Mining Incidents

Gehrke Quarries Inc Metal/Non-Metal

Gehrke Quarries Inc · Surface
Controlled by Steven R Gehrke
Gifford, Hardin County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1301774

Gehrke Quarries Inc has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Gehrke Quarries Inc.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1994–2003
Latest incident
Aug 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
75
citations
19
significant & substantial
$7,778
proposed penalties
$7,778
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
45
inspections on record
427
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: 427 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Gehrke Quarries Inc has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
74 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-04-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2024 Q3 572 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 988 1 0 1012.1
2024 Q1 122 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 906 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 939 1 0 1065.0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 926 0 0 0.0
Show 91 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q3 873 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 733 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 3,093 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 997 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 941 1 0 1062.7
2021 Q2 1,210 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 408 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,721 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,783 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,035 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,066 1 0 938.1
2019 Q4 1,225 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,392 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,041 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 860 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 929 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 656 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,133 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 562 2 0 3558.7
2017 Q4 921 2 0 2171.6
2017 Q3 782 7 1 8951.4
2017 Q2 904 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 830 1 0 1204.8
2016 Q4 910 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,056 1 0 947.0
2016 Q2 915 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,128 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,512 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,911 4 0 2093.1
2015 Q2 1,430 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 894 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,667 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,246 2 1 1605.1
2014 Q2 1,026 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 643 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,839 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,298 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,652 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 681 2 1 2936.9
2012 Q4 1,362 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,026 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,344 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 679 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,430 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,345 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,291 6 2 2618.9
2011 Q1 573 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,002 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,875 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,870 1 0 534.8
2010 Q1 493 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,137 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,053 8 0 3896.7
2009 Q2 998 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 306 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,560 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,648 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,864 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 928 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,481 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,953 1 0 253.0
2007 Q2 2,533 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,280 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,971 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,027 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,378 3 0 888.1
2006 Q1 1,193 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,703 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,385 1 0 228.1
2005 Q2 4,968 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,604 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,980 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 5,120 3 1 585.9
2004 Q2 3,865 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 527 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,605 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,737 18 13 6576.5
2003 Q2 4,713 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,515 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,850 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,015 7 0 1743.5
2002 Q2 3,693 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,359 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,895 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,409 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,989 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,443 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,775 2 0 1126.8
2000 Q3 1,993 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,178 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,245 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2003 · 1 incident

August 5, 2003 IA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Gehrke Quarries Inc · Struck against a moving object

HAUL TRUCK BACKED UP TO EDGE OF STOCKPILE - STOCKPILE HAD BEEN UNDERMINED, BERMS GAVE WAY. DAMAGE - GLASS BROKEN OUT OF CAB IN HAUL TRUCK.

2000 · 1 incident

March 17, 2000 IA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gifford Quarries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS MOVING STEEL PIPE FROM OUTSIDE INTO SHOP. THE STEEL WAS SMALLER PIECES AND EE WAS PICKING THEM UP FROM THE GROUND AND CARRIED THEM BY HAND INTO THE SHOP. HE STRAINED HIS BACK FROM LIFTI NG AND CARRYING THEM.

1994 · 1 incident

July 12, 1994 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Gifford Quarries Inc · Struck against stationary object

STARTED A SMALL SCREENING PLANT & WAS CLIMBING ADOWN WHEN HE STEPPED ON A TRACK APPROX 03-4IN ON THE GROUND THE ROCK ROLLED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO TWIST HIS RT ANKLE

For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants

The full compliance file on Gehrke Quarries Inc

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.