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Fertile Quarry: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Worth County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1300127

MSHA record for Fertile Quarry (mine ID 1300127). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Jun 1984
Ownership history
  1. Martin Marietta Aggregates 1950 to 1982
  2. Basic Materials Corp 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Fertile Quarry sits in Worth County, Iowa, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Worth County, Iowa · Population 7,380
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$76,875
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1984 · 1 incident

June 4, 1984 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Basic Materials Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WRENCH BEING USED TO LOOSEN NUT.PIPE EXTENSION USED TO GET MORE LEVERAGE.ADAPTER N WRENCH BROKE AND HE FELL TO GROUND 3\ FALLING ON UPPER BACK.

1983 · 1 incident

October 7, 1983 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Basic Materials Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS CARRYING 5 GAL GREASE BUCKET IN ONE HAND AND A BAR IN THE OTHER HOSE ON GREASE BUCKET CAUGHT SOMETHING AND PULLED HIS ARM BACK DR SAY HE TORE SOME MUSCLES IN LEFT SHOULDER HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY INJURY UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING WHEN HE WOKE WITH PAIN ACCIDENT WAS NOT RELATED TO JOB SKILLS MINER PROFICIENCY TRAINING OR ATTITUDE