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72 Plant, Mitchell County, Iowa: 25 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
72 Plant is an active crushed, broken limestone surface mine in Mitchell County, Iowa, operated by L R Falk Construction Company with 8 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 1302103). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 25 citations and orders there with $4,096 in proposed penalties, and 2 accident reports were filed there, with 2 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 1302103
- Status
- Active since May 7, 2025
- Main commodity
- Crushed, broken limestone
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Mitchell County, Iowa
- Nearest town
- St. Ansgar
- Operator
- L R Falk Construction Company
- Employees
- 8
- MSHA field office
- Fort Dodge IA Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 25
- Significant and substantial
- 2 (8.0%)
- Closure orders
- 0
- High negligence or reckless
- 4
- Proposed penalties
- $4,096
- Amount paid so far
- $4,096
- Inspections
- 11
- Inspector hours on site
- 86
- Citations per inspection
- 2.27 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 2
- Injury and illness cases
- 2
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- September 30, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 2 ($302 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 | 6 | 0 | $798 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | $1,653 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | $588 | 0 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | $755 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | $302 | 2 |
Standards cited most at 72 Plant
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 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.4101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.9300 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.15014 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.11002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
Injury and illness cases at 72 Plant
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 2 |
What the accident reports at 72 Plant describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Slip or fall of person | 1 |
| Handling of materials | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at 72 Plant
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Crusher | 1 |
Other open mines in Mitchell County, Iowa
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300 Cone Plant | L R Falk Construction Company | Mitchell County, IA | Crushed, broken limestone | 4 | 28 |
| Portable Track Crusher Plant | L R Falk Construction Company | Mitchell County, IA | Crushed, broken limestone | 3 | 10 |
| Metso Wash Plant | L R Falk Construction Company | Mitchell County, IA | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 5 |
| Fabtec Portable Wash Plant | L R Falk Construction Company | Mitchell County, IA | Crushed, broken limestone | 2 | 2 |
| Portable Sorter Plant | L R Falk Construction Company | Mitchell County, IA | Crushed, broken limestone | 2 | 2 |
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.