Mining Incidents

Spread #2 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Helm Group Inc
Elizabeth, Jo Daviess County, IL  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1100232

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2006–2022
Latest incident
May 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
43
citations
10
significant & substantial
$5,161
proposed penalties
$5,161
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
2025 Q4 1,360 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,804 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 543 1 0 1841.6
2025 Q1 226 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 450 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 362 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,382 1 0 723.6
2024 Q1 421 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

4 on file

2022 · 1 incident

May 11, 2022 IL · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Conmat Inc., dba Helm Materials · Contact with heat

Employee experienced heat exhaustion while on bench.

2016 · 1 incident

August 10, 2016 IL · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Conmat Inc., dba Helm Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner used a pocket knife to cut rubberized tape from an electrical cord that needed to be repaired during plant set up. Miner was pulling the knife towards self while cutting the tape, and cut into the top of left thumb which was holding the cord. The Laceration required medical treatment.

2014 · 1 incident

April 3, 2014 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Conmat Inc., dba Helm Materials · Struck by flying object

Miner was removing a rock which was stuck in an overhead conveyor. High winds and the shaking of the rock caused rock dust to be blown around his safety glasses and into his eye. One piece of rock dust was removed from his eye by an optometrist (non-imbedded) and the Miner was given prescription eye drops to prevent infection.

2006 · 1 incident

April 3, 2006 IL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Conmat Inc., dba Helm Materials · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Worker was n loader. They had loaded another bucket onto lowboy. His loader was in park waiting for injured. Injured moved a piece of wood. This caused the chain holding the bucket to vibrate. This allowed a little movement of bucket to pinch hand between bucket and trailer.