Mining Incidents

Portable Dredge Dept 484 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Manaco Corporation
Tama, Tama County, IA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1300715

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2011–2021
Latest incident
Sep 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
53
citations
7
significant & substantial
$8,156
proposed penalties
$6,956
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 2,225 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,915 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,132 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,316 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,664 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,281 4 1 1753.6
2023 Q4 2,364 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,688 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

2 on file

2021 · 1 incident

September 22, 2021 IA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING CORD ON OUTBOARD MOTOR TO START IT.

2011 · 1 incident

June 6, 2011 IA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Manatts Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Dredge pipeline was plugged, EE turned on the booster pump to clear the line. The EE was standing next to the plastic pipeline when it came apart. The pipeline hit the EE slamming him into the I-Beam on the booster framework. The EE had his leg broken in 3 places and his ankle bone was crushed.