Mining Incidents

Portable Crusher #2 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Joshua Corey Kratofil
Centerville, Appanoose County, IA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1302138

Portable Crusher #2 has $100K in proposed MSHA penalties and $956 outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1987–2007
Latest incident
Mar 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
217
citations
53
significant & substantial
$99,711
proposed penalties
$89,865
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $9,846 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
75
inspections on record
987
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: 987 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Portable Crusher #2 has $100K in proposed MSHA penalties and $956 outstanding across 7 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.
$100K
proposed penalties
$91K
current assessed
$90K
paid to date
$956
outstanding
212 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-17.
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
2025 Q4 4,814 1 0 207.7
2025 Q3 9,099 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 9,882 3 1 303.6
2025 Q1 4,683 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,404 5 2 1135.3
2024 Q3 4,236 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 5,307 8 0 1507.4
2024 Q1 1,943 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,692 1 0 270.9
2023 Q3 5,380 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 4,310 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 3,680 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,680 7 1 1902.2
2022 Q3 5,345 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 4,342 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,961 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 6,072 6 0 988.1
2021 Q3 6,325 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,269 3 0 702.7
2021 Q1 769 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 4,673 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 5,038 8 0 1587.9
2020 Q2 1,176 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 945 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,258 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 5,929 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 5,763 6 0 1041.1
2019 Q1 1,881 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 3,470 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 4,871 4 0 821.2
2018 Q2 4,365 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,052 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 3,062 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 5,172 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 6,787 3 0 442.0
2017 Q1 2,001 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 7,369 1 1 135.7
2016 Q3 8,680 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 7,227 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,325 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 7,406 4 0 540.1
2015 Q3 4,429 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 8,190 1 0 122.1
2015 Q1 1,169 8 2 6843.5
2014 Q4 4,499 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,721 3 1 524.4
2014 Q2 3,745 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,165 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 5,284 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 6,661 4 1 600.5
2013 Q2 3,590 4 3 1114.2
2013 Q1 440 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,797 6 3 1580.2
2012 Q3 5,685 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 6,518 2 1 306.8
2012 Q1 4,361 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 6,454 3 1 464.8
2011 Q3 7,020 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,742 2 2 348.3
2011 Q1 2,240 14 2 6250.0
2010 Q4 6,171 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 6,755 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 5,466 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,827 10 5 5473.5
2009 Q4 5,624 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 7,543 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 7,720 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,464 2 0 811.7
2008 Q4 6,583 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 7,969 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 6,552 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,991 1 0 250.6
2007 Q4 4,678 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 6,647 17 5 2557.5
2007 Q2 7,154 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 5,264 6 3 1139.8
2006 Q4 8,771 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 8,513 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 9,189 8 4 870.6
2006 Q1 8,138 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 8,407 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 13,280 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 12,505 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 10,052 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 10,059 12 5 1193.0
2004 Q3 12,516 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 10,869 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 8,769 4 1 456.2
2003 Q4 12,135 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 8,696 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 10,264 3 0 292.3
2003 Q1 8,174 4 0 489.4
2002 Q4 12,045 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 11,541 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 9,372 21 5 2240.7
2002 Q1 9,059 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 10,842 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 12,379 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 10,484 13 4 1240.0
2001 Q1 5,850 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 12,467 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 11,632 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 9,818 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 9,083 9 0 990.9

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
October 24, 1988 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
L & W Construction Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CAT LOADER WAS CLEANING UP IN PIT CAT TRUCK PULLED BEHIND LOADER LOADER BACKED INTO FRONT END OF TRUCK CRUSHING DRIVER OF TRUCK BETWEEN LOADER AND TRUCK ON LADDER AS HE WAS DESCENDING LADDERWA Y

Reportable incidents

11 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2007 · 1 incident

March 16, 2007 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
L & W Quarries, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Working on plant repairs, slipped and fell against ladder.

2000 · 1 incident

June 2, 2000 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L & W Quarries, Inc. · Struck by falling object

WAS REMOVING BOLTS THAT HOLD TRANSMISSION GUARD IN PLACE ON DOZER. LOOSENED FINAL BOLT & SAW THAT GUARDS WERE STILL BEING HELD UP BY MUD & DIRT. REMOVED FINAL BOLT WITH FINGERS & PLATE FELL WH EN BOLT WAS REMOVED. CUT ON FOREFINGER REUQIRED 11 STITCHES.

1999 · 2 incidents

August 30, 1999 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
L & W Quarries, Inc. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHEST PAINS, SWEATING VOMITING, SHORTLY AFTER ARRIVING AT WORK PRIOR TO STARTING. AMBULANCE WAS CALLED. TAKEN TO LOCAL HOSPITAL, AIR FLIGHTED TO DES MOINES HOSPITAL. HAD BALLOON SURGERY THAT D AY FOR BLOCKED ARTERY.

March 25, 1999 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
L & W Quarries, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EE STATES UPPER BACK/NECK STIFF AND SORE. STATES THAT OPERATING DOZER CONTRIBUTED TO THIS. EE TOOK DAY OFF AND CONSULTED DR. AND PHYSICIAL THERAPIST. DR. SAYS HE HAS UPPER BACK AND NECK (CERVI CAL) STRAIN.

1998 · 2 incidents

September 11, 1998 IA · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator MACHINERY
L & W Quarries, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REPOSITIONING DRILL STEEL, LEFT HADN GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE CENTRALIZER AND IT CLAMPED SHUT ON HAND. RIGHT HAND WAS ON CENTRALIZER CONTROL. LEFT HADN BROKEN AND WAS PUT IN A CAST.

1997 · 1 incident

April 24, 1997 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L & W Quarries, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SPINNER IN HAMMERMILL TURNED WHILE CHANGING HAMMERS PINNING FOOT BETWEEN LINER AND SPINNER. BROKEN FOOT. CAST ON FOOT.

1995 · 1 incident

October 17, 1995 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
L & W Quarries, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

SCRAPER GOT AWAY FROM PUSH CAT.SCRAPER STOPPED AND PUSH CAT HIT BACK OF SCRAPER.

1991 · 2 incidents

1987 · 1 incident

June 2, 1987 IA · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller POWERED HAULAGE
L & W Construction Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPL TRAVELING 0ROM QUARRY SITE TO PIT AREA TO CLEAN LEDGE TO PREPARE TO DRILL ANOTHER SHOT.STEERING LOCKED UP ON LOADER CAUSING LOADER TO GO OVER 4' BERM AND DOWN 10'BANK OVERTURNING.EMPL REC D LACERATION TO3RIGHT ARM AND BRUISES TO CHEST.

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The full compliance file on Portable Crusher #2

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.