Tiefenthaler Ag-Lime Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
STEPPED UP ON LADDER O PAYLOADER AND TWISTED BODY WRONG PULLING A MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
Portable Sand Plant #1 Metal/Non-Metal
Tiefenthaler Ag-Lime Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Dale Tiefenthaler
Lake City,
Carroll County,
IA
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1302120
Portable Sand Plant #1 has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1993–1994
- Latest incident
- Aug 1994
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
93
citations
20
significant & substantial
$14,550
proposed penalties
$14,233
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $317 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
44
inspections on record
368
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: 368 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 Sand Plant #1 has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.$15K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
92 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-07-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
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 Q3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 634 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 310 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 694 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 924 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Q4 | 548 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 644 | 1 | 0 | 1552.8 |
| 2022 Q2 | 1,154 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 1,000 | 2 | 1 | 2000.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 550 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 862 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 618 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 248 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 324 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 1,023 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 295 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 317 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 598 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 591 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 399 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,301 | 2 | 0 | 1537.3 |
| 2015 Q1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 356 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 703 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 265 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 1,141 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 555 | 1 | 0 | 1801.8 |
| 2013 Q1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 1,200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,215 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,296 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,058 | 3 | 0 | 2835.5 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,416 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 859 | 6 | 4 | 6984.9 |
| 2011 Q1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,809 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,404 | 13 | 3 | 9259.3 |
| 2010 Q2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 806 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,227 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,748 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,165 | 14 | 3 | 12017.2 |
| 2008 Q3 | 829 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 581 | 2 | 0 | 3442.3 |
| 2008 Q1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 674 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 918 | 2 | 1 | 2178.6 |
| 2007 Q2 | 568 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,106 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,916 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 969 | 4 | 1 | 4128.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 661 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,854 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 1,312 | 4 | 0 | 3048.8 |
| 2005 Q1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 1,013 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 951 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 732 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 1,501 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 1,102 | 4 | 1 | 3629.8 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,301 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,655 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 1,554 | 6 | 0 | 3861.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 1,417 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 846 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,271 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 1,998 | 5 | 2 | 2502.5 |
| 2001 Q1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 409 | 8 | 3 | 19559.9 |
| 2000 Q3 | 718 | 16 | 1 | 22284.1 |
| 2000 Q2 | 1,892 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1994 · 1 incident
1993 · 1 incident
August 9, 1993
IA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Tiefenthaler Ag-Lime Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & CAUGHT ARM & HAND IN SMOOTH TAIL PULLEY ON ROCK BELT #2. INJURED WAS TAKEN TO LAKE CITY, IA BY ANBULANCE & THE LIFE FLIGHTED TO DES MOINES, IA TO IOWA METHODIST HOSPITAL WHE RE HE UNDER WENT SURGERY ON THE BONES ABOVE & BELOW TAHE ELBOW.
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