Mining Incidents
Search Operators Mines Alerts Research Controllers Fatalgrams About
English Español
← Back to search

Mediapolis Quarry: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Kaser Corp · Surface
Des Moines County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1300061

MSHA record for Mediapolis Quarry (mine ID 1300061). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Mediapolis Quarry.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Mar 1984
Ownership history
  1. Kaser Corp 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mediapolis Quarry sits in Des Moines County, Iowa, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Des Moines County, Iowa · Population 38,597
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$60,662
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

1984 · 1 incident

March 7, 1984 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kaser Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ AND COWORKER WERE TAKING A MILL HAMMERHEAD OFF OF OLD SHANKS ON A CRUSHER BAR COWORKER HIT ONE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND PIECE OF WELD STEEL HIT RHODES IN LEFT EYE