Mining Incidents

Ivanhoe Sand Pit: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

B L Anderson Inc · Surface
Linn County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1300647

MSHA record for Ivanhoe Sand Pit (mine ID 1300647). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
May 1984
Ownership history
  1. B L Anderson Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Ivanhoe Sand Pit sits in Linn County, Iowa, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Linn County, Iowa · Population 229,463
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$76,421
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1984 · 1 incident

May 1, 1984 IA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B L Anderson Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THIS WAS I,NAME FIRST DAY BACK ON THE JOB FOLLOWING THE WINTER LAYOFF. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT OR PUSH SOME HEAVY LOADING BLOCKS BY HAND TO HELP A SAND PLANT MOVE EQUIPMENT TO A NEW LOCATION AND EVIDENTLY INJURED HIS BACK. AT FIRST, THE DOCTOR SAID IT WAS AN AGGRAVATION OF A 1983 NON-JOB RELATED INJURY TO HIS BACK WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY. WE JUST RECEIVED INTO FROM THE DOCTOR THAT

1983 · 1 incident

February 23, 1983 IA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
B L Anderson Inc · Struck by flying object

MR LYONS WAS STANDING AND WATCHING ANOTHER WORKER GRINDING SOME STEEL HE GOT A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL IN HIS LEFT EYE HE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND WAS IN VIOLATION OF COMPANY POLICY