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Sperry Mine, Des Moines County, Iowa: 107 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Sperry Mine is an active gypsum underground mine in Des Moines County, Iowa, operated by United States Gypsum Company with 60 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 1300434). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 107 citations and orders there with $36,527 in proposed penalties, and 8 accident reports were filed there, with 5 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 1300434
- Status
- Active since July 13, 1973
- Main commodity
- Gypsum
- Mine type
- Underground
- County
- Des Moines County, Iowa
- Nearest town
- Sperry
- Operator
- United States Gypsum Company
- Parent company
- Usg Corporation
- Employees
- 60
- MSHA field office
- Peru IL Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 107
- Significant and substantial
- 14 (13.1%)
- Closure orders
- 1
- High negligence or reckless
- 13
- Proposed penalties
- $36,527
- Amount paid so far
- $29,123
- Inspections
- 25
- Inspector hours on site
- 1,222
- Citations per inspection
- 4.28 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 8
- Injury and illness cases
- 5
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 21, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 1 ($133 proposed)
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 | 20 | 4 | $10,708 | 1 |
| 2023 | 25 | 1 | $3,808 | 2 |
| 2024 | 29 | 7 | $7,240 | 2 |
| 2025 | 15 | 1 | $10,866 | 0 |
| 2026 | 18 | 1 | $3,905 | 0 |
Standards cited most at Sperry Mine
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 57.14100 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 8 |
| 30 CFR 57.12004 | Underground 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 57.18002 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 57.4360 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 57.4100 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 57.4460 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 57.5001 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 57.16005 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 57.11053 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
Injury and illness cases at Sperry Mine
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 Sperry Mine 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 Sperry Mine
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Elevator | 2 |
| Hand tools (not powered) | 1 |
| Pneumatic blasting agent loader | 1 |
| Front-end loader | 1 |
| Forklift | 1 |
| Hoist | 1 |
Other open mines in Des Moines County, Iowa
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.