Mining Incidents

Portable Crushing Dept 415Metal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Manaco Corporation
Dewitt, Clinton County, IA · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1302061
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2003–2024
Latest incident
Nov 2024

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FELL INTO LIME BIN.

Reportable incidents

11 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2024 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

While operating hand valve on dewatering equipment, employee slipped on muddy ground and struck knee against the pipe flange causing two small (approximately 1"") lacerations. Employee went to ER and they closed the wound with medical adhesive, gave EE a prescription antibiotic and returned EE to full duty immediately.

2020 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Changing the hammers on the JWB 1516 Andreas.

2018 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

TOSSING ROCK INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. EE SAID FELT A POP IN LEFT SHOULDER.

2011 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Supervisor was clearing a rock jam on a piece of equipment and a rock came down hitting him on the left hand breaking his index finger.

2010 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was unhooking a trailer from a pickup. The ball was stuck in the cast, the employee stepped on the bumper to release it and it rolled slightly and caught his left foot between the hitch and bumper. Employee was taken to the doctor and has a contusion of the left foot.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Three Employees were loading metal panels on to a trailer. Each employee was holding a corner. When the panel was put down, it smashed one of the employee's middle left finger, causing a laceration to the nail bed.

2008 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Injury was operating a bull dozer and he was hooking a lime bin to the dozer so the bin could be moved. After the bin was hooked up and ready to move he noticed a rock underneath a wheel on the bin and attempted to remove it. As he did this the dozer pulled forward. The wheel went over his arm, shoulder, back, and center of his body.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a haul truck and had back pain. He believes sitting in the haul truck strained his back.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Employee had stockpile truck with concrete stone. Went to scale to weigh and forgot to dump his load at stockpile. EE started down road to the pit. He was not going very fast but weight of truck and decline made it difficult to stop. He came to curve and truck tipped over. He was wearing seatbelt. He climbed out and was taken to hospital for x-rays and stitches.

2004 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

PLANT HAD SHUT DOWN AND EE WAS CLEANING ROCKS OFF CONVEYOR BELT. HE HAD 3 POINTS OF CONTACT ON CONVEYOR AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON A TIRE AND HIS FINGER CAUGHT ON A SHARP CORNER AND SLICED HIS LEFT RING FINGER, REQUIRING 9 STITCHES.

2003 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED WHILE EXITING A SKID STEER. THIS RESULTED IN AN OPEN WOUND TO THE RIGHT LEG.