Mining Incidents

Sully Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Sully, Jasper County, IA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1300063

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2001–2022
Latest incident
Sep 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
218
citations
22
significant & substantial
$44,186
proposed penalties
$40,077
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
2025 Q4 9,907 4 0 403.8
2025 Q3 3,383 1 0 295.6
2025 Q2 11,357 6 0 528.3
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 1,206 2 0 1658.4
2024 Q3 2,575 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 13,628 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,120 1 0 892.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2022 · 1 incident

September 2, 2022 IA · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A mine fire on the passenger side of the Western Star explosives truck occurred. The miners operating the truck extinguished the fire and evacuated the mine.

2021 · 2 incidents

November 22, 2021 IA · Metal/Non-Metal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee received a whiplash type of back injury when EE's loader contacted a haul truck when both were backing up. The incident became reportable on December 9th when the injury was determined to be work-related and the employee was placed on restrictions/physical therapy by our company physician.

April 16, 2021 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Fall down stairs

Field machinist was carrying a boring bar out of the back of the service truck and going down stairs EE tripped and fell forward. The weight of the boring bar smashed EE's hand at impact to ground. Bleeding and swelling of EE's right hand was treated with triage, so first date became reportable was 4-23-21 when we were notified of the fracture.

2020 · 2 incidents

September 2, 2020 IA · Metal/Non-Metal welder OTHER
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Dismounting a portable bin ladder. Twisted body when they contacted the ground. Resulted in a strained right groin. *This was reported to the mine on 9/11/2020 and became reportable on 9/18/2020.*

July 20, 2020 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Approximately at 2:00 PM an employee was changing the oil filters in the 988 loader. EE placed their leg up against the transmission, causing a burn in the right calf of EE's leg. Employee reported the injury 7-21-20. The occupational medical doctor put the employee on restricted duty 7-23-20.

2011 · 2 incidents

August 16, 2011 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was diagnosed with tendonitis by EMG on 8/16/11. Employee claims the injury was sustained from accumulated repetitive motion. Employee will under go therapy on 8/30/11.

August 5, 2011 IA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting rail rubber for a screen deck when knife he was using slipped out of the cutting surface it lacerated his left hand. The employee was wearing leather gloves and cutting away from himself. The employee was taken to the hospital where he received six stitches.

2010 · 1 incident

September 21, 2010 IA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Fall onto or against objects

While working on top of the water truck employee tripped and fell into the handrail. Injury was later diagnosed as torn rotator cuff. As of Nov. 1, 2010 employee is unable to perfrom job duties. Surgery is scheduled for Nov. 27, 2010.

2009 · 1 incident

May 6, 2009 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was attempting to manually rotate a truck engine by pulling on the fan belts and fractured his left pinky when it went through an alternator sheave.

2007 · 1 incident

June 29, 2007 IA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was rolling up used conveyor belting when he heard a pop in his left arm and felt intense pain in his left bicep elbow area.

2003 · 3 incidents

September 25, 2003 IA · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey MACHINERY
Martin Marietta Aggregates Of Southern Iowa Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A NINE INCH GRINDER NEAR FACE LEVEL. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GRIND THE SURFACE OF THE BOOM. THE GRINDER CAUGHT AND KICKED BACK STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ACROSS THE FACE & NOSE AREA. HE HAD DECIDED NOT TO USE THE REQUIRED FULL FACE SHIELD.

September 2, 2003 IA · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Aggregates Of Southern Iowa Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE EXPRESSED SHOULDER PAIN TWO WEEKS PRIOR WHEN PUSHING SOME STEEL WITH HIS LEGS AND HOLDING ONTO SOMETHING. ON 09/02/2003 EE WAS OPERATING A LOADER AND EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER . EE WAS TAKEN TO CLINIC FOR EVALUATION.

June 24, 2003 IA · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates Of Southern Iowa Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING THE DAMAGED EXHAUST TIP FROM A R35 HAUL TRUCK WHEN THE TIP CAME BACK STRIKING THE EE IN THE MOUTH AND CHIPPING TOOTH.

2002 · 1 incident

2001 · 2 incidents

July 31, 2001 IA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)

EE CALLED IN SICK PRIOR TO START OF SHIFT. WAS SEEN BY DOCTOR LATER IN DAY. ILLNESS DUE TO HEATEE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL JOB DUTIES OF STOCK PILE TRUCK DRIVER.