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PLANT NO 5 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Greg Bruening
Leroy, Winneshiek County, IA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2100071

PLANT NO 5 has $27K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1991–2003
Latest incident
Jun 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
107
citations
24
significant & substantial
$27,238
proposed penalties
$24,750
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,488 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
46
inspections on record
626
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: 626 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 5 has $27K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 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.
$27K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
107 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-06-20.
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 2,052 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,530 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,316 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 141 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,057 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,515 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,275 1 0 439.6
2024 Q1 736 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,173 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,433 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,360 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 73 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,913 5 1 2613.7
2022 Q3 2,539 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,244 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 283 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,186 6 0 2744.7
2021 Q3 2,120 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,226 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,463 1 0 683.5
2020 Q4 1,851 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,434 4 2 1643.4
2020 Q2 2,424 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,137 5 0 4397.5
2019 Q4 2,319 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,519 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,707 1 1 585.8
2019 Q1 921 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,456 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,393 2 2 835.8
2018 Q2 2,504 2 0 798.7
2018 Q1 317 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,692 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,500 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,258 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 981 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,313 2 0 864.7
2016 Q3 2,038 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,786 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,987 1 0 334.8
2015 Q4 3,067 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,008 3 2 748.5
2015 Q2 3,809 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,365 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,676 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,937 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,058 4 1 1308.0
2014 Q1 12 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,059 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,416 4 0 1171.0
2013 Q2 2,447 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 12 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,368 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,255 8 1 2457.8
2012 Q2 3,630 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 282 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,482 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,272 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,509 6 2 1709.9
2011 Q1 317 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,941 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,074 2 1 650.6
2010 Q2 3,571 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 972 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,854 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,808 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,679 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 1,259 2 1 1588.6
2008 Q3 2,905 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,677 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 1,695 7 0 4129.8
2007 Q3 3,408 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,802 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 616 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,594 12 4 4626.1
2006 Q3 2,794 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 9,280 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,494 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 8,180 4 1 489.0
2005 Q3 9,863 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 9,237 7 0 757.8
2005 Q1 4,075 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 8,123 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 9,038 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 8,340 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,386 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 7,465 6 2 803.8
2003 Q3 9,011 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 7,596 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,222 1 1 450.0
2002 Q4 8,206 5 2 609.3
2002 Q3 8,420 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 7,916 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,428 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 7,925 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 6,878 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 7,275 6 0 824.7
2001 Q1 2,460 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 7,162 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 8,348 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 9,012 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,750 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2003 · 1 incident

June 27, 2003 IA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver OTHER
Pederson Brothers Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

NONE - EE WAS LEAVING THE SCALE HOUSE TO GET BACK INTO HIS TRUCK. HE COLLAPSED, 911 WAS CALLED AS FELLOW EE'S ADMINISTERED CPR. 2 AMBULANCES & 1 FIRST RESPONDER ARRIVED AS DID MAYO 1. FILLMORE COUNTY SHERIFF ALSO WAS THERE ASSISTING. EE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE CRUSHING OR SCREENING OF PEDERSON BROS. HE WAS STRICTLY AN OVER THE ROAD TRUCK DRIVER THAT DELIVERED PRODUCT TO OUR CUSTOME

1995 · 1 incident

October 25, 1995 MN · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pederson Brothers Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS WELDING A CRUSHER HAMMER, & A 50# HAMMER FELL ON HIS FOOT.

1992 · 1 incident

1991 · 2 incidents

October 3, 1991 MN · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pederson Brothers Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I.NAME CHANGING SCREENS ON CRUSHING PLANT.THE PRCESS INVOLVED QUITE A BIT OF HEAVY LIFTING AND DURING THIS I.NAME HURT HIS BACK.

August 14, 1991 MN · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pederson Brothers Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE THE QUARRY SUPERINTENDENT LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACK AS HE WAS UNHOOKING A SIGNLE AXLE DOLLY FROM HIS PICK UP WHEN HE FELT HE HIT THE BACK OF HIS HEAD ON THE FRAME OF THE DOLLY. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPTIAL AND LATER IN THE EVENING HAD SURGERY.

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