Martin Marietta Materials Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Wind blew pickup door shut on employee's finger, requiring 5 sutures to employee's right index finger.
Alden Portable Sand Metal/Non-Metal
Martin Marietta Materials Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Martin Marietta Materials Inc
ALDEN,
Hardin County,
IA
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1302037
Alden Portable Sand has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1989–2022
- Latest incident
- Oct 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
30
citations
3
significant & substantial
$4,228
proposed penalties
$4,228
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
35
inspections on record
308
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: 308 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Alden Portable Sand has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
30 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-06-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 963 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 984 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 991 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 845 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,082 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 935 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 711 | 1 | 1 | 1406.5 |
| 2024 Q1 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 358 | 1 | 1 | 2793.3 |
| 2023 Q3 | 958 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 1,259 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 651 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 637 | 1 | 0 | 1569.9 |
| 2022 Q3 | 621 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 536 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 1,382 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 899 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 1,158 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 1,043 | 2 | 0 | 1917.5 |
| 2020 Q3 | 1,407 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 1,831 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 563 | 4 | 0 | 7104.8 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,354 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 2,248 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 1,751 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 535 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 1,164 | 3 | 0 | 2577.3 |
| 2018 Q3 | 2,097 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,716 | 1 | 0 | 582.8 |
| 2018 Q1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 1,010 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 747 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 2,209 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 1,663 | 1 | 0 | 601.3 |
| 2016 Q3 | 2,499 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 2,528 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 754 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 1,269 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 2,754 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 2,558 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 1,253 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 1,670 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 2,510 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 3,067 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 1,459 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 2,160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 2,204 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 2,388 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 814 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 2,610 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 2,783 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 2,731 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 558 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,869 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 2,309 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 2,558 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,050 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 2,713 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 2,726 | 7 | 1 | 2567.9 |
| 2010 Q2 | 2,290 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 755 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 1,362 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 3,667 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 3,055 | 1 | 0 | 327.3 |
| 2009 Q1 | 698 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 2,081 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 2,351 | 2 | 0 | 850.7 |
| 2008 Q2 | 2,004 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 2,433 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 3,605 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 3,423 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 936 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 2,292 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 3,403 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 2,901 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 1,596 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 2,287 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 3,017 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 2,952 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 1,246 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 1,283 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 2,201 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 2,781 | 3 | 0 | 1078.7 |
| 2004 Q1 | 1,106 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 2,532 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 2,679 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 970 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,213 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 1,116 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 3,963 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 969 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 3,023 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 3,248 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 2,411 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 1,549 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 1,681 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 2,264 | 3 | 0 | 1325.1 |
| 2000 Q2 | 2,444 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 1,344 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file2022 · 1 incident
2019 · 1 incident
July 8, 2019
IA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee went to mount the 966F front end loader. The door was not properly latched to the cab of the loader. When the employee attempted to grab the door handle for a 3rd point of contact, the door was pulled into the employee's shoulder. The employee immediately felt a slight tearing sensation in the right shoulder and a tingling pain that traveled down the right arm.
2016 · 1 incident
July 27, 2016
IA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE was putting two sections of a suction hose together and smashed finger with a hammer causing the need for 10 stitches.
2001 · 1 incident
October 5, 2001
IA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS DIRECTING A LOADER TO LIFT A GRIZZLY SCREEN TO REPLACE SPRINGS. THE GRIZZLY SLIPPED OFF THE LOADER DUCKED AND THE SPRING HOUSING PINCHED OFF THE END OF THE EE'S LEFT THUMB. EE WAS WEARI NG GLOVES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
1999 · 1 incident
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE NOTICED HE HAD A HERNIA AND WAS EXAMINED BY PERSONAL PHYSICAN. UPON DR'S EXAMINATION THE HERNIA WAS ALLEDGED AS WORK COMP. EMPLOYEE HAS YET TO HAVE SURGERY TO REPAIR HIS CONDITION. EMPLOYEE BECAME AWARE OF HIS CONDITION ON 4-12-99.
1998 · 1 incident
September 25, 1998
IA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck against a moving object
OPERATOR WAS SMOOTHING AREA WITH FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE STRUCK A BURIED BOULDER. THE OPERATOR WAS SLAMMED FORWARD STRETCHING & STRAINING HIS NECK FROM THE SUDDEN STOP. OPERATOR WAS WEARING SAFETY BELT PER COMPANY SAFETY POLICY, WHICH LESSENED THE SEVERITY OF HIS INJURIIES
1990 · 1 incident
May 7, 1990
IA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPL STATED HE WAS TURNING AIR COMPRESSOR SHEAVE WITH HENAD TO HELP GET IT STARTED WHEN FINGER WAS PULLED THROUGH SPACE WHERE V BELT & SHEAVE MEET. INJURY RESULTING WAS LACERATED RIGHT INDEX F INGER.
1989 · 1 incident
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
A CHAIN WAS BEING USED TO PULL A HOSE OVER THE DREDGE. A CLAMP ON THE CHAIN BROKE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT KNEE CUTTING IT.
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