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North Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Larry E Moore
Palo Alto County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1301770

MSHA record for North Pit (mine ID 1301770). 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
1984
Latest incident
Aug 1984
Ownership history
  1. Hoffert Sand & Gravel 1950 to 1983
  2. Mid-West Construction Materials Company 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

North Pit sits in Palo Alto County, Iowa, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Palo Alto County, Iowa · Population 8,902
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$68,963
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

August 17, 1984 IA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Mid-West Construction Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING HEAD PULLEY OF CONVEYOR WITH A PIECE OF PIPE. THE PIPE CAUGHT WHIPPING AROUND AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD. HAS BROKEN BONES & LACERATED ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD & FACE