Mining Incidents

Yard 98 - Fairbury Metal/Non-Metal

VCNA Prairie, Inc · Surface
Controlled by VOTORANTIM CIMENTOS
Pontiac, Livingston County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102972

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000–2007
Latest incident
Sep 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
32
citations
3
significant & substantial
$2,439
proposed penalties
$2,261
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
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 137 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,895 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 119 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,113 5 0 4492.4
2007 Q3 1,926 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

2007 · 1 incident

September 20, 2007 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Prairie Material Sales, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

While unloading screen panel from loader bucket onto catwalk, operator cut right wrist while setting it down on the catwalk.

2003 · 2 incidents

March 8, 2003 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Prairie Material Sales, Inc. · Flash burns (electric)

ENERGIZED ELECTRICAL WIRE TOUCHED GROUND SURFACECAUSING FLASH AND BURN TO EMPLOYEE'S FACE AND HANDS.

2000 · 1 incident

September 5, 2000 IL · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver MACHINERY
Prairie Material Sales, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE ARTICULATED TRUCK WAS HAULING DIRT WHEN THE FRONT PIN ON THE RIGHT STEERING CYLINDER CAME OUT & THE TRUCK TURNED SHARP TO THE LEFT ROLLING THE BOX OVER & WENT OVER AN 8' EMBANKMENT. THE DR IVER SUSTAINED SOME CUTS ON HIS LEFT ARM AND ELBOW AREA FROM THE GLASS OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THECAB DID STAY UPRIGHT.