Mining Incidents

Stupka Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Hancock County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1301946

MSHA record for Stupka Pit (mine ID 1301946). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Jun 1983
Ownership history
  1. Kanawha Sand & Gravel Inc 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Stupka Pit sits in Hancock County, Iowa, where the Census mining category is 1.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Hancock County, Iowa · Population 10,718
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$70,212
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

June 21, 1983 IA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kanawha Sand & Gravel Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

DOZER OVERHEATED MIKE ATTEMPTED TO REFILL WITH WATER IN PROCESS HE RECEIVED STEAM BURN HE RECEIVED BURNS ON HIS LEFT LEG ON THE OUTSIDES OF HIS THIGH AND ON THE OUTSIDE OF HIS CALVE