Mining Incidents

Portable Crushing Dept 420 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Manaco Corporation
Dewitt, Clinton County, IA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1302062

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2001–2025
Latest incident
Jun 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
100
citations
25
significant & substantial
$18,369
proposed penalties
$18,369
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 4,180 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,649 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,131 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 753 1 0 1328.0
2024 Q4 2,496 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,150 1 0 241.0
2023 Q4 4,411 1 0 226.7
2022 Q4 3,155 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

16 on file

2025 · 1 incident

June 3, 2025 IA · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was stemming a blast hole. When they were finished they were using their foot to level it off when their knee gave out.

2023 · 1 incident

2022 · 2 incidents

October 25, 2022 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wendling Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was using a scrapper to remove material from the side of the surge bin. EE's right hand came into contact with the roller guard during this process resulting in a broken right pinkie finger.

May 12, 2022 IA · Metal/Non-Metal refuse truck driver, backfill truck driver, stock pile truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wendling Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

This incident became reportable when the miner finally agreed to go to the doctor and an MRI revealed a torn meniscus on 7-18-22. On the date of the incident the miner said miner was fine and no medical care was needed. On May 12th the miner slipped on the bumper of miner's stockpile truck when shutting the hood during pre-operation inspection.

2021 · 1 incident

May 13, 2021 IA · Metal/Non-Metal refuse truck driver, backfill truck driver, stock pile truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Wendling Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

THE MINER GOT CAUGHT IN THE ROLLER OF THE TAIL PULLEY ON THE OVERHEAD CONVEYOR ON THE SCREEN BELT. LEFT WRIST AND FOREARM HAVE BROKEN BONES. RIGHT ARM HAS CUTS AND FRICTION BURNS. THE TIP OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CUT OFF AT THE FIRST KNUCKLE AND THE FINGER WAS SKINNED.

2020 · 1 incident

June 11, 2020 IA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Wendling Quarries Inc · Struck by flying object

OPERATING SKID LOADER WHEN THE WIND PICKED UP AND BLEW A PARTICLE INTO MINER'S RIGHT EYE.

2017 · 1 incident

December 5, 2017 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wendling Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPLACING IMPACT HAMMERS. NUT WAS STUCK IN SOCKET. MINER PUT BOLT BACK IN THE NUT AND WAS HITTING THE NUT WHEN THE SOCKET SLIPPED AND HIT MINER'S LEFT INDEX FINGER.

2014 · 3 incidents

November 17, 2014 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Doing Maintenance changing screens and tweaked back

August 28, 2014 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Wendling Quarries Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Truck Driver for Manatts suffered a heart attack while on property

April 14, 2014 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Wendling Quarries Inc · Struck by flying object

Plant man was working on the piggy back conveyor for the surge bin, he had the guard propped up, a gust of wind came knocking the guard down hitting him on the helmet and causing a laceration in his forehead.

2012 · 2 incidents

September 20, 2012 IA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wendling Quarries Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was changing a screen on a screen plant and the wrench he was using slipped off the nut causing him to bump his elbow.

February 21, 2012 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Wendling Quarries Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hearing loss due to plant and equipment operations.

2005 · 2 incidents

August 16, 2005 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CHANGING HAMMERS IN THE IMPACT. NEXT MORNING WOKE WITH MUSCLE SPASMS IN BACK. DR SENT HIM TO PHYSICAL THERAPY

July 26, 2005 IA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wendling Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Using a pry bar to lock router to turn hammers on mill. Missed hole on spinner with pry bar and pry bar hit hand.

2004 · 1 incident

July 28, 2004 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was checking to see if a wire was loose on the fan in the air conditioning unit in his loader. EE did not turn the motor off on the loader and stuck his fingers too far into the unit. EE had partial amputation of the very tip of middle finger on right hand requiring two stitches.

2001 · 1 incident

October 2, 2001 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER ATTACHED TO THE PRIMARY CRUSHER HOPPER, GUIDING A LOADER INT HE ATTEMPT TO CLEAR A JAMMED BOULDER. IN THE ATTEMPT, THE ROCKS SHIFTED IN AN UNATICIPATED MANNER, CAUS ING ONE ROCK TO SPIN AROUND AND STRIKE HIS RIGHTHAND WHICH WAS GRIPPING THE TOP EDGE OF THE HOPPER. INJURIED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER, LACERATIONS OF SKIN, LACERATION OF EXTENSOR TENDON, OPEN FRAC