Mining Incidents

Consolidated MaterialsMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Donald J Mueller
Kirkland, Boone County, IL · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1100096
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2006–2025
Latest incident
Jul 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

was replacing a grease line for the bearing on the Lippman impact and when EE went to turn around EE's foot was caught in grating.

Struck by flying object

Mine employee was welding and after they removed their welding helmet and safety glasses they felt a pain in their right eye. Tried to flush with solution on site and still had foreign object in eye.

2020 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

While assisting in the movement of a steel bar with forklift, the bar slipped off and struck the right foot causing injury despite wearing steel toe boots

2019 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee slipped on the ice hyper extending left knee. *This required surgery on 5/9/2020.

2014 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Employee was engaging in surface mining activity, servicing a rock crusher, allegedly fell off of concrete block, or rock crusher itself. No witness to incident, employee was found in a seizure state which may have been a contributing factor to incident.

2007 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

EE was taking off a belt guard on the impactor to correct the belt. Standing on the bottom conveyor of the PEP plant, he stepped on some frost, slipped and fell, landing on his back. He had difficulty breathing and was taken by amulance to the E.R. at St. Anthony hosp. where it was determined that he had a bad bruise. Released by 200 p. He was his own dr. was ok to return to work

2006 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee dismounted endloader to check stopped conveyor. He walked under screen plant for a faster more direct route to conveyor. Hard hat fell off, he straightened too soon hitting his head on the screen plant. He fell hurting his back and breaking his ankle.