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Raccoon River Sand Metal/Non-Metal

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Surface

Controlled by Martin Marietta Materials Inc

Des Moines, Polk County, IA · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 1302315

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 2009–2020
Latest incident: Feb 2020

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2007

citations

significant & substantial

$2,733

proposed penalties

$2,733

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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	1,432	0	0.0
2025 Q1	1,960	0	0.0
2024 Q4	2,400	0	0.0
2024 Q3	2,098	0	0.0
2024 Q2	2,049	0	0.0
2023 Q4	2,206	0	0.0
2023 Q3	2,499	1	400.2
2023 Q2	829	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

3 on file

2020 · 1 incident

February 25, 2020 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was training another employee to fuse a piece of poly pipe to a flange. The injured employee freed the clamps on the left. The employee in training moved the wrong lever. Instead of the pipe releasing it slid the pipe pinning the employee's fingers between the metal ring and the flange.Employee sought treatment and has returned to work with restrictions.

2016 · 1 incident

August 15, 2016 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)

While handling cable, a frayed strand punctured through EE's glove and caused a small laceration that required two stitches.

2009 · 1 incident

April 16, 2009 IA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman OTHER

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Fall from machine

EE was standing in a jon boat attempting to place the dredge pwr cord. The wind caught the front of the boat pushing the boat away from the pontoon causing the EE to loose his balance and fall into the water. The initial diagnosis was a shoulder separation. On 05/19/09 EE was told he has a fracture of the glenoid structure that may require surgery.