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PLANT NO 1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Greg Bruening
Decorah, Winneshiek County, IA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1302118

PLANT NO 1 has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1992–2011
Latest incident
May 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
107
citations
25
significant & substantial
$23,198
proposed penalties
$22,655
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $543 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
40
inspections on record
540
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: 540 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 NO 1 has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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.
$23K
proposed penalties
$23K
current assessed
$23K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
106 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2025 Q4 2,428 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,899 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,599 1 0 384.8
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 2,145 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,784 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,443 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,545 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,681 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,725 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 95 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,288 2 0 874.1
2022 Q3 2,786 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,226 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 2,446 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,560 2 0 781.2
2021 Q2 2,156 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,892 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,381 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,764 1 1 361.8
2020 Q2 1,580 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 856 4 2 4672.9
2019 Q4 2,463 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,764 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,286 6 2 2624.7
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 2,722 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,158 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,590 1 0 386.1
2018 Q1 466 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,679 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,712 1 0 269.4
2017 Q2 2,888 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 593 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,145 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,631 3 0 826.2
2016 Q2 3,927 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 877 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 3,680 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,737 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 4,002 3 0 749.6
2015 Q1 1,337 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,202 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,335 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,003 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 968 3 0 3099.2
2013 Q4 4,003 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,674 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,232 1 0 309.4
2013 Q1 12 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 4,364 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 5,165 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,400 2 1 454.5
2012 Q1 1,908 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 4,108 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 5,097 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,524 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 595 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,151 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,316 5 2 1158.5
2010 Q2 3,150 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 967 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,444 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 4,975 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,868 1 0 205.4
2009 Q1 13 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,403 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 5,525 2 1 362.0
2008 Q2 5,671 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,822 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 5,143 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,513 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,176 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 13 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,363 8 4 1833.6
2006 Q3 5,096 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,811 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,288 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,840 4 0 826.4
2005 Q3 4,765 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,489 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 708 1 0 1412.4
2004 Q4 4,355 12 5 2755.5
2004 Q3 4,711 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,063 10 1 2461.2
2004 Q1 13 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 4,084 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,241 14 4 3301.1
2003 Q2 3,764 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,059 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,625 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,871 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,532 2 0 441.3
2002 Q1 319 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,067 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,916 14 2 2847.8
2001 Q2 4,245 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 761 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,882 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,634 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,704 4 0 1079.9
2000 Q1 1,151 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2011 · 1 incident

May 11, 2011 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bruening Rock Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Clearing lodged material from tail gate on dump box end gate slipped smashing 2nd finger of right hand.

1992 · 1 incident

August 15, 1992 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Bruening Rock Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS TRYING TO ADJUST THE BELT WHILE IT WAS RUNNING & WRENCH GOT CAUGHT IN THE PULLEY & PULLED HIS ARM IN THE PULLEY

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