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Green Limestone Crushing Plant #2 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Greg Bruening
Charles City, Floyd County, IA  ·  Intermittent
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.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
40
inspections on record
555
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: 555 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.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-08-20.
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 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
2024 Q2 3,309 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 264 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
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 6 2 3546.1
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 11 3 3427.9
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 5 0 1156.1
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 4 1 1198.0
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 4 2 1009.6
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 4 0 1152.7
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.

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