Mining Incidents

Portable Crushing Dept 439 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Manaco Corporation
DeWitt, Clinton County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1302075

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2002–2017
Latest incident
Jan 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
58
citations
12
significant & substantial
$7,834
proposed penalties
$7,834
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 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 188 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 316 3 2 9493.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2017 · 1 incident

January 18, 2017 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. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

FELL BACKWARD WHILE PULLING A CONVEYOR BELT AND LANDED ON BUTT.

2016 · 2 incidents

August 17, 2016 IA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Performing maintenance on drill when hand got caught in air valve.

February 25, 2016 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)

Cutting a piece of rubber with a utility knife and cut right thigh.

2014 · 1 incident

December 16, 2014 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)

Metal was embedded in cheek.

2007 · 1 incident

November 21, 2007 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Putting coolant into drill press, bent down to open container lid and hit his head on the drill.

2006 · 1 incident

October 5, 2006 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Wendling Quarries Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was loosening a wheel on a press when it suddenly released, causing employee to lose his balance and let go of wheel with right hand. His body swung around to the side on press while he was still holding on with his left hand. MRI was done 10/13/06 and informed on 10/18/06 that surgery was required to repair tear.

2004 · 2 incidents

April 5, 2004 IA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LOADING 6" PLASTIC PIPE ONTO A TRAILER WITH A FORKLIFT AND DECIDED ONE PIPE (APPROX. 50-70 LBS) NEEDED MOVED. HE DECIDED TO MOVE THIS MANUALLY WITHOUT THE HELP OF A COWORKER, OR USING THE FORKLIFT. WHILE DOING THIS, HE TWISTED WHILE LIFTING, CAUSING A LUMBAR STRAIN. EE WAS TAKEN TO AN OCCUPATIONAL CLINIC. EE RETURNED BACK TO WORK THAT DAY -RESTRICTIVE DUTY.

February 20, 2004 IA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wendling Quarries Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF TUBE STEEL WITH ANOTHER EE. THE PIECE WEIGHED ABOUT 170 LBS. THE EE WAS FINE AT THE TIME AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY IMMEDIATE SYMPTOMS, BUT HIS BACK STIFFENED UP AND BECAME SORE LATER THAT DAY.

2002 · 1 incident

December 16, 2002 IA · Metal/Non-Metal scalper-screen operator MACHINERY
Wendling Quarries Inc. · Struck by flying object

EE WAS WORKING IN SHOP DOING GENERAL REPAIR TO INCLUDE CUTTING AND GRINDING. EE IS NOT CERTAIN WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. EE THOUGHT OBJECT CAME OUT OF EYE BY IR RIGATION. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER WAS TAKEN TO OPTOMETRIST, UPON EXAM, A PIECE OF STEEL IMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT EYE, WAS SUPERFICIALLY IMBEDDED, SPUD WAS USED TO REMOVE OBJECT WITHOUT COMLICATION