Mining Incidents

Vandalia Rd Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Hallett Materials · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
Pleasant Hill, Polk County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1300921

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2007–2017
Latest incident
Jun 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
41
citations
5
significant & substantial
$13,353
proposed penalties
$12,493
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
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q3 1,300 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,596 2 0 1253.1
2023 Q1 969 2 1 2064.0
2022 Q4 1,734 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,232 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

6 on file

2017 · 1 incident

June 3, 2017 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hallett Materials · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was bending over to pick up a 1-1/2" water hose to wash the loader when they felt a sharp pain in the lower back.

2016 · 2 incidents

December 5, 2016 IA · Metal/Non-Metal boomcat operator, stripping shovel operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hallett Materials · Fall onto or against objects

the employee was entering the cab of a skid loader when EE's boot caught on something causing EE to lose balance falling to the left and striking/rubbing EE's left leg at the calf area against the side of the skid loader bucket. the leg was bruised and had some swelling.

March 7, 2016 IA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hallett Materials · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Working on the plant classifier putting the rising current plants back in place, the plate wedge and when it came loose, sprang back catching the employees right thumb between the plate and the tank wall. The thumb required three stitches.

2008 · 1 incident

July 14, 2008 IA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hallett Materials · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was removing a pin and roller from dredge digger chain with help from fellow employee. Once the pin was removed, the chain dropped down, pinching the finger between the chain and the structure.

2007 · 2 incidents

June 4, 2007 IA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hallett Materials · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Employees were removing a pipe from a classifier to the screen plant. The pipe, once unbolted, rolled off of support. Employee tried to hold pipe in place and got fingers pinched between pipe and frame.

May 2, 2007 IA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hallett Materials · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Making preparations to repair hoist cable anchor end on dredge digger, when a support cable broke, causing the digger to fall. Which in turn, caused the EE to fall, striking his face and head.