Mining Incidents

PLANT 852 Metal/Non-Metal

Des Moines, Polk County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1302121

PLANT 852 has $755 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1989–2001
Latest incident
Jun 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
12
citations
1
significant & substantial
$755
proposed penalties
$755
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
11
inspections on record
142
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: 142 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

PLANT 852 has $755 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$755
proposed penalties
$755
current assessed
$755
paid to date
$0
outstanding
12 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-04-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2005 Q4 870 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,755 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,535 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 7,586 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 7,348 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 8,202 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 4,390 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 5,798 0 0 0.0
Show 15 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q3 7,539 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 7,586 2 0 263.6
2003 Q1 4,249 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 6,162 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 8,380 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 9,190 2 0 217.6
2002 Q1 7,552 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,910 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,792 6 1 1035.9
2001 Q2 6,907 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,689 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,912 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,440 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 7,154 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,554 2 0 439.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2001 · 1 incident

June 18, 2001 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS LOWERING A DRIVE SHAFT GUARD ON THE PLANTUSING A CABLE COME-A-LONG. THE HOIST SLIPPED ALLOWING THE GUARD TO FALL ON HIS FOOT.

1997 · 1 incident

February 3, 1997 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WALKED IN FRONT OF RIP RAP PLANT DISCHARGE CHUTE AS PLANT WAS BEING STARTED, DISPITE YELLED WARNINGS FROM CO-WORKERS. TWO BOULDERS STRUCK EE CAUSING MULTIPLE INJURIES.

1996 · 1 incident

September 30, 1996 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING HAMMERS IN A HAMMERMILL WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND WAS STRUCK BY A PRY BAR CUTTING HIS RIGHT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS.

1995 · 1 incident

May 3, 1995 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP LINER PLATE FROM BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK AND FELT STRAIN IN HIS BACK. UPON CLOSER EXAMINATION BY HIS SURGEON IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE HAD A RUPTURE IN HIS RIGHT GROIN AREA. TH IS CAME FROM PAIN STARTING A WEEK AFTER THE BACK STRAIN, IN HIS RIGHT GROIN AREA.

1990 · 1 incident

July 31, 1990 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EMPL CRAWLING UNDER SOME SCREENS LEANING ON A CATWALK.RAISED UP TOO SOON AND HIT NOSE ON SCREEN KNOCKING HIM DOWN TO CATWALK.LEFT KNEE SUSTAINED LACERATION REQ STITCHES.

1989 · 2 incidents

April 3, 1989 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPL WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVING HAMMERS FROM HAMMER MILL ANOTHER EMPL STRUCK HAMMER WITH A MAUL TO LOOSEN IT WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW OF EQUIPMENT AND STRUCK EMPL L FOREARM PUNCTURING IT

February 23, 1989 IA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP ENDLOADER BIT OFF OF THE FLOOR WHEN BIT SLIPPED AND SMASHED FINGER AGINST THE FLOOR.RESULT WAS A LACERATED LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

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