Mining Incidents

Moore Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Gilmore City, Pocahontas County, IA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1302188

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2006–2020
Latest incident
Aug 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
129
citations
11
significant & substantial
$36,669
proposed penalties
$36,669
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 12,470 2 0 160.4
2025 Q3 1,181 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 16,632 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 13,934 1 1 71.8
2024 Q4 14,734 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,650 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 14,502 4 2 275.8
2023 Q4 15,353 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
August 21, 2020 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · MACHINERY
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. · Struck by falling object

Customer driver was found unresponsive outside the customer's truck. Cause of death is unknown.

Reportable incidents

5 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2020 · 1 incident

March 4, 2020 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee noticed a rock up in guard of jack shaft on surge bin. Employee noticed rock was barely on the cross member inside the guard. Employee hit back of guard to knock rock out. Rock went into coupler of jack shaft & sent rock into the guard. Guard caught employees hand & expanded metal went through employees glove & cut employees right hand.

2010 · 2 incidents

October 11, 2010 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee pinched his right ring finger between a return roller and the frame of a conveyor causing a laceration requiring 3 stitches.

August 25, 2010 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a piece of rubber with a utility knife and the knife slipped causing a laceration to his leg that required stitches.

2009 · 1 incident

August 10, 2009 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was bitten by a brown recluse spider on the top of the right hand. Employee originally did not report the incident and turned it in on his own insurance. When notified that it happened on company property, we turned it into worker's compensation and reported.

2006 · 1 incident

March 23, 2006 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. · Struck against a moving object

loaded truck on haul road ran into dozer causing truck to tip on driver side. Driver got out walk- ed arround for 15 min later complained of knee & abdomen pain went hospital. Treated for bruises. Was observed for 23 hrs. EE claims blacked out Dr put EE on restricted him from operating mach- inery and driving until tests are completed.