Mining Incidents

Freedom Material Resources Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Robert Orr
West Frankfort, Franklin County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1103191

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2008–2011
Latest incident
Jun 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
74
citations
17
significant & substantial
$13,088
proposed penalties
$13,088
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
2016 Q1 1,501 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,019 2 0 990.6
2015 Q3 2,849 11 6 3861.0
2015 Q2 2,312 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,858 11 2 3848.8
2014 Q4 3,182 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,305 1 0 302.6
2014 Q2 4,296 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

2011 · 1 incident

June 21, 2011 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Freedom Material Resources · Flash burns (electric)

EE was cleaning out under the tail pulley of the dryer feed there were some bare wires that contacted the belt guard. It did not shock him but his right elbow was close enough that it burned him. It appeared to be a minor burn.

2008 · 1 incident

May 29, 2008 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Freedom Material Resources · Struck by falling object

EE was wrapping a pallet of supersacks and fell on a pallet that was next to him.