Mining Incidents

Mc Causland Quarry #2: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Wecc Corp · Surface
Controlled by Riverstone Group
Scott County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1302000

MSHA record for Mc Causland Quarry #2 (mine ID 1302000). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Mar 1985
Ownership history
  1. Wecc Corp 1983 to 1987
  2. Wecc Corp 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mc Causland Quarry #2 sits in Scott County, Iowa, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Scott County, Iowa · Population 174,302
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$76,363
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1985 · 1 incident

March 12, 1985 IA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Wecc Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING HIM TIGHTEN A BOLT ON HIS SHOVEL USING AN IMPACT WRENCH, AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS HAND.