Employee was walking around the fuel trailer after fueling haul truck and tripped on the fuel hose. Employee fell landing on right knee & right arm & side of ribs. Was a very windy morning which was making employee's eyes water. Employee was wearing safety glasses. Abrasion on right knee with minor bleeding. Discomfort on right side of rib cage. 2 cracked ribs on right side.
Stripping Crew #3 Metal/Non-Metal
Cessford Construction
· Surface
Controlled by
CRH PLC
Burlington,
Des Moines County,
IA
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1302248
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2004–2020
- Latest incident
- Apr 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
36
citations
7
significant & substantial
$5,957
proposed penalties
$5,846
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 | 2,896 | 1 | 0 | 345.3 |
| 2025 Q3 | 4,193 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q2 | 5,124 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 336 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q3 | 3,924 | 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
4 on file2020 · 1 incident
April 29, 2020
IA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cessford Construction · Fall to the walkway or working surface
2015 · 1 incident
September 22, 2015
IA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
OTHER
Cessford Construction · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Employee arrived on mine site and was sitting in a vehicle and was stung by a bee and had an allergic reaction.
2014 · 1 incident
March 5, 2014
IA · Metal/Non-Metal
utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cessford Construction · Fall from machine
Slipped on dozer tracks dismounting machine. Tracks were snow packed due to weather conditions that day - Cut lip - scratches on back left side and two broken ribs left side.
2004 · 1 incident
April 2, 2004
IA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cessford Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE BUCKET ON THE HITACHI. HE STRUCK THE BUCKET TOOTH TO KNOCK IT LOOSE AND A PIECE OF METAL LANCED INTO HIS LEFT FOREARM BETWEEN HIS WRIST AND ELBOW.