prognosis is broken finger.

2024 · 2 incidents

October 25, 2024 IA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
BMC Aggregates LC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was removing ladder from aggregate screening plant, got their finger pinched in hinge point on ladder. Laceration to index finger on right hand requiring stitches, no broken bones.

June 4, 2024 IA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
BMC Aggregates LC · Struck by flying object

Replacing bearing on tail pulley of primary crusher. Driving bearing into place when piece of metal broke off and struck employee just above upper lip causing laceration which required two sutures.

2017 · 1 incident

May 3, 2017 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
BMC Aggregates LC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was helping replace a conveyor belt when the vise grips attached to the conveyor belt EE was pulling on came off of the belt causing EE to fall to the ground on some rocks.

2016 · 1 incident

December 20, 2016 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
BMC Aggregates LC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was trying to get the snow out of the dump truck box and pushing on the tailgate by hand. Did not get hand out of the way and smashed employee's right thumb in the tailgate.

2014 · 1 incident

September 15, 2014 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
BMC Aggregates LC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was laying down on the catwalk of the screen box tightening screen bolts. When employee went to stand up a sharp pain shot across lower back.

2012 · 1 incident

December 7, 2012 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
BMC Aggregates LC · Struck against stationary object

Climbing out of dump truck and stepped on big rock and turned ankle.

2008 · 1 incident

January 11, 2008 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
BMC Aggregates LC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Climbing down a ladder on primary crusher, fuel hose slipped down and the nozzel hit his left third finger. Did not seek medical attention, thought that it was brusied. On 1-22-08, smashed end of left third finger between shovel handle and wheelbarrow. Went to the doctor on 1-23-08 and has a tuft facture.

2003 · 2 incidents

December 2, 2003 IA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Basic Materials Corp · Struck by falling object

TRYING TO GET A BELT RUNNING. A ROCK ROLLED OFF OF CONVEYOR BELT AND HIT HIM IN THE FOREHEAD.

January 22, 2003 IA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Basic Materials Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PRYING WITH A METAL BAR ON A ROLLER. THE BAR SNAPPED BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE NOSE.

2002 · 1 incident

2001 · 1 incident

May 23, 2001 IA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Basic Materials Corp · Fall from machine

SPLICING A BELT ON A CONVEYER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

2000 · 2 incidents

September 18, 2000 IA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Basic Materials Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

FILLING WATER TRUCK WITH WATER. WENT TO MOVE HOSE TO FILL WATER TRUCK THAT WAS STUCK. PULLED ON 6" HOSE AND FELT A PULL IN LOWER RIGHT ABDOMEN.

June 23, 2000 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Basic Materials Corp · Struck by flying object

THROTTLED UP AN ENGINE AND A LOT OF DUST FLEW AROUND. HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON AND DUST GOT IN EYES.