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The Power Plant Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Croell, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Kurt Croell
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1302243

The Power Plant Pit has $27K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2002–2014
Latest incident
Jun 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
111
citations
23
significant & substantial
$26,676
proposed penalties
$25,546
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,130 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
37
inspections on record
399
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: 399 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

The Power Plant Pit has $27K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$27K
proposed penalties
$26K
current assessed
$26K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
111 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-06-07.
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
2022 Q2 896 2 0 2232.1
2021 Q4 1,051 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 367 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 910 5 3 5494.5
2020 Q3 548 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 225 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 293 11 5 37542.7
2019 Q3 852 0 0 0.0
Show 72 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q2 305 2 0 6557.4
2018 Q4 255 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,148 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 844 4 0 4739.3
2017 Q4 381 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 447 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 622 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 288 4 0 13888.9
2016 Q3 763 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,197 6 0 5012.5
2015 Q4 962 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,010 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 570 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 20 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,156 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 766 1 0 1305.5
2014 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 754 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,281 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 775 3 1 3871.0
2013 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 950 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,256 5 1 3980.9
2012 Q2 162 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,654 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,491 1 1 670.7
2011 Q2 930 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 158 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,000 4 2 4000.0
2010 Q2 1,019 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,975 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,886 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,789 3 0 1676.9
2009 Q1 160 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,301 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,892 4 0 2114.2
2008 Q2 1,011 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 921 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 387 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,093 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 425 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,680 3 1 1785.7
2006 Q3 1,813 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,420 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 364 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,489 10 3 6715.9
2005 Q3 1,958 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,876 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 539 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,177 11 3 9345.8
2004 Q3 1,533 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,217 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 671 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,284 7 0 5451.7
2003 Q3 1,314 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,211 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 680 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 857 5 0 5834.3
2002 Q3 1,254 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,142 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 195 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,224 3 0 2451.0
2001 Q3 1,380 8 3 5797.1
2001 Q2 754 9 0 11936.3
2001 Q1 188 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 105 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 650 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2014 · 1 incident

June 2, 2014 IA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Croell, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was changing oil on dredge and strained his elbow.

2006 · 1 incident

October 23, 2006 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Croell, Inc. · Flash burns (welding)

Emloyee was welding with proper PPE and a flash burnt his eyes. Went to the emergency room and was restricted from coming to work until follow-up appointment.

2005 · 1 incident

October 28, 2005 IA · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Croell, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Walking on catwalk, slipped and twisted ankle.

2002 · 1 incident

July 11, 2002 IA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Croell, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING A WRENCH TO LOOSEN BOLTS ON A 50 HP MOTOR, FELT SHARP PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER.

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