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Portable Wash Dept 475 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Manaco Corporation
Dewitt, Clinton County, IA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1302140

Portable Wash Dept 475 has $6K 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
5
Years on record
1990–2025
Latest incident
Jun 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
54
citations
5
significant & substantial
$5,975
proposed penalties
$5,975
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
34
inspections on record
358
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: 358 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 Wash Dept 475 has $6K 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
52 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-06-18.
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 256 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,086 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,084 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 106 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,342 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,397 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,021 3 0 2938.3
2024 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 345 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,577 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,249 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 5 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 817 1 0 1224.0
2022 Q3 1,519 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,235 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 238 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 703 3 0 4267.4
2021 Q3 1,285 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 982 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 30 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 654 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,362 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 404 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 537 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 461 2 1 4338.4
2019 Q3 896 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 907 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 184 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 803 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 693 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 992 1 0 1008.1
2018 Q1 226 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 424 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,168 2 0 1712.3
2017 Q2 366 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 140 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 937 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 646 4 2 6192.0
2016 Q1 151 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 883 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,220 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,561 1 0 640.6
2015 Q1 132 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 242 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 609 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 919 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 175 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 635 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 674 1 0 1483.7
2013 Q2 670 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 645 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 701 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 717 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 248 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 439 11 1 25056.9
2011 Q3 1,080 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,005 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 699 4 0 5722.5
2010 Q3 1,482 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,183 5 0 4226.5
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 284 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 849 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 836 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 461 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,074 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 959 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 8 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 368 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 664 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 356 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 512 4 0 7812.5
2006 Q3 669 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 686 4 1 5830.9
2006 Q1 244 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 494 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 842 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 658 1 0 1519.8
2005 Q1 298 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 471 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,274 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,312 1 0 762.2
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 1,334 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,261 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,360 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 267 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,139 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,185 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,241 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 785 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,278 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,353 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,356 4 0 2949.9
2001 Q1 1,502 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 7,310 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,304 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,289 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,042 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2025 · 1 incident

June 3, 2025 IA · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wendling Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was stemming a blast hole, when EE was finished EE was using EE's foot to level it off when EE's knee gave out.

2023 · 1 incident

June 28, 2023 IA · Metal/Non-Metal washer operator, sizing operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

The pipe rolled off the clean out plate striking the miner in the lower left leg causing a bruise.

2022 · 1 incident

July 27, 2022 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner was lifting the tongue of a load out bin to hook up to a truck and strained back.

2009 · 1 incident

March 23, 2009 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee lifted a screen for his wash plant on to a cutting table and felt something pop in his right arm.

1990 · 1 incident

June 5, 1990 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Wendling Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OUT CRACK ON DISCHARGE CHUTE ON WASHING PLANT, METAL FLAKED OFF WHILE CUTTING, LODGING ON EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING PROPER SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME ACCI DENT HAPPENED.

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