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Eganhouse Pit & Plant: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Eganhouse Greg
Jones County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1300671

MSHA record for Eganhouse Pit & Plant (mine ID 1300671). 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
1985
Latest incident
Apr 1985
Ownership history
  1. Eganhouse Sand & Gravel 1950 to 1980
  2. Eganhouse Sand & Gravel 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Eganhouse Pit & Plant sits in Jones County, Iowa, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Jones County, Iowa · Population 20,799
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$73,071
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

1985 · 1 incident

April 3, 1985 IA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Eganhouse Sand & Gravel · Flash burns (welding)

I NAME WAS WELDING ON THE SAND PLANT EQUIPMENT FOR REPAIR PURPOSES DUEING THE DAY, WED APRIL 3. THAT EVENING HIS EYES BEGAN TO HURT AND HE WENT TO THE DR ON THURSDAY, FINDING OUT THAT HE HAD S UFFERED FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES. HE WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION WHICH WAS PROPERLY MARKED AND SHOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE INJURY.