Mining Incidents

Mid-America Carbonates LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Cave-In-Rock, Hardin County, IL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1103176

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2008–2012
Latest incident
Jun 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
152
citations
24
significant & substantial
$55,289
proposed penalties
$48,642
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 4,492 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,592 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,603 1 0 217.2
2025 Q1 4,426 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,215 1 0 237.2
2024 Q3 4,908 3 0 611.2
2024 Q2 4,556 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,712 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

2 on file

2012 · 1 incident

June 8, 2012 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mid-America Carbonates LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

During rebuilding of Mill #2, EE was inside the mill performing maintenance. He was tightening a bolt and using his right knee to brace his body to push the bar tightening the bolt. When he finished he said his knee felt like he had strained or pulled something in it. He continued working and had no loss time until his surgery on October 8, 2012.

2008 · 1 incident

September 11, 2008 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mid-America Carbonates LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Weather was clear and dry and the work area was well lit. Employee reported 10 hours after his shift ended that he sprained his right knee when he stepped off the truck loading ladder onto the truck scale pavement.