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Green Limestone Shop: 55 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Greg Bruening
Charles City, Floyd County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1302100

Green Limestone Shop has $5K 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
1
Years on record
2008
Latest incident
Dec 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
55
citations
11
significant & substantial
$5,344
proposed penalties
$5,344
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Bruening Rock Products, Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
35
inspections on record
353
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: 353 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 Shop has $5K 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
55 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $586 in penalties contested before the Commission, $586 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-03-27.
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.
20.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
20.0%
reasonably likely or greater
56.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 29.1% low, 70.9% 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.
3 citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
  • Settled 3 · 100%
100%
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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$586 proposed, $586 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 2009-08-31.
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 2009-790M Settlement Lesnick 2010 $586 → $586
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: 2015-06-24, 11 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
8
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg3
  • Arsenic fumes2
  • Beryllium fumes2
  • Cadmium oxide fumes2
Show the individual readings (32)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2015-06-24 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2015-06-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2015-06-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2015-06-24 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2015-06-24 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Welder, etc.
2015-06-24 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2015-06-24 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2015-06-24 Cobalt fumes 0.04 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2015-06-24 Copper fumes 1.92 100 0.02 Welder, etc.
2015-06-24 Iron oxide fumes 0.2 10 0.02 Welder, etc.
2015-06-24 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Welder, etc.
2015-06-24 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2015-06-24 Manganese fumes 0.01 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2015-06-24 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2015-06-24 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2015-06-24 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2015-06-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2009-02-03 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-02-03 Beryllium fumes 0.01 2 0.01 Welder, etc.
2009-02-03 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-02-03 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-02-03 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-02-03 Copper fumes 5.85 100 0.06 Welder, etc.
2009-02-03 Iron oxide fumes 1.6 10 0.16 Welder, etc.
2009-02-03 Lead fumes 0.87 150 0.01 Welder, etc.
2009-02-03 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.02 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-02-03 Manganese fumes 0.03 5 0.01 Welder, etc.
2009-02-03 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-02-03 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-02-03 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-02-03 Zinc oxide fumes 0.01 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-02-03 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.35 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 Shop 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
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
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
2007 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2005 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2004 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2003 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2002 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2001 * 0.00 0.00 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
2017 7
2016 8
2015 9
2014 8
2013 7
2012 8
2011 11
2010 11
2009 12
2008 12
2007 12
2006 12
2005 12
2004 12
2003 13
2002 12
2001 11
2000 12
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Green Limestone Shop 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
2017 Q2 4,502 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 4,133 1 0 242.0
2016 Q4 4,376 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 4,135 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,308 3 0 906.9
2016 Q1 2,417 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 4,323 1 0 231.3
2015 Q3 4,485 0 0 0.0
Show 62 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2015 Q2 4,057 1 0 246.5
2015 Q1 5,188 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,960 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,282 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 5,155 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 3,599 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,145 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,438 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,339 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 5,429 1 0 184.2
2012 Q4 3,562 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,200 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,409 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,159 1 0 240.4
2011 Q4 3,454 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,600 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,327 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 5,472 7 3 1279.2
2010 Q4 3,829 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,902 5 0 1281.4
2010 Q2 5,088 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 5,159 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 4,492 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 4,576 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 5,263 5 2 950.0
2009 Q1 6,993 4 2 572.0
2008 Q4 3,137 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,394 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,743 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 6,694 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,783 2 0 418.1
2007 Q3 3,590 1 0 278.6
2007 Q2 4,842 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 7,323 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,742 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,217 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,585 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 6,297 3 0 476.4
2005 Q4 5,752 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,846 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,235 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 6,340 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,074 4 0 788.3
2004 Q3 5,081 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 5,192 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,763 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 5,746 3 0 522.1
2003 Q3 4,913 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 5,660 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 6,670 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,222 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,641 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,445 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 8,427 7 1 830.7
2001 Q4 5,582 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,632 2 0 431.8
2001 Q2 4,287 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 5,613 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,585 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,401 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,064 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 7,361 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2008 · 1 incident

December 24, 2008 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Greene Limestone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Crew was in wash bay taking out screen deck & mill grates on the secondary crusher. Injured got is right index finger pinched while helping remove screen parts. (Hammer Mill grates) Was pulling a grate out by himself & weight of grate shifted & pinched finger. Stitches in right finger & surgery to mend tendons.