Mining Incidents

Alden Portable Plant #2 Metal/Non-Metal

Alden, Hardin County, IA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1302033

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2022
Latest incident
Mar 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
78
citations
8
significant & substantial
$10,760
proposed penalties
$10,329
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 4,580 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 5,141 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 4,823 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,700 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,587 1 0 278.8
2023 Q4 5,316 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 6,637 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 6,355 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

8 on file

2022 · 1 incident

March 14, 2022 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee contacted neck with adjusting bolt on mounting plate while placing a motor on a motor mount. Employee received two stitches.

2020 · 1 incident

April 1, 2020 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE bent down to lift up on one end of a wooden pallet to slide it under some electrical cords. Just as the EE lifted one end of the pallet off the ground, EE felt a pulling/snapping sensation in the upper left arm that caused EE severe pain. EE was forced to stop the task and ask for assistance. Conditions at the time were dry, sunny, and cool.

2016 · 1 incident

March 26, 2016 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting dielectric matting with a utility knife. The knife slipped and cut EE's wrist right above EE's glove requiring stitches.

2014 · 1 incident

May 15, 2014 IA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor STRIKING OR BUMPING
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was ducking under a conveyor to walk from one side to the other. He came up short of the clearance and hit his right ear on a crossbar causing a laceration to his ear requiring stitches.

2002 · 1 incident

July 31, 2002 IA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck against a moving object

EE HAD REMOVED AIR CONDITIONING FAN UNIT TO REPLACE A WIRE TO THE FAN SWITCH. AFTER THE WIRE WAS FIXED THE EE PUT HIS HAND UP BY FAN TO SEE IF IT WAS RUNNING. IT WAS! EE CUT THE TIP OF HIS LT. MIDDLE FINGER REQUIRING 6 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

2000 · 3 incidents

August 11, 2000 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A COUNTER WEIGHT OFF OF A GEAR. WHEN THE COUNTERWEIGHT SLID FREE, IT WAS TOO HEAVY FOR THE EMPLOYEE. HE DROPPED THE COUNTERWEIGHT AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE COUNTER WEIGHT AND CATWALK AROUND A SCREEN BOX. DESPITE THE WEARING OF GLOVES, THIS EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES ON HIS LEFT HAND.

March 14, 2000 IA · Metal/Non-Metal weighman, scale person HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS REACHING INTO A CUPBOARD UNDERNEATH A STOVE TO RETRIEVE SOME PAPERWORK. SHE CUT HER RIGHTINDEX FINGER ON THE 2ND JOINT & RECD STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND. SHE WAS CUT BY A SHARP STEEL PLATE FROM THE STOVE TOP

February 21, 2000 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS CHANGING BELTS ON SECONDARY CRUSHER. BEARING SPACER BLOCK WAS BEING PUT IN PLACE WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF EE S HAND AND PINCHED THE TIP OF HIS FINGER BETWEEN BLOCK AND FRAME. ALTHROUGHT E E WAS WEARING GLOVES THE RESULTING LACERATION CAUSED THE NEED FOR 3 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.