Mining Incidents

Robins Shop Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Manaco Corporation
Robins, Linn County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1302067

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2002–2016
Latest incident
Aug 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
36
citations
5
significant & substantial
$3,295
proposed penalties
$3,295
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
2017 Q4 6,324 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,862 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,226 1 0 310.0
2017 Q1 8,903 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,571 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 6,318 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 9,506 3 0 315.6
2015 Q4 8,704 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

14 on file

2016 · 1 incident

August 11, 2016 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Working on excavator and pressurized hydraulic fluid hit ee in the face causing injuries.

2014 · 1 incident

January 30, 2014 IA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wendling Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REMOVING A BELT CLAMP FROM A 54" CONVEYOR BELT. HE THOUGHT HE HAD HIS HAND UNDER THE ENTIRE CLAMP AND STARTED PULLING IT OFF THE END OF THE BELT. HE HAD HIS HAND BETWEEN THE CLAMP HALVES AND THE TOP CAME DOWN SMASHING THE MIDDLE THREE FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

2013 · 1 incident

November 14, 2013 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing a inpullor from a pump in the shop and when the inpullor came off it caught his right index finger cutting it.

2012 · 1 incident

June 6, 2012 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was hooking a 1/2 inch chain to a stacker and did not realize that the chain was under the pin and as he rested his hand on the pin it popped up cutting the palm of his left hand.

2010 · 2 incidents

October 4, 2010 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Wendling Quarries Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was drilling holes mounting a fender. The drill bit caught and forced the employee's hand through a head light cutting his hand.

March 17, 2010 IA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object

EE was moving a 55 gallon drum off of a tommy lift to put the from in the storage. The drum fell and landed on the ee left foot. The ee was taken to the hospital and it was determined his foot was broken.

2006 · 2 incidents

December 11, 2006 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wendling Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Cutting backwall support off of frame, he used pry bar to see if it was cut all the way. Pry bar slipped, pinching his thumb between support and pry bar rusulting in needing four stitches to repair slice in thumb.

June 9, 2006 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wendling Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Turning bars in a primary crusher.

2004 · 1 incident

June 18, 2004 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wendling Quarries Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee tripped over jack stand and landed on head. Prescribed flexeril for neck stiffness.

2003 · 3 incidents

October 17, 2003 IA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wendling Quarries Inc · Fall down stairs

EE WAS EXITING A PARTS TRAILER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE BOTTOM STEP. AS HE WAS FALLING, HE HIT THE BACK OF HIS HEAD ON THE TOP METAL STEP. EE RECEIVED 9 STITCHES AS A RESULT.

January 30, 2003 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

EE EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN. NOT CERTAIN AS TO THE INITIAL CAUSE OF THE INJURY. JOB DUTIES RECENTLY HAVE CHANGED DUE TO WINTER SHUT DOWN. NEW DUTIES INVOLVE HEAVY LIFTING AND MECHANICAL WORK. WO RK SURFACE HAS CHANGED POSSIBLY AGGRAVATING CONDITION.

January 8, 2003 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Wendling Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A MECHANIC FROM THE ROBINS SHOP WAS AT A SURFACE LOCATION (MONTOUR QUARRY) TO SERVICE A DUMP TRUCK. THE MECHANIC HAD THE BED RAISED PARTIALLY TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE BRAKE CYLINDERS. WHILE DETER MINING WHERE THE AIR LEAK WAS, SOME MATERIAL WHICH HAD BEEN FROZEN IN THE BOX RELEASED AND SLID DOWN. THE MECHANIC (WHO WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND TAILGATE) PULLED AWAY AS THE MATERIAL HIT THE TAILG

2002 · 2 incidents

August 5, 2002 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Wendling Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DRILLING WITH A HAND DRILL WHEN THE DRILL BIT CAUGHT, RESULTING IN THE HANDLE TO SPIN A PINCHEING THE EE HAND BETWEEN THE DRILL AND A TRASMISSION PAN. RESULTING IN A 1.5 CM LACERATION RECEIVIN G 2 SUTURES.

June 19, 2002 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MECHANIC WAS INSTALLING A DRIVE SHAFT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SECURE ONE END, THE OTHER END (WHICH HAD BEEN TEMPORARLIY SECURED) SLIPPED, REUSLTINGIN THE MECHANIC'S HAND BEING PINCHED IN THE UNIV ERSAL JOINT. RESULTED IN ONE SUTURE.