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Geode Shop: 23 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Burlington, Lee County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1300186

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

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1998–2007
Latest incident
Sep 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
23
citations
1
significant & substantial
$2,291
proposed penalties
$2,291
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Cessford Construction Co's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
26
inspections on record
178
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: 178 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Geode Shop has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
23 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $200 in penalties contested before the Commission, $200 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-12-05.
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.
4.3%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
4.3%
reasonably likely or greater
52.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 21.7% low, 78.3% 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.
2 citations taken to the federal commission · 9% of citations on record
  • Settled 2 · 100%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$200 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 2009-06-02.
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 2009-476M Settlement Manning 2011 $200 → $200
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: 2018-03-28, 8 years ago
2
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (2)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2018-03-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-05-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
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. Raid Quarries Division 1950 to 1979
  2. Medusa Aggregates Company 1979 to 1980
  3. Cessford Construction Company 1980 to 2008
  4. Cessford Construction Co 2008 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2018 2
2017 2
2016 2
2015 2
2014 2
2010 0
2009 3
2008 2
2007 3
2006 3
2005 2
2004 2
2003 2
2002 2
2001 2
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Geode Shop sits in Lee County, Iowa, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Lee County, Iowa · Population 33,175
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$59,803
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 584 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 764 1 0 1308.9
2017 Q3 1,118 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 916 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 804 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 357 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 807 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 532 0 0 0.0
Show 50 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2016 Q1 508 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 503 1 0 1988.1
2015 Q3 609 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 596 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 512 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 556 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 693 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 803 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,022 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,424 3 1 1237.6
2009 Q1 396 2 0 5050.5
2008 Q4 656 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 958 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 952 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 461 4 0 8676.8
2007 Q4 767 1 0 1303.8
2007 Q3 977 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,000 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 633 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 877 3 0 3420.8
2006 Q3 661 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,065 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 681 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 936 6 0 6410.3
2005 Q3 1,180 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 323 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 701 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 968 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,187 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 940 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 726 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,011 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,202 1 0 831.9
2003 Q2 1,193 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 785 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 981 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,100 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,103 1 0 906.6
2002 Q1 1,077 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,027 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,101 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,232 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 958 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 978 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,118 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,090 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,133 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2007 · 1 incident

September 4, 2007 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cessford Construction Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was cleaning up at Hawkeye Quarry and claims he tried to pick up a flat piece of steel, which he estimated was 180-190 lbs. EE claims he has lower back sprain and strained ligaments and tendons in lower back.

1998 · 1 incident

August 12, 1998 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cessford Construction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE TURNED WRONG WAY AND PULLED HIS LOWER BACK, CAUSING EXTREME PAIN, ALMOST UNABLE TO WALK.