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Portable Crushing Dept 425 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Manaco Corporation
Dewitt, Clinton County, IA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1301292

Portable Crushing Dept 425 has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $700 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1984–2023
Latest incident
Apr 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
96
citations
17
significant & substantial
$18,135
proposed penalties
$17,435
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $700 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
42
inspections on record
539
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: 539 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 425 has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $700 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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$17K
paid to date
$700
outstanding
96 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-03.
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 4,458 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 5,443 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,176 1 0 193.2
2025 Q1 1,049 1 0 953.3
2024 Q4 4,873 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,449 1 0 183.5
2024 Q2 4,795 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 926 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 4,808 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 5,845 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 5,243 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,564 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,669 6 0 1285.1
2022 Q3 5,643 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 5,811 1 1 172.1
2022 Q1 1,993 2 1 1003.5
2021 Q4 4,825 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 5,523 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 5,089 2 1 393.0
2021 Q1 1,778 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 5,395 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 6,059 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 4,737 1 0 211.1
2020 Q1 1,732 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 5,044 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 5,976 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,875 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,145 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 4,945 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 5,693 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,747 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,103 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 5,256 2 0 380.5
2017 Q3 5,697 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 5,704 2 0 350.6
2017 Q1 1,311 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 4,362 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 6,133 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 5,278 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,499 1 1 667.1
2015 Q4 4,843 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 5,663 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 5,236 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,053 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,426 8 2 1807.5
2014 Q3 5,599 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 6,018 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 720 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,485 2 2 445.9
2013 Q3 4,086 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,107 2 1 487.0
2013 Q1 1,008 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 4,133 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,353 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,476 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 726 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 4,439 16 1 3604.4
2011 Q3 5,857 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,271 5 1 1170.7
2011 Q1 812 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,533 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,018 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,032 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 417 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 4,178 1 1 239.3
2009 Q3 4,630 2 1 432.0
2009 Q2 3,966 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,237 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,815 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,530 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,710 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,228 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,458 1 0 224.3
2007 Q3 4,248 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,059 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,893 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,047 4 1 988.4
2006 Q3 4,491 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,842 10 0 2065.3
2006 Q1 2,396 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,619 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,183 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,542 1 0 220.2
2005 Q1 1,115 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,364 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,502 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,591 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,423 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 4,464 6 0 1344.1
2003 Q3 4,237 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,205 5 1 1189.1
2003 Q1 1,973 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,699 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,637 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,282 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,082 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,143 6 1 1448.2
2001 Q3 4,670 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,468 5 0 1119.1
2001 Q1 4,113 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,415 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,395 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,356 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,540 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2023 · 1 incident

April 11, 2023 IA · Metal/Non-Metal refuse truck driver, backfill truck driver, stock pile truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wendling Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was using a pry bar trying to dislodge rock stuck in the tail pulley. The bar came loose striking the miner in the mouth damaging a tooth.

2019 · 1 incident

March 26, 2019 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wendling Quarries Inc · Fall onto or against objects

MECHANIC FINISHED WORK ON HOIST CYLINDER ON TRUCK TURNED TO GO BACK TO SERVICE TRUCK AND TRIPPED ON BUCKET OF SKID LOADER FALLING ACROSS BUCKET AND DRAW BAR. BRUISED LEFT SIDE, RIBS AND BACK.

2014 · 2 incidents

August 14, 2014 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Changing teeth on excavator bucket. Small piece of metal came off tooth and went into left arm.

2008 · 1 incident

June 27, 2008 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Wendling Quarries Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee had been operating skidloader and was having back pain. He believes the cause is operating the skid loader extended amounts and the jarring off the ride on rough terrain.

1997 · 1 incident

September 3, 1997 IA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ROCK SCREENS INTO LOADER BUCKET. SMALL STEEL WIRE AT THE END OF THE SCREEN CUT THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER AS HE LET GO OF THE SCREEN.

1986 · 1 incident

September 11, 1986 IA · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller OTHER
Wendling Quarries Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WALKING AR2UND DRILLING MACHINE WHEN HE FELT SLIGHT PAIN ON RIGHT SIDE.DOWSNT REMEMBER DOING ANYTHING THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE HERNIA.

1984 · 2 incidents

April 17, 1984 IA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Wendling Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMP WAS CLEANING A ROCK OUT OF TAIL PULLEY ON CONVEYOR WITH A SCREWDRIVER WITHOUT SHUTTING THE CONVEYOR OFF

February 6, 1984 IA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger ELECTRICAL
Wendling Quarries Inc · Struck by flying object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHARGE 1 SET OF BATTERIES BY THE OTHER SET ON THE LOADER. THE CABLE WERE INCORRECTLY CONNECTED CAUSING THE BATTERY TO EXPLODE IN HIS FACE THERE WERE LACERATIONS CONNECTED CAUSING THE BATTERY TO EXPLODE IN HIS FACE. THERE WERE LACERATION IN NOSE & RIGHT EYE. BURNS IN RIGHT EYE AND BROKEN TOOTH.

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