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Mines in Des Moines County, Iowa: 9 open mines
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
MSHA lists 9 open mines in Des Moines County, Iowa, run by 5 operators and employing 91 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 190 citations and orders there with $54,771 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 5 injury or illness cases. The operators with the most open mines are Cessford Construction Company; Four Seasons Excavation, Inc.; Viking Aggregates, Inc.. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 9
- Operators
- 5
- Employees
- 91
- Intermittent
- 6
- Active
- 2
- Temporarily Idled
- 1
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 190
- Significant and substantial
- 29 (15.3%)
- Closure orders
- 3
- High negligence or reckless
- 23
- Proposed penalties
- $54,771
- Amount paid so far
- $45,384
- Inspections
- 93
- Inspector hours on site
- 1,549
- Citations per inspection
- 2.04 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 8
- Injury and illness cases
- 5
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 28, 2026
Operators with the most open mines in Des Moines County, Iowa
Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.
| Operator | Open mines | Employees | Citations since 2022 | Proposed penalties | Injury cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cessford Construction Company | 3 | 9 | 3 | $427 | 0 |
| Four Seasons Excavation, Inc. | 2 | 10 | 41 | $11,694 | 0 |
| Viking Aggregates, Inc. | 2 | 12 | 37 | $5,829 | 0 |
| United States Gypsum Company | 1 | 60 | 107 | $36,527 | 5 |
| C.J. Moyna & Sons LLC | 1 | 0 | 2 | $294 | 0 |
Operators with the most citations in Des Moines County, Iowa
Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.
| Operator | Open mines | Employees | Citations since 2022 | Proposed penalties | Injury cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Gypsum Company | 1 | 60 | 107 | $36,527 | 5 |
| Four Seasons Excavation, Inc. | 2 | 10 | 41 | $11,694 | 0 |
| Viking Aggregates, Inc. | 2 | 12 | 37 | $5,829 | 0 |
| Cessford Construction Company | 3 | 9 | 3 | $427 | 0 |
| C.J. Moyna & Sons LLC | 1 | 0 | 2 | $294 | 0 |
Mines with the most citations
Open mines, ranked by citations and orders since January 1, 2022.
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sperry Mine | United States Gypsum Company | Des Moines County, IA | Gypsum | 60 | 107 |
| Four Seasons Crushing | Four Seasons Excavation, Inc. | Des Moines County, IA | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 22 |
| Kahoka Crushing Plant | Viking Aggregates, Inc. | Des Moines County, IA | Crushed, broken limestone | 10 | 19 |
| Four Seasons Crushing | Four Seasons Excavation, Inc. | Des Moines County, IA | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 19 |
| Kahoka Portable Wash Plant | Viking Aggregates, Inc. | Des Moines County, IA | Crushed, broken limestone | 2 | 18 |
| Spring Sand Plant | Cessford Construction Company | Des Moines County, IA | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 2 |
| Portable Track Crusher #2 | C.J. Moyna & Sons LLC | Des Moines County, IA | Crushed, broken limestone | 0 | 2 |
| Stripping Crew #3 | Cessford Construction Company | Des Moines County, IA | Crushed, broken limestone | 3 | 1 |
| Geode Wash Plant | Cessford Construction Company | Des Moines County, IA | Crushed, broken limestone | 2 | 0 |
Main commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Crushed, broken limestone | 5 | 55.6% |
| Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 33.3% |
| Gypsum | 1 | 11.1% |
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24 | 4 | $11,240 | 1 |
| 2023 | 31 | 2 | $4,666 | 2 |
| 2024 | 66 | 14 | $15,461 | 2 |
| 2025 | 23 | 2 | $13,491 | 0 |
| 2026 | 46 | 7 | $9,913 | 0 |
Standards cited most at mines in Des Moines County, Iowa
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 57.3200 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 10 |
| 30 CFR 57.4104 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 57.4102 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 57.14100 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 8 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 57.12004 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 57.20003 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 57.14112 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 57.18002 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
Injury and illness cases at mines in Des Moines County, Iowa
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 5 |
What the accident reports at mines in Des Moines County, Iowa describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hoisting | 3 |
| Handling of materials | 2 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 1 |
| Slip or fall of person | 1 |
| Powered haulage | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at mines in Des Moines County, Iowa
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Elevator | 2 |
| Hand tools (not powered) | 1 |
| Pneumatic blasting agent loader | 1 |
| Front-end loader | 1 |
| Forklift | 1 |
| Hoist | 1 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.