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Emmetsburg Pit 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.
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.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-10-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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

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