Mining Incidents

Sears Limestone Quarry & Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Elmer Larson, LLC · Surface
Controlled by John S Larson
Sycamore, De Kalb County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1100094

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2001
Latest incident
Sep 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
45
citations
1
significant & substantial
$2,955
proposed penalties
$2,955
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 S&S Per 1M hrs
2008 Q1 6,770 5 0 738.6
2007 Q4 14,725 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 17,730 2 0 112.8
2007 Q2 19,195 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 14,623 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 24,469 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 31,220 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 26,903 3 0 111.5
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2001 · 1 incident

September 17, 2001 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Elmer Larson, LLC · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS WALKING ON BORKEN CONCRETE. HE STEPPED ON WIRE PROTRUDING FROM CONCRETE. THE WIRE WENT THRU BOOT CAUSING PUNCTURE IN LEFT FOOT. MEDICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING TETANUS SHOT WERE ADMINSTERED . EE INSTRUCTED TO STAY HOME UNTIL 9-19-01 WENT TO 2ND DR 9-19-01.