Mining Incidents

PWP #6 Metal/Non-Metal

Hallett Materials · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
Estherville, Polk County, IA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1300919

PWP #6 has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2001–2024
Latest incident
Apr 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
75
citations
19
significant & substantial
$8,252
proposed penalties
$8,096
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $156 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
44
inspections on record
494
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: 494 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

PWP #6 has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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
74 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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 1,148 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,759 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,986 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,783 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,149 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,525 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,928 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,162 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,591 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,765 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,147 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 120 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,453 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,828 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,703 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 453 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,942 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,639 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,774 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 694 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,213 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,026 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,644 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 302 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,309 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,447 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,567 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 386 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,200 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,079 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,802 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 22 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,174 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,233 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,380 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 253 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,379 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 866 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,196 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,041 1 0 960.6
2015 Q4 1,924 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,200 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,246 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 410 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,422 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,702 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,086 2 0 958.8
2014 Q1 132 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,902 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,402 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,622 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 151 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,174 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,159 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,574 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 455 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,781 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,782 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,002 5 0 2497.5
2011 Q1 878 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,913 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,928 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,891 2 0 691.8
2010 Q1 547 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,819 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,100 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,027 1 0 493.3
2009 Q1 692 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,140 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,988 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,009 1 0 249.4
2008 Q1 1,028 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,298 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,439 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 7,824 4 0 511.2
2007 Q1 3,353 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 6,604 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 8,589 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,903 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,141 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 785 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,746 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,713 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 550 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,820 12 4 6593.4
2004 Q3 3,379 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,197 7 1 3186.2
2004 Q1 494 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 4,165 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 6,732 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 6,084 7 3 1150.6
2003 Q1 1,624 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,380 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,358 8 0 1835.7
2002 Q2 9,344 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,940 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,987 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,636 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 9,522 5 2 525.1
2001 Q1 2,553 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,752 1 0 210.4
2000 Q3 4,959 18 9 3629.8
2000 Q2 3,722 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 871 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2024 · 2 incidents

April 22, 2024 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hallett Materials · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was working on changing screens and splicing a conveyor belt at a wash plant, while operating a drill the employee felt a discomfort in their stomach. This led to employee seeking medical attention and was diagnosed with an abdominal hernia.

March 20, 2024 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hallett Materials · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner had been assisting changing a screen and patching a belt. Felt pressure in lower stomach area that afternoon that turned into discomfort later in the evening. Reported the following morning asking to have a doctor check it out. After initial visit and scan it was determined to be a fatty hernia. Follow up with surgeon forth coming.

2001 · 1 incident

August 14, 2001 IA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Estherville Rock & Gravel · Struck by flying object

A RIM WITH A NEW RECAP TIRE, THAT HAD BEEN PUT TOGETHER AT AN INDEPENDENT TIRE SHOP, WAS BEING PLACED ON THE TRAILER HUB WHEN THE LOCK RING BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK EE IN THE FOREHEAD.

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The full compliance file on PWP #6

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.