Mining Incidents

Kane Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Kane, Greene County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1100221

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2000–2019
Latest incident
May 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
140
citations
24
significant & substantial
$26,330
proposed penalties
$25,515
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
2022 Q2 524 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,598 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 3,112 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 4,173 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,561 13 0 2850.3
2021 Q1 4,526 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 4,707 3 0 637.3
2020 Q3 5,299 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2019 · 1 incident

May 3, 2019 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Twin Rivers Stone, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Subject was cutting the tail pulley loose from conveyor. Once bearings were cut loose the tail pulley shaft teetered the opposite direction pinning hand between it and hopper above.

2009 · 1 incident

September 10, 2009 IL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Kimaterials Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE was driving truck too fast downhill into pit. EE did not utilize a lower gear, retarder or emergency brake. Left side tires clipped the berm and caused the bed to overturn. The cab did not overturn. As a precaution we had a supervisor drive the operator to the hospital where minor bruises were found and the operator was allowed to return to work that day.

2004 · 2 incidents

April 10, 2004 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Valstad Quarry, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING OFF NUTS TO CHANGE JAW PLATE AROUND JAW CRUSHER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 5-N-1 TOOL TO LOOSEN NUTS WITH. EMPLOYEE TAPPED THE PIN ON THE 5-N-1 TOOL WITH A HAMMER TO RELEASE IT AND WHEN HE DID THE HANDLE SPUN AROUND HITTING EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF RIGHT HAND.

February 25, 2004 IL · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valstad Quarry, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING RETURN ROLLER IN HANGER ON CONVEYOR BELT. EMPLOYEE SAID HE DID NOT FEEL ANYTHING PULL, POP OR STRAIN AND WORKED THE REST OF THE DAY AND ALL OF THE NEXT DAY. HE CAME IN ON 2/27/04 AND COMPLAINED OF SHOULDER PAIN. RETURN ROLLER WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 10 POUNDS.

2003 · 2 incidents

May 24, 2003 IL · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Valstad Quarry, Inc. · No Value Found

CLEANING OFF SHELVES IN THE IMPACTOR AND ATTEMPTED TO PICK-UP A #70 CURTAIN TO MOVE IT OUT OF HIS WAY.

May 1, 2003 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Valstad Quarry, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING BAR TO DISLODGE MATERIAL IN BIN AND ON RETURN SWING EMPLOYEE CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN BED OF TRUCK AND BAR.

2001 · 4 incidents

October 23, 2001 IL · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Valstad Quarry, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE TURNED WHEELS OF STOCKPILE TRUCK TO THE LEFT FOR THE RATE OF SPEED TRAVELING, THE LOAD SHIFTED CAUSING TRUCK TO OVERTURN ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. EMPLOYEE STATED TRUCK ROLLED OVER SLOWLY AND EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEATBELT AS HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO DO.

July 14, 2001 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Valstad Quarry, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING PIT LOADER IN MINING AREA LOADING SHOT ROCK INTO HAUL TRUCK, WHEN LOADER BUCKET HIT A TOENAIL CAUSING A SUDDEN STOP AND EMPLOYEE HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON THE INSIDE OF CAB.

May 21, 2001 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valstad Quarry, Inc. · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING NTO THE LOADER IN THE PIT AREA, STEPPED WITH LEFT FOOT ONTO BOTTOM STEP OF LOADER WHEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL ON THE GROUND. FALL CAUSED PAIN AND S WELLING TO LEFT KNEE.

March 26, 2001 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valstad Quarry, Inc. · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO WASH FRONT WINDOW ON 980C LOADER, EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT ON LEFT SIDE OF LOADER ONTO PLATFORM AND WITH LEFT FOOT STEPPED AROUND THE RAILING ONTO LEFT FENDER OF LOADER, EMPL OYEE LET GO OF THE RAILING AND FOOT SLIPPED OFF FENDER CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL FORWARD INTO HEAD LIGHT HITTING ABDOMEN ON THE HEADLIGHT AND HE FELL ONTO THE GROUND.

2000 · 1 incident

October 5, 2000 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Valstad Quarry, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AIR GUN TO REMOVE NUTS OFF CUTTING EDGE BOLTS ON CAT 950 YARD LOADER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE INJURED THE EMPLOYEE, WAS HOLDING BOLT IN PLACE ON CUTTING EDGE WHEN BOLT CAME LOOSE AND SPUN CUTTING EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.