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S & S QUARRIES Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Greg Bruening
Knoxville, Marion County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1300053

S & S QUARRIES has $3K 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
6
Years on record
1992–2002
Latest incident
Jun 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
26
citations
3
significant & substantial
$3,380
proposed penalties
$3,380
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
19
inspections on record
144
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: 144 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

S & S QUARRIES has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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
26 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-09-01.
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
2010 Q4 8,162 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 9,325 1 0 107.2
2010 Q2 9,447 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 8,182 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 7,613 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 8,871 1 0 112.7
2009 Q2 8,735 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 7,080 0 0 0.0
Show 36 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2008 Q4 7,829 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 8,365 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 8,378 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 7,081 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 7,480 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 6,905 2 0 289.6
2007 Q2 7,228 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 6,464 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 5,685 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,743 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 7,037 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 6,460 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 6,856 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 7,434 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 6,388 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 5,477 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,825 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 6,158 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 6,347 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,323 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 6,312 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,531 4 0 723.2
2003 Q2 5,505 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 5,238 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 6,074 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,087 12 3 2359.0
2002 Q2 5,645 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,616 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,998 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,575 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,815 3 0 623.1
2001 Q1 3,792 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,751 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,046 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,035 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,187 3 0 941.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2002 · 1 incident

June 29, 2002 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bruening Rock Products Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING ON UNEVEN GROUND. TWISTED KNEE THEN FELL TO GROUND FURTHER INJURING KNEE.

1998 · 1 incident

1994 · 1 incident

May 17, 1994 IA · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S & S Quarries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING TOGGLE PLATE ON JAW CRUSHER MUSCLE STRAIN OR SPASM.

1993 · 1 incident

December 19, 1993 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S & S Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WE WERE COMPRESSING COIL SPRINGS ON ROLL CRUSHER AND A WASHER SHIRRED AND STRUCK EE S RIGHT HAND. EE WAS TAKEN TO ER IN KNOXVILLE BY OTHER OWENR AND EE WAS TRANSFERRED TO IOWA EE S RIGHT HAN D IS DAMAGED TO THE EXTENT OF FINGER AND THE TIPON THE LITTLE FINGER WAS REMOVED OR RIPPED OFF DURINT THE ACCIDENT.

1992 · 2 incidents

October 23, 1992 IA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S & S Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PERSON WAS MOVING CONVEYOR. THE CONVEYOR STARTED TO ROLL AND PERSON RAN TO GRAB HOLD. THE CONVEYOR THREW PERSON INTO A PIPE. THE PERSON HAD A TORN SHIRT, HAD SCRAP MARKS ON HIS BACK. NO TI ME OFF, THE PERSON HAS WORKED EVERY WORKIGN DAY. COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN ON 11-2-92. SEEN THE DOCTOR ON 10-31-92 AND TOOK EXRAYS.

April 2, 1992 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S & S Quarries Inc · Fall from machine

55061S CHANGING AIR FULTER IN ENDLOADER WHEN HIS HEEL GOT CAUGHT IN THE TIRE AND THREW HIM OFF BALANCE AND HE FELL OFF THE ENDLOADER HE WAS TOLD TO LIE STILL BY THE OWNERS .

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