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Portable Crushing Dept 439: 58 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Manaco Corporation
DeWitt, Clinton County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1302075

Portable Crushing Dept 439 has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1990–2017
Latest incident
Jan 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
58
citations
12
significant & substantial
$7,834
proposed penalties
$7,834
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Wendling Quarries Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
48
inspections on record
499
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: 499 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 439 has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
57 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-02-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
21.1%
significant & substantial
5.3%
high negligence or reckless
21.1%
reasonably likely or greater
54.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 10.5% low, 84.2% moderate, 5.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2023-02-22, 3 years ago
11%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
24
samples
18
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz72 over
  • Arsenic fumes4
  • Beryllium fumes4
  • Cadmium oxide fumes4
Show the individual readings (72)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2017-02-22 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 15.26 10 1.53 Mechanic
2016-12-13 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 65.25 10 6.53 Mechanic
2023-02-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Jackhammer Operator
2023-02-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-05-25 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 1.12 10 0.11 Mechanic
2017-05-25 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 1.87 10 0.19 Mechanic
2017-02-22 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 7.48 10 0.75 Mechanic
2016-12-13 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.26 10 0.03 Mechanic
2015-01-14 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 1.02 10 0.10 Mechanic
2015-01-14 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 2.51 10 0.25 Mechanic
2015-01-13 Cobalt fumes 0.06 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2015-01-13 Chromium, insoluble 0.04 1 0.04 Welder, etc.
2015-01-13 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2015-01-13 Arsenic fumes 0.23 500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2015-01-13 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Welder, etc.
2015-01-13 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2015-01-13 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2015-01-13 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2015-01-13 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2015-01-13 Manganese fumes 0.42 5 0.08 Welder, etc.
2015-01-13 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.36 10 0.04 Welder, etc.
2015-01-13 Lead fumes 0.8 150 0.01 Welder, etc.
2015-01-13 Iron oxide fumes 0.69 10 0.07 Welder, etc.
2015-01-13 Copper fumes 4.71 100 0.05 Welder, etc.
2012-04-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.31 2.29 0.14 Mechanic
2012-04-25 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.54 10 0.05 Mechanic
2012-01-19 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2012-01-19 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2012-01-19 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Welder, etc.
2012-01-19 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2012-01-19 Chromium, insoluble 0.01 1 0.01 Welder, etc.
2012-01-19 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2012-01-19 Copper fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2012-01-19 Iron oxide fumes 0.13 10 0.01 Welder, etc.
2012-01-19 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Welder, etc.
2012-01-19 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2012-01-19 Manganese fumes 0.26 5 0.05 Welder, etc.
2012-01-19 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2012-01-19 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2012-01-19 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.3 Mechanic
2009-12-16 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.32 Mechanic
2009-12-16 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.2 Mechanic
2009-12-16 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.15 Mechanic
2009-12-16 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.01 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Iron oxide fumes 0.06 10 0.01 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Copper fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Manganese fumes 0.07 5 0.01 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Manganese fumes 0.34 5 0.07 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.09 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Lead fumes 11.76 450 0.03 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Iron oxide fumes 0.33 20 0.02 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Chromium, insoluble 0.05 3 0.02 Welder, etc.
2009-12-16 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

Portable Crushing Dept 439 recorded 2.10 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2017.

Injury rate, 2017
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
2.10
total case rate
2.10
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.99 and the all-US-mining average was 2.48 cases per 100 workers.
In Iowa, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.52 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2017 * 2.10 2.10 0.000
2016 * 2.11 0.00 0.000
2015 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2014 1.98 0.00 0.000
2013 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2012 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2011 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2010 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Aggrecon Corp 1985 to 1990
  2. Wendling Quarries Inc. 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2025 0
2024 1
2023 1
2022 3
2018 29
2017 27
2016 26
2015 27
2014 27
2013 21
2012 24
2011 37
2010 39
2009 43
2008 44
2007 24
2006 22
2005 23
2004 24
2003 8
2002 7
2001 5
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Portable Crushing Dept 439 sits in Clinton County, Iowa, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Clinton County, Iowa · Population 46,383
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$65,177
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 188 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 19 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
Show 78 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q1 415 2 0 4819.3
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 316 3 2 9493.7
2022 Q2 474 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 398 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 26,408 2 1 75.7
2017 Q4 22,495 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 23,555 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 23,729 1 0 42.1
2017 Q1 25,282 1 1 39.6
2016 Q4 21,881 2 0 91.4
2016 Q3 22,362 4 0 178.9
2016 Q2 23,929 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 26,492 1 0 37.7
2015 Q4 21,842 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 23,521 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 23,346 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 25,247 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 22,472 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 22,950 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 28,235 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 27,484 5 0 181.9
2013 Q4 14,595 1 0 68.5
2013 Q3 10,103 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 14,517 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 14,211 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 14,469 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 17,824 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 16,098 6 2 372.7
2012 Q1 14,000 3 2 214.3
2011 Q4 14,370 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 15,249 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 15,140 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 18,622 2 0 107.4
2010 Q4 14,194 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 13,366 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 14,848 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 17,231 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 14,084 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 15,517 1 0 64.4
2009 Q2 14,162 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 15,311 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 14,954 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 14,228 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 14,868 1 0 67.3
2008 Q1 14,248 1 0 70.2
2007 Q4 13,462 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 14,419 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 13,762 1 0 72.7
2007 Q1 12,147 1 0 82.3
2006 Q4 13,418 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 13,450 1 0 74.3
2006 Q2 12,869 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 10,995 11 3 1000.5
2005 Q4 13,544 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 11,344 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 13,122 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 12,561 2 1 159.2
2004 Q4 12,904 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 12,175 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 10,427 1 0 95.9
2004 Q1 13,227 3 0 226.8
2003 Q4 4,470 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,318 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,281 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,840 1 0 260.4
2002 Q4 4,546 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,200 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,342 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,087 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,284 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,339 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,374 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2017 · 1 incident

January 18, 2017 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. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

FELL BACKWARD WHILE PULLING A CONVEYOR BELT AND LANDED ON BUTT.

2016 · 2 incidents

August 17, 2016 IA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Performing maintenance on drill when hand got caught in air valve.

February 25, 2016 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wendling Quarries Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cutting a piece of rubber with a utility knife and cut right thigh.

2014 · 1 incident

December 16, 2014 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Metal was embedded in cheek.

2007 · 1 incident

November 21, 2007 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Putting coolant into drill press, bent down to open container lid and hit his head on the drill.

2006 · 1 incident

October 5, 2006 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Wendling Quarries Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was loosening a wheel on a press when it suddenly released, causing employee to lose his balance and let go of wheel with right hand. His body swung around to the side on press while he was still holding on with his left hand. MRI was done 10/13/06 and informed on 10/18/06 that surgery was required to repair tear.

2004 · 2 incidents

April 5, 2004 IA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LOADING 6" PLASTIC PIPE ONTO A TRAILER WITH A FORKLIFT AND DECIDED ONE PIPE (APPROX. 50-70 LBS) NEEDED MOVED. HE DECIDED TO MOVE THIS MANUALLY WITHOUT THE HELP OF A COWORKER, OR USING THE FORKLIFT. WHILE DOING THIS, HE TWISTED WHILE LIFTING, CAUSING A LUMBAR STRAIN. EE WAS TAKEN TO AN OCCUPATIONAL CLINIC. EE RETURNED BACK TO WORK THAT DAY -RESTRICTIVE DUTY.

February 20, 2004 IA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF TUBE STEEL WITH ANOTHER EE. THE PIECE WEIGHED ABOUT 170 LBS. THE EE WAS FINE AT THE TIME AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY IMMEDIATE SYMPTOMS, BUT HIS BACK STIFFENED UP AND BECAME SORE LATER THAT DAY.

2002 · 1 incident

December 16, 2002 IA · Metal/Non-Metal scalper-screen operator MACHINERY
Wendling Quarries Inc. · Struck by flying object

EE WAS WORKING IN SHOP DOING GENERAL REPAIR TO INCLUDE CUTTING AND GRINDING. EE IS NOT CERTAIN WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. EE THOUGHT OBJECT CAME OUT OF EYE BY IR RIGATION. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER WAS TAKEN TO OPTOMETRIST, UPON EXAM, A PIECE OF STEEL IMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT EYE, WAS SUPERFICIALLY IMBEDDED, SPUD WAS USED TO REMOVE OBJECT WITHOUT COMLICATION

1993 · 1 incident

June 16, 1993 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Wendling Quarries Inc. · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS TALKING TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS OPERATING A ACTANATIC WELDER-BUILDING UP ROLLS. EMPLOYEE DID NOT HAVE C. DEGUATE EYE PLATECTION-REFLECTION FROM WELDING ARC-BURNED EYES-EMPLOYE E DID NOT NOTICE DAMAGE DONE TILL ON HIS WAY HOME.

1992 · 1 incident

January 27, 1992 IA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Wendling Quarries Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING GRINDER IT SLIPPED OUT OF EMP HAND CAUSING BLADE ON GRINDER TO STRIKE EMP L LEG ABOVE KNEE CUT 2 LONG REQU 6 STITCHES

1991 · 1 incident

June 27, 1991 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING NEW CABLE ON TEREX SCRAPER-CABLE SLIPPED OUT OF CABLE LOCK-STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF FACE REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.

1990 · 1 incident

June 1, 1990 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wendling Quarries Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING CABLE CUTTERS WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO HIT THE WEDGE ON THE CUTTER. EMPLOYEE HIT THE WEDGE TWO TIMES, THIRD TIME SWING MISSED WEDGE STRIKING OTHER EMPL OYEE ON LEFT FINGER.