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Dynes Quarry: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Lindsey R Falk
Mitchell County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1300285

Dynes Quarry has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Sep 1983
Ownership history
  1. L R Falk Construction Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1985 2
1984 2
1983 8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Dynes Quarry sits in Mitchell County, Iowa, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Mitchell County, Iowa · Population 10,548
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$68,704
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

September 14, 1983 IA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
L R Falk Construction Company · Fall from machine

ART WAS FOLDING STACKER WHEN ONE END STUCK HE CLIMBED UP TO BAR IT LOOSE IT WAS UNDER PRESSURE SO WHEN IT CAME IT CAUSED ART TO FALL