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Fertile Sand, Shop & Wash Plant Metal/Non-Metal

BMC Aggregates LC · Surface
Fertile, Worth County, IA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1301701

Fertile Sand, Shop & Wash Plant has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1987–2024
Latest incident
Feb 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
75
citations
11
significant & substantial
$10,213
proposed penalties
$10,035
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $178 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
53
inspections on record
547
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: 547 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Fertile Sand, Shop & Wash Plant has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 1 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
74 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-09.
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
2025 Q4 4,915 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,740 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,047 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,896 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 6,221 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,852 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,634 4 1 863.2
2024 Q1 5,689 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,176 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,065 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,579 2 0 558.8
2023 Q1 4,228 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,494 1 0 286.2
2022 Q3 3,836 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,259 1 0 306.8
2022 Q1 5,074 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 3,435 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,292 1 0 303.8
2021 Q2 3,363 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 4,697 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,944 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,990 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,157 5 0 1583.8
2020 Q1 4,429 2 0 451.6
2019 Q4 2,603 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,422 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,792 1 0 263.7
2019 Q1 5,119 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,442 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,440 2 0 819.7
2018 Q2 2,869 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 5,486 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,589 1 0 386.2
2017 Q3 2,773 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,745 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 3,989 3 1 752.1
2016 Q4 2,393 4 0 1671.5
2016 Q3 2,827 5 1 1768.7
2016 Q2 2,830 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 4,505 4 0 887.9
2015 Q4 2,650 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,862 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,619 4 0 1105.3
2015 Q1 4,491 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,693 1 0 371.3
2014 Q3 3,473 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,406 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 5,619 2 1 355.9
2013 Q4 2,793 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,363 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,230 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 5,341 1 1 187.2
2012 Q4 2,036 1 0 491.2
2012 Q3 2,577 2 0 776.1
2012 Q2 2,657 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,589 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 767 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 729 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 976 3 0 3073.8
2011 Q1 459 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 463 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,765 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,154 9 3 7799.0
2010 Q1 415 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 581 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,305 2 1 1532.6
2009 Q2 685 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 429 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 714 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,089 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,136 3 0 2640.8
2008 Q1 650 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 952 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,249 1 1 800.6
2007 Q2 737 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 704 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 504 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 572 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 547 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 578 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 459 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 546 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 978 2 0 2045.0
2005 Q1 615 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 634 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,132 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 853 2 0 2344.7
2004 Q1 587 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 349 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 535 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 519 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 524 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 793 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,606 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 996 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 603 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 880 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 491 3 1 6110.0
2001 Q2 533 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 696 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 899 2 0 2224.7
2000 Q2 734 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 443 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2024 · 1 incident

February 15, 2024 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
BMC Aggregates LC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was moving mobile metal welding bench and pinched hand/finger between bench and another piece of equipment.

2021 · 1 incident

January 11, 2021 IA · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
BMC Aggregates LC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was working on brakes on aggregate primary crusher (impact). While reinstalling brake drum, drum slipped off brake pads pitching finger between brake drum and axle.

1988 · 1 incident

March 16, 1988 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Basic Materials Corp · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE STATES WIND CAUGHT PLATE WHILE CARRYING UP LADDER TO HEAD PULLEY FORCING HIM OFF BLANCE. EMPLOYEE FELL 4 FEET.

1987 · 1 incident

August 25, 1987 IA · Metal/Non-Metal IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Basic Materials Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

AUTOMATIC PILOT3HAD GONE OUT ON WATER HEATER. WHEN I NAME TRIED TO LIGHT THE HEATER, FLAMES BLEW BACK BURNING HIS FACE AND HANDS. PROBABLY 2ND DEGREE BURNS.

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