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Cedar Rapids Sand Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

B L Anderson Inc · Surface
Linn County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1301403

MSHA record for Cedar Rapids Sand Pit (mine ID 1301403). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Nov 1983
Ownership history
  1. B L Anderson Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Cedar Rapids Sand Pit sits in Linn County, Iowa, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Linn County, Iowa · Population 229,463
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$76,421
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

November 29, 1983 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B L Anderson Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MR FREESE WAS SIMPLY CLIMBING UP THE LADDER TO GET INTO A RENTED CAT LOADER (FRONT-END) HE FELT SOMETING PULL IN HIS BACK. HE SUFFERED MUSCLE SPASMS ACCORDING TO THE MEDICAL DIAGNOISIS.