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Conn Pit: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by William H Giese
Kossuth County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1302147

MSHA record for Conn Pit (mine ID 1302147). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
Aug 1988
Ownership history
  1. Giese Construction Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Conn Pit sits in Kossuth County, Iowa, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Kossuth County, Iowa · Population 14,610
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$65,656
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

August 15, 1988 IA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Giese Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

DRAGLINE CABLE BROKE CABLE AND PULLEY DROPPED INTO PIT EMPL TRIED PULLING CABLE AND PULLEY OUT OF PIT STAINED BACK

June 22, 1988 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Giese Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CHECKING AMOUNT OF SAND IN TRUCK BOX. FOOT SLIPPED OFF TIRE OF TRUCK. GRABBED TRUCK BOX WITH LEFT HAND. STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER.

1987 · 1 incident

October 5, 1987 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Giese Construction Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

ATTEMPTING TO T3GHTEN RING ON WATER PIPE SQUEEZED RING AND TURNED THUMB ON RIGHT HAND TWISTED BACK FRACTURED THUMB.