Mining Incidents

Pleasant Valley Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Saint-Gobain
Fort Dodge, Webster County, IA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1300435

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2005–2025
Latest incident
Dec 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
161
citations
22
significant & substantial
$24,579
proposed penalties
$24,579
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 5,231 1 0 191.2
2025 Q3 917 5 0 5452.6
2025 Q2 768 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,119 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,778 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,255 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 400 1 1 2500.0
2018 Q3 2,772 1 0 360.8
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

2025 · 1 incident

December 15, 2025 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Western Mining and Minerals Inc. · Struck by rolling or sliding object

While service tech was performing the pre-shift maintenance the crusher. Exc opr was standing near the crusher 4-5 ft away in the area previously cleaned by the excavator, near rock pile. While EE was waiting for others to finish cleaning, A large rock slid off and struck the employee's right foot and caused two fracture and laceration.

2018 · 1 incident

January 2, 2018 IA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec OTHER
CertainTeed Gypsum & Ceiling Manufacturing Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning a screw conveyor. Employee had just returned to conveyor after taking a break to warm up. Employee collapsed and was unresponsive. 911 call was made & CPR was started and continued until EMT's took over.

2010 · 1 incident

August 19, 2010 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
CertainTeed Gypsum & Ceiling Manufacturing Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was running the dozer and had an apparent heart attack and dozer traveled 715 feet into a pond and submerged the dozer. Employee was extracted from the dozer shortly after entering the water and CPR was administered. He was taken by ambulance to the local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

2008 · 1 incident

January 30, 2008 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CertainTeed Gypsum & Ceiling Manufacturing Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE slipped on the ice and fell backward, striking the back of his head on the ice covering the ground. He received 7 stitches to the back of his head. There was no lost time. No restrictions. He returned to normal duty his next shift.

2007 · 2 incidents

June 2, 2007 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL

Operator was attemting to start south raymond mill exhauster fan via 480-v disconnect. Operator pulled disconnect and an arc flash occurred. Operator received burn to right forearm.

April 27, 2007 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
BPB Manufacturing Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Raw Grind Operator was shoveling fine from rock run into the secondary crusher hopper. Operator felt a sharp pain in lower back while lifting a shovel of gypsum fines.

2006 · 1 incident

February 15, 2006 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
BPB Manufacturing Inc · Struck by falling object

Mechanic was changing oil on a haul truck. You have to let down the belly pan to gain access to the filter. The pan was full of mud and was heavier than normal, falling and striking the mechanics wrist and bending it backward.

2005 · 2 incidents

October 20, 2005 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
BPB Manufacturing Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was on knees working on a conveyor. When stood up he says his right knee twisted and popped.

May 16, 2005 IA · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
BPB Manufacturing Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HIT A CHISEL WITH HAMMER AND A PIECE OF BEARING FLECKED OUT AND HIT HIM IN THE CHEEK REQUIRING ONE STITCH.