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Wash Plant #8: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Linn County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1302068

MSHA record for Wash Plant #8 (mine ID 1302068). 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
1988
Latest incident
Apr 1988
Ownership history
  1. B L Anderson Inc 1985 to 1988
  2. Vulcan Materials Company 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Wash Plant #8 sits in Linn County, Iowa, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Linn County, Iowa · Population 229,463
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$76,421
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

1988 · 1 incident

April 15, 1988 IA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B L Anderson Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO LIFT 40 FT ROLLED WATER HOSE TO MOVE IT TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION