Mining Incidents

Portable Crushing Dept 415 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Manaco Corporation
Dewitt, Clinton County, IA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1302061

Portable Crushing Dept 415 has $21K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1992–2024
Latest incident
Nov 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
50
citations
13
significant & substantial
$20,959
proposed penalties
$20,959
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
37
inspections on record
913
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: 913 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 Crushing Dept 415 has $21K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$21K
proposed penalties
$21K
current assessed
$21K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
49 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-03-26.
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 5,307 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 6,445 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,406 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,285 2 0 1556.4
2024 Q4 4,665 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,148 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,476 2 0 446.8
2024 Q1 1,849 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,830 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 5,018 1 0 199.3
2023 Q2 5,052 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,409 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,278 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 5,260 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 5,342 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,494 1 0 401.0
2021 Q4 4,960 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 4,487 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,851 2 0 412.3
2021 Q1 753 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 4,030 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,495 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 5,133 4 1 779.3
2020 Q1 1,656 5 2 3019.3
2019 Q4 4,437 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 5,070 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,742 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 4,641 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 4,568 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 5,592 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 4,481 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,240 1 0 806.5
2017 Q4 3,131 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 6,388 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 5,654 3 1 530.6
2017 Q1 2,238 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 5,565 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 6,303 3 3 476.0
2016 Q2 3,687 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 108 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 3,286 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,982 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,981 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 719 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,804 1 0 208.2
2014 Q3 5,115 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,315 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 82 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 5,129 4 0 779.9
2013 Q3 4,198 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,703 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,036 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 4,640 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,840 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,649 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,950 4 3 2051.3
2011 Q4 5,580 1 0 179.2
2011 Q3 6,193 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,980 2 0 334.4
2011 Q1 976 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,063 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 5,950 2 0 336.1
2010 Q2 5,708 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 918 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 4,690 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 4,718 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 5,202 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 542 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,949 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 6,894 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,409 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,512 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,672 1 0 214.0
2007 Q3 5,172 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,778 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,611 1 0 383.0
2006 Q4 4,894 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,027 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,425 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4,192 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,089 6 2 1179.0
2005 Q3 5,813 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,691 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,490 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,382 1 0 295.7
2004 Q3 3,599 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,773 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,227 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,971 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,021 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,376 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,319 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,533 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,631 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,733 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,561 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,952 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,725 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,164 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,740 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,450 1 1 224.7
2000 Q3 4,869 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,644 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,879 2 0 694.7

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
January 8, 2020 IA · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wendling Quarries Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FELL INTO LIME BIN.

Reportable incidents

14 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2024 · 1 incident

November 22, 2024 IA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wendling Quarries Inc · Fall onto or against objects

While operating hand valve on dewatering equipment, employee slipped on muddy ground and struck knee against the pipe flange causing two small (approximately 1") lacerations. Employee went to ER and they closed the wound with medical adhesive, gave EE a prescription antibiotic and returned EE to full duty immediately.

2020 · 1 incident

2018 · 1 incident

June 8, 2018 IA · Metal/Non-Metal refuse truck driver, backfill truck driver, stock pile truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

TOSSING ROCK INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. EE SAID FELT A POP IN LEFT SHOULDER.

2011 · 1 incident

May 4, 2011 IA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object

Supervisor was clearing a rock jam on a piece of equipment and a rock came down hitting him on the left hand breaking his index finger.

2010 · 2 incidents

July 6, 2010 IA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was unhooking a trailer from a pickup. The ball was stuck in the cast, the employee stepped on the bumper to release it and it rolled slightly and caught his left foot between the hitch and bumper. Employee was taken to the doctor and has a contusion of the left foot.

June 10, 2010 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Three Employees were loading metal panels on to a trailer. Each employee was holding a corner. When the panel was put down, it smashed one of the employee's middle left finger, causing a laceration to the nail bed.

2008 · 2 incidents

December 4, 2008 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Wendling Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Injury was operating a bull dozer and he was hooking a lime bin to the dozer so the bin could be moved. After the bin was hooked up and ready to move he noticed a rock underneath a wheel on the bin and attempted to remove it. As he did this the dozer pulled forward. The wheel went over his arm, shoulder, back, and center of his body.

July 28, 2008 IA · Metal/Non-Metal pumper POWERED HAULAGE
Wendling Quarries Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a haul truck and had back pain. He believes sitting in the haul truck strained his back.

2005 · 1 incident

June 24, 2005 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Wendling Quarries Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee had stockpile truck with concrete stone. Went to scale to weigh and forgot to dump his load at stockpile. EE started down road to the pit. He was not going very fast but weight of truck and decline made it difficult to stop. He came to curve and truck tipped over. He was wearing seatbelt. He climbed out and was taken to hospital for x-rays and stitches.

2004 · 1 incident

October 12, 2004 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wendling Quarries Inc · Fall onto or against objects

PLANT HAD SHUT DOWN AND EE WAS CLEANING ROCKS OFF CONVEYOR BELT. HE HAD 3 POINTS OF CONTACT ON CONVEYOR AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON A TIRE AND HIS FINGER CAUGHT ON A SHARP CORNER AND SLICED HIS LEFT RING FINGER, REQUIRING 9 STITCHES.

2003 · 1 incident

1993 · 2 incidents

April 22, 1993 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING AN OLD CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ARM RESULTING IN A LACERATION NEEDING STITCHES.

January 25, 1993 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Materials Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMPLOYE EINJURED HIS LEFT HAND AN DWRSIT WHEN IT WAS CAUGHT IN THE DRIVE SPROCKE TOF A BIN CONVEYOR. THE EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO NOT SERVICE THE BIN CONVEYOR JUST PRIOR TO THE INCIDE NT.

1992 · 1 incident

May 1, 1992 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

54736YEE WHILE CUTTING THE CONVEYOR BELT, THE KNIFE SLIPPED RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT HAND WHICH REQUIRED 6 STITCHES.

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