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J-Plant (Portable) Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Burlington, Des Moines County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1301514

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2000–2005
Latest incident
Jun 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
35
citations
8
significant & substantial
$3,153
proposed penalties
$3,153
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
2008 Q2 1,109 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,255 1 0 307.2
2007 Q4 11,705 1 1 85.4
2007 Q3 15,289 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 15,648 8 1 511.2
2007 Q1 8,540 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 14,088 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 16,011 3 0 187.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2005 · 1 incident

June 20, 2005 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cessford Construction Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was changing hammer tips in the hammer mill which is part of his regular job duties. The shank of the hammer mill dropped down pinching the employee's finger between the disc and the shank. Employee received a cut to the ring finger on the left hand which required stitches.

2004 · 1 incident

September 8, 2004 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Cessford Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was putting air in a truck tire. The sidewall on the tire blew out into the employee's face. Employee received scratched eye & concusion to right ear and minor cuts on the face. Employee was performing his normal duties.

2002 · 5 incidents

October 17, 2002 IA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec MACHINERY
Cessford Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING ON MACK DUMP TRUCK CHANGING THE FRONT SPRINGS. HE WAS USING AN AIR TOOL AND THE HOSE CAME OFF OF THE TOOL, SLAPPING HIM IN THE EYE. RECEIVED A SCRATCHED EYEBALL.

August 8, 2002 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Cessford Construction Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS CHECKING A NOISE IN THE MILL. EE OPENED THE DOOR OF THE MILL CHECK NOISE. HE TOLD ANOTHER EE TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH ON THE MILL NOT REALIZING THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. EE S ANKLE/FOOT GOT CRUSHED/BRUISED IN THE MILL.

June 3, 2002 IA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cessford Construction Company · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CLEANING UP AT THE PLANT SITE. HE WAS MOVING A TAIL PULLEY AROUND ON BACK OF THE SERVICE TRUCK WHEN HE SLICED THE END OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER.

April 19, 2002 IA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver MACHINERY
Cessford Construction Company · Struck against a moving object

EE OCCASIONALLY HELPS WITH BULLDOZING & CLAIMS THAT THE BOUNCING & JARRING FROM THE DOZER CAUSED SEVERAL DISCS TO RUPTURE IN HIS BACK.

2000 · 2 incidents

December 8, 2000 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cessford Construction Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING AN OIL COOLER OFF OF A 988 LOADER. A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL FELL INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE.

April 4, 2000 IA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver OTHER
Cessford Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE WIND WAS BLOWING VERY HARD THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT AND BLEW A PIECE OF METAL INTO THE EE'S EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH EYE SHIELDS. EYE BECAME IRRITATED.