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Byron East (Sand and Gravel) Metal/Non-Metal

VCNA Prairie LLC · Surface

Controlled by VOTORANTIM CIMENTOS

Byron, Ogle County, IL · Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 1100017

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2020–2024
Latest incident: Mar 2024

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

citations

significant & substantial

$1,878

proposed penalties

$1,878

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	1,394	0	0.0
2025 Q3	1,323	0	0.0
2025 Q2	1,163	1	859.8
2025 Q1	818	0	0.0
2024 Q4	1,611	0	0.0
2024 Q3	1,355	0	0.0
2024 Q2	1,387	0	0.0
2024 Q1	1,586	1	630.5

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2024 · 1 incident

March 11, 2024 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Rogers Ready Mix & Materials, Inc. · Fall from ladders

The miner climbed the ladder on the side of the aggregate feeder to dislodge some stuck material. The material dislodged causing the bin to shift. Which caused the miner to fall off of the ladder, injuring EE's left shoulder and left index finger. EE received stiches to the finger.

2020 · 1 incident

June 18, 2020 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Rogers Ready Mix & Materials, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The miner was changing a bearing on the head pulley of a conveyor. When EE loosened the pillow block bearing the shaft popped up striking EE in the palm of EE's left hand causing a laceration which required stitches.