L R Falk Construction Company · Struck by falling object
During the reassembling of a portion of a discharge conveyor a support bolt in a pivot hinge broke allowing the conveyor to fall and injuring 2 miners.
72 Plant Metal/Non-Metal
L R Falk Construction Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Lindsey R Falk
St. Ansgar,
Mitchell County,
IA
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1302103
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2002–2015
- Latest incident
- Jun 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
130
citations
24
significant & substantial
$20,087
proposed penalties
$20,087
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 | 2,125 | 3 | 0 | 1411.8 |
| 2025 Q3 | 3,971 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 4,776 | 4 | 0 | 837.5 |
| 2025 Q1 | 5,538 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 2,913 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 5,066 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 4,393 | 4 | 0 | 910.5 |
| 2024 Q1 | 845 | 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
4 on file2015 · 2 incidents
June 19, 2015
IA · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L R Falk Construction Company · Struck by falling object
During the reassembling of a portion of a discharge conveyor a support bolt in a pivot hinge broke allowing the conveyor to fall and injuring 2 miners.
2007 · 1 incident
June 18, 2007
IA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
POWERED HAULAGE
L R Falk Construction Company · Struck against a moving object
Driving over rough ground will a bad seat
2002 · 1 incident
L R Falk Construction Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
TRYING TO FLIP 50' OF 4" WATER DISCHARGE HOSE. DAMAGED ROTATOR CUFF IN LEFT SHOULDER. SURGER WAS DONE 7-3-02.