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400 CONE PLANT (Trenhaile Quarry) Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Lindsey R Falk
St. Ansgar, Worth County, IA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1302308

400 CONE PLANT (Trenhaile Quarry) has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $453 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2019–2025
Latest incident
Mar 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
125
citations
30
significant & substantial
$23,012
proposed penalties
$22,559
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $453 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
33
inspections on record
529
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 529 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

400 CONE PLANT (Trenhaile Quarry) has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $453 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$23K
proposed penalties
$23K
current assessed
$23K
paid to date
$453
outstanding
118 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 11,148 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 12,185 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 7,916 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 8,040 11 3 1368.2
2024 Q4 10,477 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 12,448 2 0 160.7
2024 Q2 9,434 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,579 0 0 0.0
Show 73 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 8,800 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 10,532 2 0 189.9
2023 Q2 11,223 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,261 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 5,356 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 8,574 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 9,826 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 6,254 4 0 639.6
2021 Q4 10,282 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 8,348 2 2 239.6
2021 Q2 10,809 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 4,422 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 8,785 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 10,106 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 10,892 10 2 918.1
2020 Q1 6,049 1 0 165.3
2019 Q4 10,906 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 12,644 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 10,326 4 0 387.4
2019 Q1 2,003 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 6,900 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 10,330 7 0 677.6
2018 Q2 7,907 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,971 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 6,384 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 8,213 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 9,200 8 2 869.6
2017 Q1 4,386 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 7,121 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 9,700 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 8,671 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 3,275 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 5,686 3 0 527.6
2015 Q3 9,633 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 6,717 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,397 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,236 3 2 708.2
2014 Q3 5,190 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,054 4 3 986.7
2014 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,848 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 6,231 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,451 9 2 2022.0
2013 Q1 78 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 5,291 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 7,090 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 6,414 2 2 311.8
2012 Q1 2,124 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 7,560 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 8,767 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,906 9 2 1523.9
2011 Q1 897 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,914 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 6,625 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 6,816 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 756 6 1 7936.5
2009 Q4 5,092 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 8,799 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 7,046 7 2 993.5
2009 Q1 1,252 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 6,256 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 10,518 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 7,201 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,710 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 7,651 4 1 522.8
2007 Q3 9,709 1 1 103.0
2007 Q2 10,309 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,793 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 6,063 3 0 494.8
2006 Q3 4,793 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,419 11 5 2489.3
2006 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,618 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2025 · 1 incident

March 20, 2025 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
L R Falk Construction Company · 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.

2023 · 1 incident

March 28, 2023 IA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L R Falk Construction Company · 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

September 15, 2022 IA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L R Falk Construction Company · 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.

May 16, 2022 IA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man OTHER
L R Falk Construction Company · 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

July 24, 2019 IA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man STRIKING OR BUMPING
L R Falk Construction Company · 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.

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