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Green Limestone Crushing Plant #2: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Greg Bruening
Charles City, Floyd County, IA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1302096

Green Limestone Crushing Plant #2 has $30K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1987–2015
Latest incident
Apr 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
101
citations
23
significant & substantial
$29,936
proposed penalties
$26,806
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,130 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Bruening Rock Products, Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
41
inspections on record
562
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: 562 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Green Limestone Crushing Plant #2 has $30K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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.
$30K
proposed penalties
$27K
current assessed
$27K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
101 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $14K in penalties contested before the Commission, $10K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-08-20.
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.
22.8%
significant & substantial
5.0%
high negligence or reckless
23.8%
reasonably likely or greater
55.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 15.8% low, 79.2% moderate, 5.0% 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.
9 citations taken to the federal commission · 9% of citations on record
  • Settled 9 · 100%
25%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 8 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
25%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$13K proposed, $9K 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 2012-01-30.
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 2012-312M Settlement Lesnick 2012 $9K → $9K
CENT 2011-526M Settlement Bulluck 2011 $2K → $300
CENT20010057M Settlement Melick 2001 $1K → $1K
CENT 2011-147M Settlement Manning 2011 $1K → $300
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: 2024-10-29
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
32
samples
19
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz12
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz7
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg7
  • Arsenic fumes3
Show the individual readings (68)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2024-10-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.57 Truck Driver
2024-10-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 Crusher Oper/Worker
2024-10-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.62 Truck Driver
2021-01-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2021-01-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2019-12-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2019-12-05 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.21 10 0.02 Truck Driver
2019-12-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Cleanup Man
2018-12-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 Truck Driver
2018-12-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-12-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 Crusher Oper/Worker
2013-05-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.07 2 0.54 Crusher Oper/Worker
2013-05-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.6 2.08 0.29 Truck Driver
2013-05-15 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.61 10 0.06 Truck Driver
2013-05-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.72 2.12 0.34 Truck Driver
2011-11-16 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Zinc oxide fumes 0.11 10 0.01 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Iron oxide fumes 0.04 20 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Manganese fumes 0.05 5 0.01 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Zinc oxide fumes 0.03 10 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Iron oxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Manganese fumes 0.05 5 0.01 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.4 1.86 0.22 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2011-11-16 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 10 0.01 Truck Driver
2011-11-16 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Iron oxide fumes 0.1 20 0.01 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.02 20 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Manganese fumes 0.04 5 0.01 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-16 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-05-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.57 2.85 0.20 Truck Driver
2007-05-09 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 1.22 10 0.12 Truck Driver
2007-05-09 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 1.96 10 0.20 Cleanup Man
2004-11-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Cleanup Man
2004-11-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.31 2.29 0.14 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-11-30 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.32 10 0.03 Laborer, Bullgang
2004-11-30 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.14 10 0.01 Truck Driver
2004-11-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
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.

Green Limestone Crushing Plant #2 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2009.

Injury rate, 2009
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.82 and the all-US-mining average was 3.36 cases per 100 workers.
In Iowa, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 3.33 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2009 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2008 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2006 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2003 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2002 * 9.04 9.04 0.000
2000 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Greene Limestone Company 1985 to 2008
  2. Greene Limestone Allied Manatts Group, L.L.C 2009 to 2016
  3. Bruening Rock Products, Inc 2016 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 6
2025 6
2024 6
2023 6
2022 5
2021 6
2020 6
2019 6
2018 6
2017 5
2016 1
2015 7
2014 5
2013 8
2012 8
2011 9
2010 10
2009 12
2008 9
2007 9
2006 11
2005 11
2004 9
2003 11
2002 12
2001 11
2000 11
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Green Limestone Crushing Plant #2 sits in Floyd County, Iowa, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Floyd County, Iowa · Population 15,502
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$64,500
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
2026 Q2 2,738 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 1,871 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 3,140 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,577 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,502 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,317 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,954 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,532 1 0 283.1
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 3,309 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 264 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 2,635 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,565 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,562 2 0 780.6
2023 Q1 264 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,782 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,340 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,692 2 0 1182.0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 2,542 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,585 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,428 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 3,209 7 1 2181.4
2020 Q4 1,867 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,900 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 4,300 3 0 697.7
2020 Q1 1,271 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,320 3 1 903.6
2019 Q3 4,325 1 0 231.2
2019 Q2 631 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,050 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,670 5 2 1872.7
2018 Q3 3,980 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,005 1 0 332.8
2018 Q1 3,567 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 352 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,435 2 1 582.2
2017 Q2 1,416 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,439 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,374 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 3,264 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,026 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,339 3 1 898.5
2015 Q1 65 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,798 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,479 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,331 1 0 300.2
2014 Q1 107 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 5,522 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,823 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,962 3 1 757.2
2013 Q1 49 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 5,117 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 6,114 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 5,295 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,120 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 5,005 3 2 599.4
2011 Q3 7,549 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 7,098 3 2 422.7
2011 Q1 178 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,058 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 6,550 8 0 1221.4
2010 Q2 6,225 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 209 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 5,971 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 8,355 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 7,096 5 1 704.6
2009 Q1 912 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 7,619 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 6,663 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 6,169 3 1 486.3
2008 Q1 691 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 5,555 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 6,240 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,673 2 0 352.5
2007 Q1 530 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 5,460 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,354 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,487 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,470 3 0 864.6
2005 Q4 4,506 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,307 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,248 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 447 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 6,147 2 1 325.4
2004 Q3 5,925 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,322 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 228 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 5,413 6 1 1108.4
2003 Q3 6,706 5 3 745.6
2003 Q2 5,846 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,213 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,647 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,911 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 6,995 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,581 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,887 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 6,097 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 5,048 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 451 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,367 9 0 1676.9
2000 Q3 5,894 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 6,888 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,086 3 0 1438.2

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 10, 1994 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Greene Limestone Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN HIS PICKUP WHEN TRUCK ARRIVED TO BE LOADED WITH LIME. EMPLOYEE DROVE PICKUP AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED TOWARDS THE AREA OF THE LIME PILE, STRUCK TWO STOCKPILES OF FROZEN MATERIAL AN D ROLLED PICKUP TWICE. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A STROKE PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

Reportable incidents

3 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2015 · 1 incident

April 20, 2015 IA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Greene Limestone Allied Manatts Group, L.L.C · Struck by flying object

EE was breaking limestone boulders with 231 Excavator & hammer attachment & had the upper portion of the windshield open. As he was hammering on a rock, a 3"x1" piece flew at him & hit him in the mouth. It cut his lip open & he had a sore mouth from the impact. He drove to doctor to have it checked out. Dr said teeth ok but put 2 stitches in lip, which made this reportable.

2002 · 1 incident

December 11, 2002 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Greene Limestone Company · Fall from machine

EE WAS TOWING IMPACT CRUSHER DOWN RAMP WHEN TRACKS BEGAN TO LOOSE GRIP ON FROZEN GRADE. DOZER SLID TO SIDE AND JACK-KNIFED THE DOLLEY BECAUSE OF MOMENTUM OF CRUSHER. AFTER GETTING DOZER STOP PED OPERATOR GOT NERVOUS & BAILED OFF MACHINE INA HURRY AND LOST HIS BALANCE, FALLING TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON BOTH HANDS TO CATCH HIS FALL. LT. WRIST BROKEN, RIGHT WRIST SPRAINED.

1987 · 1 incident

April 17, 1987 IA · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller MACHINERY
Greene Limestone Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

DRILL STEE STUC5 IN CHUCK PUT SMALL PIPE WRENCH ON STEEL AND GUIDE POST TURNED ON ROTATION TO FREE STEEL HAD MORE SLACK IN CABLE THAN THOUGHT.EDDROPPED SEVERAL INCHES HAD ARM BETWEEN PIPE WREN CH AND TOP PLAT9 OF CHUCK.