Mining Incidents

Waterloo South QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

LaPorte City, Black Hawk County, IA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1302173
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2000–2023
Latest incident
Apr 2023
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2023 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Audiologist report of 4/4/2023 on annual hearing test indicated a reportable hearing loss of 34.66 dB in the Left Ear. Employee is currently enrolled in BMC Aggregates Hearing Conservation Program and will be retrained on hearing conservation program and proper use of hearing protection.

2021 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was rotating bars on HSI Secondary Crusher. EE was standing outside crusher housing turning spinner in order to install safety pin. Employee reached to push on crusher bar, when drum rotated pinching thumb between crusher bar and sidewall liner. Lacerated and fractured thumb on right hand.

2018 · 1 incident

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

Cleaning second deck screen in north screen deck by attempting to place roller on screen. Roller hit edge of screen box when EE was trying put it onto screen deck and it bounced back out smashing left fingers between roller and screen box.

2016 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hearing Loss of 25 dB in left ear.

2015 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Tightening a bolt on the tailgate of Caterpillar 771D. Pulling down with a wrench he heard something pop in his right shoulder.

2013 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Stepping into the manlift. He tried pulling himself in and stepped into basket when he slipped. His hard hat fell off as he continued up into the basket and hit his head on a piece of angle iron hanging under a plant conveyor.

2010 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was putting a hole in plastic with knife, knife didn't lock and cut 2 cm laceration in right index finger.

2009 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Numbness & pain in left hand and arm. Gradual onset of minor case of carpel tunnel in left hand.

2007 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stepping off of welding trailer and right ankle popped. States he stood up and right ankle popped again.

2003 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

WAS CARRYING A 2"" HOSE OVER A PILE OF STONE BUT LOST FOOTING FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON LEFT FOREARM AND ELBOW JAMMING INTO LEFT SHOULDER.

2002 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

TRYING TO BREAK LOOSE A DRAIN PLUG ON REAR AXLE UNDER THE LOADER WHEN THE DRAIN PLUG BROKE LOOSE. EE FELL BACK AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE AXLE HOUSING.

2001 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON TRUCK, SLIPPED ON THE TOP STEP AND CAUGHT HIMSELF ON HANDLE AND HUNG THERE.

2000 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK TAKING A GUARD OFF STACKING CONVEYOR.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN USING RIGHT SHOULDER/ARM PAIN OCCURS IN RIGHT SHOULDER.