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Cedar Rapids Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Cedar Rapids, Linn County, IA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1300122

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2000–2016
Latest incident
Nov 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
48
citations
15
significant & substantial
$7,370
proposed penalties
$7,312
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 4,553 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,199 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,389 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,044 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,410 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,460 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 6,750 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,553 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

9 on file

2016 · 2 incidents

November 17, 2016 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was checking on plant status while operating. While walking back to the operator shack EE fell and contacted EE's head on the sidewalk. No specific cause of fall was identified by EE. Conditions were dry and only slight slope present. EE received 3 stitches to forehead.

May 4, 2016 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While removing the bucket from the skid loader EE's left foot was struck by the bucket resulting in fracture.

2012 · 1 incident

July 2, 2012 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EE was operating a Cat 769D haul unit from the pit to the primary crusher. On his 9th trip the employee stopped and told his supervisor that he was experiencing some lower back pain. Diagnosis was back strain. EE was found to be operating the truck too fast for the conditions. The haul road was smooth but EE was taking dry water crossing too fast.

2009 · 2 incidents

November 3, 2009 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a section of belt with a belt knife when it slipped and cut his right thigh requiring seven stiches to close.

July 30, 2009 IA · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was "training" a belt using a 3/4" ratchet wrench with a 1 5/8" 122 point socket. Pulling downward, the socket slipped off the worn adjusting bolt and the wrench and employee's gloved right hand impacted a 3/8" X 5" X 5" structural angle iron behind the take up pulley.

2004 · 1 incident

August 4, 2004 IA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger OTHER
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Unclassified, insufficient data

EE reported numbness to left ring and little fingers. EE had surgery to relieve condition on 09/27/2004

2001 · 1 incident

January 5, 2001 IA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

4 EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING AN ELECTRICAL PANEL INTO POSITION IN A NEW ELECTRICAL CONTROL ROOM. DUE TO MISCOMMUNICATION ONE EMPLOYEE PUSHED WHEN HE THOUGHT EVERYONE ELSE WAS PUSHING. UNFORTUNATELY THIS EE WAS THE ONLY PERSON PUSHING. HE FELT A PAIN IN BACK. THE NEXT DAY AT HOME EE DID'T FEEL MUCH PAIN UNTIL HE SNEEZED. TAKEN TO HOSP. & DIAGNOSED W/FRACTURED RIB. DELAY IN DIAG=LATE REPO

2000 · 2 incidents

March 31, 2000 IA · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Flash burns (electric)

CONTRACTOR ELECTRICIAN WAS STANDING ON A FOUR FOOT STEP LADDER SLIGHTLY ABOVE AND IN FRONT OF A 200 AMP 600 VOLT 3 PHASE DISCONNECT BOX. REALIZING THE BOX WAS ENERGIZED HE PUSHED DOWN ON THE D ISCONNECT LEVER WITH HIS FOOT WHICH CAUSED THE BOX WHICH WAS UNDER LOAD TO ARC OUT.THE ELECTRICIAN SUFFERED 1 ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT SIDE OF NECK AND RIGHT HAND AND ARM.