Fall from machine
Miner slipped as they were getting into the haul truck due to icy conditions. Miner caught themselves from falling and pulled muscles and tendons in their arm and shoulder area.
400 CONE PLANT (Trenhaile Quarry)Metal/Nonmetal
L R Falk Construction Company · Surface
Controlled by Lindsey R Falk
St. Ansgar, Worth County, IA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1302308
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2019–2025
- Latest incident
- Mar 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2025 · 1 incident
2023 · 1 incident
Struck by falling object
Miner was installing water pipe and had the 8 inch plastic pipe on the skid loader forks when the pipe fell off the forks and struck the miner in the right knee causing some swelling and soreness.
2022 · 2 incidents
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Knee locked up while working on a conveyor belt. Foot caught belt or roller and bent leg and knee locked up.
Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Miner was working on a platform and twisted is body and heard right knee make a popping sound. The knee locked up and felt some discomfort.
2019 · 1 incident
Struck against stationary object
Left Knee was bumped on screen deck bracket. Initial thought was nothing hurt. Later in the evening some swelling and soreness occurring. Visited Doctor and was determines Left Knee cap cracked.