Mining Incidents

Raccoon River Sand Metal/Non-Metal

Des Moines, Polk County, IA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1302315

Raccoon River Sand has $3K 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
3
Years on record
2009–2020
Latest incident
Feb 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
19
citations
4
significant & substantial
$2,884
proposed penalties
$2,884
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
37
inspections on record
431
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: 431 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Raccoon River Sand has $3K 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
19 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-07.
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 1,432 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,856 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,497 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,960 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,400 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,098 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,049 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,314 0 0 0.0
Show 72 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,451 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,777 1 0 360.1
2023 Q2 829 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,469 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,926 1 0 341.8
2022 Q3 3,298 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,526 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,759 2 0 724.9
2021 Q4 3,520 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,654 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,543 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,896 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 3,364 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,471 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 4,917 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 4,488 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 6,094 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 5,302 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,558 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 3,267 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 3,560 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,635 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 5,067 1 0 197.4
2018 Q1 3,040 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 3,068 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,790 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,790 1 0 263.9
2017 Q1 1,810 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,711 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 4,391 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 4,026 1 0 248.4
2016 Q1 2,737 2 2 730.7
2015 Q4 3,682 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,921 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,617 1 0 276.5
2015 Q1 2,612 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,678 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,971 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,871 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 3,256 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,075 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,946 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,882 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,786 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,407 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,768 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,998 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,101 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,774 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,954 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,632 2 0 550.7
2011 Q1 2,763 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,180 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,883 1 1 257.5
2010 Q2 2,935 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,783 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,752 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,927 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,141 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,093 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,274 2 0 610.9
2008 Q3 3,358 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,249 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,691 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,816 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,416 3 1 1241.7
2007 Q2 2,645 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,965 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,800 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,040 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,381 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2020 · 1 incident

February 25, 2020 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was training another employee to fuse a piece of poly pipe to a flange. The injured employee freed the clamps on the left. The employee in training moved the wrong lever. Instead of the pipe releasing it slid the pipe pinning the employee's fingers between the metal ring and the flange.Employee sought treatment and has returned to work with restrictions.

2016 · 1 incident

August 15, 2016 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While handling cable, a frayed strand punctured through EE's glove and caused a small laceration that required two stitches.

2009 · 1 incident

April 16, 2009 IA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman OTHER
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Fall from machine

EE was standing in a jon boat attempting to place the dredge pwr cord. The wind caught the front of the boat pushing the boat away from the pontoon causing the EE to loose his balance and fall into the water. The initial diagnosis was a shoulder separation. On 05/19/09 EE was told he has a fracture of the glenoid structure that may require surgery.

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