Mining Incidents

Waterloo South Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

BMC Aggregates LC · Surface
LaPorte City, Black Hawk County, IA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1302173

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2000–2023
Latest incident
Apr 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
138
citations
13
significant & substantial
$21,183
proposed penalties
$17,509
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 5,758 5 0 868.4
2025 Q3 5,047 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,724 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,533 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 7,430 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,571 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 5,916 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,747 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

14 on file

2023 · 1 incident

April 4, 2023 IA · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
BMC Aggregates LC · (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

August 20, 2021 IA · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker MACHINERY
BMC Aggregates LC · 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

May 21, 2018 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
BMC Aggregates LC · 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

March 14, 2016 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
BMC Aggregates LC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hearing Loss of 25 dB in left ear.

2015 · 1 incident

July 7, 2015 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
BMC Aggregates LC · 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

March 5, 2013 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
BMC Aggregates LC · 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

August 26, 2010 IA · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
BMC Aggregates LC · 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

January 26, 2009 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
BMC Aggregates LC · 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

February 22, 2007 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
BMC Aggregates LC · 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

May 1, 2003 IA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Basic Materials Corp · 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

March 28, 2002 IA · Metal/Non-Metal coal dump operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Basic Materials Corp · 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

May 7, 2001 IA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Basic Materials Corp · 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

November 29, 2000 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Basic Materials Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

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

April 27, 2000 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Basic Materials Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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