Mining Incidents

Portable #3 Metal/Non-Metal

Hallett Materials · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
LAKEVIEW, Polk County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1300999

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2001–2013
Latest incident
Apr 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
48
citations
16
significant & substantial
$8,126
proposed penalties
$7,876
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
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 1,282 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,062 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 884 1 0 1131.2
2020 Q1 0 1 1
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

2013 · 1 incident

April 3, 2013 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hallett Materials · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped out of skidloader in a rut and rolled his left ankle.

2011 · 1 incident

May 6, 2011 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Hallett Materials · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator was finishing paperwork in the scale house when he was found on the floor. 911 was called, he was flown to the hospital where he died of an apparent heart attack.

2006 · 1 incident

November 27, 2006 IA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Hallett Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Repetative motion-Carpel tunnel syndrome.

2005 · 1 incident

August 2, 2005 IA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hallett Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A rock was wedged in the primary crusher. Employee was removing it with a bar. The rod was grabbed and employee's hand was slammed against the corner of the flopper, resulting in a lacerated finger.

2001 · 2 incidents

November 14, 2001 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hallett Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE PUSHING MUD DOWN A CHUTE WITH A SCRAPER, EE STRUCK FINGER ON A PIECE OF STEEL PROTRUDING FROM CHUTE CAUSING MINOR LACERATION TO FIFTH FINGER ON LEFT HAND WHICH REQUIRE BANDAGING BY DR AN D FOLLOW UP VISIT THE FOLLOWING MORNING.

August 27, 2001 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hallett Materials Inc · Struck by falling object

MOVING 50' TRANSFER CONVER WITH A LOADER, BOTTOM OF CONVEYOR RESTING ON LIP OF LOADER BUCKET, EMPLOYEE UNHOOKED CHAINS HOLDING CONVEYOR TO BUCKET WHEN IT STOPPED. CONVEYOR SLIPPED OFF OF BUCKE T AND FELL TO GROUND LANDING ON EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT FRACTURING IT IN TWO PLACES.