Employee was helping unplug a hammer mill. He inserted a steel bar into a clean put door just as the spinner was rocked over. A hammer caught the end of the bar and kicked it causing it to strike the employee in the right side of his face. The resulting injury was a broken jaw.
Alden Portable Plant #1 Metal/Non-Metal
Martin Marietta Materials Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Portable Hardin,
Hardin County,
IA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1302031
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2002–2006
- Latest incident
- May 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
59
citations
9
significant & substantial
$6,735
proposed penalties
$6,735
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q2 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 757 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 5,770 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 6,231 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 10,863 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 4,971 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 5,545 | 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
3 on file2006 · 1 incident
May 31, 2006
IA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2003 · 1 incident
June 13, 2003
IA · Metal/Non-Metal
backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PUT A DECK BACK IN A SCREEN. WHEN THE DECK SLID INTO PLACE IT PINCHED THE EE'S THUMB AND TORE THE SKIN OFF THE END.
2002 · 1 incident
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE ALLEDGEDLY TRIPPED ON A POWER CORD. HE FELL LANDING ON BOTH HANDS AND COMPLAINED OF A SORE RT. WRIST. HE DID NOT INFORM MANAGEMENT OF HIS INJURY UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY 9/20/02. HE WAS EXAMINED BY A LOCAL DR. & GIVEN A WRIST BRACE & A 10 LB. WEIGHT RESTRICTION FOR SEVEN DAYS.