Wendling Quarries, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
In the process of changing hammers, EE was unscrewing it and lost control of the hammer injuring left index finger. (Cut & bruised.)
PORTABLE DRILL DEPT 527: 1 MSHA citation Metal/Non-Metal
Wendling Quarries, Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Manaco Corporation
VARIOUS,
Clinton County,
IA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1302497
PORTABLE DRILL DEPT 527 has $133 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
- 1
- Years on record
- 2023
- Latest incident
- May 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2021
1
citations
0
significant & substantial
$133
proposed penalties
$133
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2021
6
inspections on record
40
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 40 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 DRILL DEPT 527 has $133 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$133
proposed penalties
$133
current assessed
$133
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-12-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.0.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 100.0% low, 0.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2021-12-09, 4 years ago
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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.1
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (1)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-09 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Drill Operator, Rotary |
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.
Ownership history
- Wendling Quarries, Inc. 2020 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
PORTABLE DRILL DEPT 527 sits in Clinton County, Iowa, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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
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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 | 484 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 556 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 649 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 354 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 620 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 671 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 648 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 885 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 660 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 856 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 284 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 659 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 745 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 751 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 419 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 673 | 1 | 0 | 1485.9 |
| 2021 Q3 | 890 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 267 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 483 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.