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Emmetsburg Pit: 14 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Hallett Materials · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1300620

Emmetsburg Pit has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1985–1998
Latest incident
Mar 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
14
citations
2
significant & substantial
$1,215
proposed penalties
$1,165
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $50 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Hallett Materials's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
19
inspections on record
182
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: 182 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Emmetsburg Pit has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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
14 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $450 in penalties contested before the Commission, $200 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-10-06.
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.
14.3%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
14.3%
reasonably likely or greater
50.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 28.6% low, 71.4% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
4 citations taken to the federal commission · 29% of citations on record
  • Settled 2 · 50%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 2 · 50%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
56%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$450 proposed, $200 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2014-12-04.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
CENT 2015-0121 Withdrawal Bulluck 2015 $300 → $100
CENT 2008-686M Settlement Manning 2009 $150 → $100
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), 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: 2012-12-12, 13 years ago
3
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg3
Show the individual readings (3)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2012-12-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-08-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-08-28 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. Mid-West Construction Materials Company 1950 to 1991
  2. Emmettsburg Sand & Gravel 1991 to 1997
  3. Nuckoll'S Aggregates Inc 1997 to 1997
  4. Martin Marietta Aggregates Of Iowa Inc 1997 to 2003
  5. Hallett Materials 2003 to 2008
  6. Hallett Materials 2008 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2018 0
2017 2
2016 2
2015 3
2014 3
2013 3
2012 4
2011 4
2010 4
2009 3
2008 3
2007 3
2006 3
2005 4
2004 3
2003 4
2002 3
2001 4
2000 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Emmetsburg Pit sits in Palo Alto County, Iowa, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Palo Alto County, Iowa · Population 8,902
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$68,963
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
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 1,628 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,775 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 67 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 1,265 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,381 0 0 0.0
Show 61 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2016 Q1 294 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 776 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,238 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,740 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 784 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 931 1 0 1074.1
2014 Q3 1,362 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,644 3 1 1824.8
2014 Q1 512 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,247 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,985 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,384 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 665 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,673 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,832 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,500 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 796 1 0 1256.3
2011 Q4 1,500 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,729 1 0 578.4
2011 Q2 1,540 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,057 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,461 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,704 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,569 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 953 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,074 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,703 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,687 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 957 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,204 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,633 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,718 1 1 582.1
2008 Q1 1,005 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,289 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,299 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,869 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,373 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,257 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,150 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,734 4 0 2306.8
2006 Q1 1,047 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,116 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,668 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,988 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,395 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,785 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,102 2 0 951.5
2003 Q1 1,113 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 590 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,526 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,765 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,089 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,924 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,112 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,817 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,173 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,455 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,569 1 0 389.3
2000 Q2 2,780 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,681 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1998 · 1 incident

March 10, 1998 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates Of Iowa Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS RELEASING A PLATE OR GRAB CLAMP WT APPROX. 50 LBS FROM A SAND CHUTE. THE CLAMP DROPPED ABOUT 4 FEET AND LANDED ON THE EE S RIGHT FOOT CRACKING HIS BIG TOE BONE BEHIND THE A FEEL TOE. HA D EE NOT BEEN WEARING STEELTED BOOTS HIS INJURY WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE SEVERAL.

1990 · 2 incidents

October 29, 1990 IA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mid-West Construction Materials Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DOING MAINT ON DRAGLINE, COUCHED DOWN TO PLACE BOLTS TURNED WHILE CROUCHED TWISTED R KNEE

1989 · 1 incident

October 31, 1989 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mid-West Construction Materials Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MOVE RAILROAD TIES MANUALLY. HE STRAINED HIS BACK BUT DI DNOT SAY IT WAS BAD.

1985 · 2 incidents

August 28, 1985 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Mid-West Construction Materials Company · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ALL DAY AND BURNED HIS EYES