Mining Incidents

Alden Portable SandMetal/Nonmetal

ALDEN, Hardin County, IA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1302037
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2001–2022
Latest incident
Oct 2022
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2022 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Wind blew pickup door shut on employee's finger, requiring 5 sutures to employee's right index finger.

2019 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee went to mount the 966F front end loader. The door was not properly latched to the cab of the loader. When the employee attempted to grab the door handle for a 3rd point of contact, the door was pulled into the employee's shoulder. The employee immediately felt a slight tearing sensation in the right shoulder and a tingling pain that traveled down the right arm.

2016 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was putting two sections of a suction hose together and smashed finger with a hammer causing the need for 10 stitches.

2001 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS DIRECTING A LOADER TO LIFT A GRIZZLY SCREEN TO REPLACE SPRINGS. THE GRIZZLY SLIPPED OFF THE LOADER DUCKED AND THE SPRING HOUSING PINCHED OFF THE END OF THE EE'S LEFT THUMB. EE WAS WEARI NG GLOVES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.