Mining Incidents

Portable Crushing Dept 420Metal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Manaco Corporation
Dewitt, Clinton County, IA · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1302062
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2001–2025
Latest incident
Jun 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was stemming a blast hole. When they were finished they were using their foot to level it off when their knee gave out.

2023 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Miner was coming down the surge bin ladder and fell landing on the ground.

2022 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was using a scrapper to remove material from the side of the surge bin. EE's right hand came into contact with the roller guard during this process resulting in a broken right pinkie finger.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

This incident became reportable when the miner finally agreed to go to the doctor and an MRI revealed a torn meniscus on 7-18-22. On the date of the incident the miner said miner was fine and no medical care was needed. On May 12th the miner slipped on the bumper of miner's stockpile truck when shutting the hood during pre-operation inspection.

2021 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

THE MINER GOT CAUGHT IN THE ROLLER OF THE TAIL PULLEY ON THE OVERHEAD CONVEYOR ON THE SCREEN BELT. LEFT WRIST AND FOREARM HAVE BROKEN BONES. RIGHT ARM HAS CUTS AND FRICTION BURNS. THE TIP OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CUT OFF AT THE FIRST KNUCKLE AND THE FINGER WAS SKINNED.

2020 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

OPERATING SKID LOADER WHEN THE WIND PICKED UP AND BLEW A PARTICLE INTO MINER'S RIGHT EYE.

2017 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPLACING IMPACT HAMMERS. NUT WAS STUCK IN SOCKET. MINER PUT BOLT BACK IN THE NUT AND WAS HITTING THE NUT WHEN THE SOCKET SLIPPED AND HIT MINER'S LEFT INDEX FINGER.

2014 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Doing Maintenance changing screens and tweaked back

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Truck Driver for Manatts suffered a heart attack while on property

Struck by flying object

Plant man was working on the piggy back conveyor for the surge bin, he had the guard propped up, a gust of wind came knocking the guard down hitting him on the helmet and causing a laceration in his forehead.

2012 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Employee was changing a screen on a screen plant and the wrench he was using slipped off the nut causing him to bump his elbow.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hearing loss due to plant and equipment operations.

2005 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

CHANGING HAMMERS IN THE IMPACT. NEXT MORNING WOKE WITH MUSCLE SPASMS IN BACK. DR SENT HIM TO PHYSICAL THERAPY

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Using a pry bar to lock router to turn hammers on mill. Missed hole on spinner with pry bar and pry bar hit hand.

2004 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was checking to see if a wire was loose on the fan in the air conditioning unit in his loader. EE did not turn the motor off on the loader and stuck his fingers too far into the unit. EE had partial amputation of the very tip of middle finger on right hand requiring two stitches.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER ATTACHED TO THE PRIMARY CRUSHER HOPPER, GUIDING A LOADER INT HE ATTEMPT TO CLEAR A JAMMED BOULDER. IN THE ATTEMPT, THE ROCKS SHIFTED IN AN UNATICIPATED MANNER, CAUS ING ONE ROCK TO SPIN AROUND AND STRIKE HIS RIGHTHAND WHICH WAS GRIPPING THE TOP EDGE OF THE HOPPER. INJURIED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER, LACERATIONS OF SKIN, LACERATION OF EXTENSOR TENDON, OPEN FRAC