Mining Incidents

Ames Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Hallett Materials · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
Ames, Story County, IA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1301019

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2007–2016
Latest incident
Apr 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
26
citations
6
significant & substantial
$4,427
proposed penalties
$4,427
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 2,140 1 0 467.3
2025 Q3 2,371 2 0 843.5
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 1,644 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,435 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,616 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,295 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 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

7 on file

2016 · 1 incident

April 4, 2016 IA · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hallett Materials · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

the employee climbed onto a float platform for a pump, the platform had a three foot by three foot opening where the pump would be placed that was uncovered, the employee stepped back and fell thru the opening approximately four feet to the ground below. the employee suffered five broken ribs on left side, a punctured lung, and has left shoulder pain

2015 · 3 incidents

October 13, 2015 IA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand OTHER
Hallett Materials · Struck by flying object

Wind blew sand in employee's eye

September 24, 2015 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hallett Materials · Struck against a moving object

Employee was driving loader 23-1042 moving rock up and down the pile. As employee was coming down ramp and struck pipe in ground and was thrown forward in cab striking chest/stomach on steering wheel.

February 10, 2015 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Hallett Materials · Flash burns (welding)

Employee was welding bolts on the side of the plant in an aerial lift. Employee welded with welding hood in the up position and received flash burns to both eyes.

2013 · 1 incident

April 8, 2013 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hallett Materials · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Changing out the dry belts on a motor on the vibrator and while prying up on the motor with a pry bar employee felt a snap in his right shoulder and upper back area. Employee tightened up shortly after and requested doctor visit.

2012 · 1 incident

October 8, 2012 IA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hallett Materials · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was kneeling on the bank while connecting two 8" suction hoses. Employee was pulling the two hoses together so they could fasten the coupling clamp and felt a sharp pain on the lower left side of his back.

2007 · 1 incident

February 12, 2007 IA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hallett Materials · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Installing cross brace on pontoon, got finger pinched by piece of metal bracing.