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Douds Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Douds Stone, LLC · Underground

Controlled by Daniel Ryan Roberts

Douds, Van Buren County, IA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1300018

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 5
Years on record: 2002–2013
Latest incident: Aug 2013

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

128

citations

significant & substantial

$19,172

proposed penalties

$18,202

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2017 Q1	1	0	0	0.0
2016 Q4	93	4	1	43010.8
2016 Q3	1,424	0	0	0.0
2016 Q2	510	0	0	0.0
2016 Q1	6,272	4	2	637.8
2015 Q4	8,006	9	0	1124.2
2015 Q3	4,351	0	0	0.0
2015 Q2	656	0	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2013 · 1 incident

August 16, 2013 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Douds Stone, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing unnecessary tools and trash from the back of the service truck. While walking back to the service truck after placing trash in the dumpster, "located next to the shop approximately 16 feet from the back of the truck", he felt a pop in his right knee.

2012 · 1 incident

April 23, 2012 IA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Douds Stone, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was assisting in removing curtains. While pulling the curtains out of the way, he twisted and pulled his knee. He felt a slight pain and continued to work. Later that same day, while walking across the yard going to the break room, he felt something tear or stretch and had instant pain. Employee still felt it was nothing and continued to work through the week.

2008 · 1 incident

March 3, 2008 IA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Douds Stone, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was assisting in replacing flashing on a conveyor under the primary crusher. He was cutting the flashing with a utility knife when the knife slipped out of the flashing cutting himself across the stomach area.

2004 · 1 incident

November 17, 2004 IA · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Douds Stone, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LOADING A "POWDER POT" WITH 50 POUND BAGS OF ANFO. THE ANFO WAS STACKED ON THE BED OF A STINGER TRUCK ALONG WITH THE POWDER POT. WHILE MOVING THE ANFO FROM THE STACK TO THE POT, EE WRINCHED BACK

2002 · 1 incident

June 14, 2002 IA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner ELECTRICAL

Douds Stone, Inc. · Flash burns (electric)

EE WAS TROUBLESHOOTING A PROBLEM WITH A MOTOR THAT PULLED A CONVEYOR. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING, THE PANEL WAS REMOVED FROM THE CIRCUIT BREAKER CONTROLLING THE CONVEYOR. THIS WAS CHECKED WITH THE POWER OFF THEN WITH THE POWER ON. HE INSERTED PRPROBES CAUSING AN ARC, RESULTING IN A FLASH OF HEAT & FLAME RESULTING IN SEVERE BURNS TO EE.