Mining Incidents

Irions Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Peter E Powell
Chillicothe, Peoria County, IL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1102372

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2001–2016
Latest incident
Feb 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
173
citations
19
significant & substantial
$34,084
proposed penalties
$28,760
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 3,697 3 1 811.5
2025 Q3 4,051 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,139 1 0 241.6
2025 Q1 3,389 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,244 1 0 308.3
2024 Q3 3,941 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,217 1 1 237.1
2024 Q1 3,310 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

5 on file

2016 · 1 incident

February 10, 2016 IL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand POWERED HAULAGE
Galena Road Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was hooking a lifting chain to unload a piece of steel pipe from a trailer and stepped in between the pipe and loader bucket as the loader was stopping. Leg got pinched between the pipe and top of the loader bucket.

2014 · 1 incident

September 15, 2014 IL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Galena Road Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A spring loaded door to an enclosure pinched finger, resulting in laceration.

2009 · 1 incident

May 14, 2009 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Galena Road Gravel Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE was performing maintenance work on an 5/14/09 endloader. When he hit his head on the endloader causing a scalp laceration on the top of his head. He was taken for treatment at 8:12 am and received staples to repair the laceration. Return to duty 5/15.

2003 · 1 incident

December 11, 2003 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Galena Road Gravel Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING LOG PADDLES AT ONE OF THE PLANTS, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

2001 · 1 incident

July 2, 2001 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Galena Road Gravel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE REPORTED NUMBNESS IN BOTH HANDS INITIALLY TO HIS FAMILY DOCTOR, WHO DIAGNOSED AS BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. EE THEN INFORMED EMPLOYER. THIS INJURY IS BEING REPORTED BASED ON THE USE OF NIGHT SPLINTS, ONGOING MEDICATIONS, AND CONTINUED TREATMENTS BY DOCTOR.