Mining Incidents

DES MOINES NORTH SAND: 10 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Johnson, Polk County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1302180

DES MOINES NORTH SAND has $1K 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
4
Years on record
1992–2006
Latest incident
Mar 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
10
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,209
proposed penalties
$1,209
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
12
inspections on record
112
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: 112 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

DES MOINES NORTH SAND has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
10 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-07-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
10.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
10.0%
reasonably likely or greater
100.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2003-06-17, 23 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
3
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg2
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (3)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2003-06-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2003-06-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 1.58 0.14 Laborer, Bullgang
2003-06-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Martin Marietta Aggregates 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2007 4
2006 4
2005 4
2004 4
2003 4
2002 4
2001 4
2000 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

DES MOINES NORTH SAND sits in Polk 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.
Polk County, Iowa · Population 497,441
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$81,621
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2007 Q3 1,833 4 1 2182.2
2007 Q2 2,308 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 545 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,935 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,774 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,168 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,931 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,291 0 0 0.0
Show 23 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q3 3,019 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,651 2 0 754.4
2005 Q1 1,627 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,691 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,741 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,619 1 0 381.8
2004 Q1 1,975 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,211 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,935 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,589 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,211 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,956 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,575 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,913 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,868 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,149 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,476 1 0 403.9
2001 Q2 2,356 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,798 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,120 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,246 2 0 890.5
2000 Q2 2,660 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,974 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2006 · 1 incident

March 6, 2006 IA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was installing a new chain sprocket on the digger drive. After the completion of the project, EE felt pain in his right hip. Plant manager was not notified of injury until 3/15/2006. EE was seen by Dr. & recommended to have MRI and be seen by surgeon. EE underwent surgery on 3/21/2005 for herniated disc.

2002 · 1 incident

July 8, 2002 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING A TIRE. WHEN HE STOOD UP FROM CHANGING THE TIRE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER MIDDLE BACK.

2001 · 1 incident

April 17, 2001 IA · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator FIRE
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYER WAS USING ACETYLENE TORCH WHEN SPARKS CAUGHT EE'S INSULATED COVERALLS ON FIRE. HE RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO CALVE OF RIGHT LEG. INITIAL TREATMENT WAS FIRST AID BUT EE LATER DEVELOP ED AN INFECTION THAT REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION TO TREAT WITH ANTIBIOTICS.

1992 · 1 incident

July 21, 1992 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

54736YEE STATED THAT OPERATING FRONT-END LOADER AROUND PLANT LOADING TRUCKS CAUSED HIM TO HAVE LOW BACK PAIN. HE BEGAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 8-11-92 WHICH TURNED THE CLAIM INTO A MEDICAL TREATME 53031SE.