Mining Incidents

McDowell Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

VCNA Prairie LLC · Surface
Controlled by VOTORANTIM CIMENTOS
Fairbury, Livingston County, IL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1103130

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2015–2016
Latest incident
Oct 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
82
citations
4
significant & substantial
$11,344
proposed penalties
$9,664
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 7,069 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 6,908 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 7,329 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 5,592 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 7,439 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 6,470 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 7,466 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,993 1 0 250.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2016 · 1 incident

October 8, 2016 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley View Industries, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Elevated conveyor Kerr pulley pinned employee's finger against conveyor frame work following a chain break

2015 · 1 incident

November 4, 2015 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley View Industries, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Working on level ground & pulling on chain - dislocated shoulder in which miner was examined & arm placed in a sling. Miner perhaps pulled at an awkward angle. Chain was 3/4" thick & 16' long.