Employee was tasked with moving a 100ft water hose located on a hill approximately 50ft over. Injured employee was located at top of the hill and assisting employee was at the bottom. Both employees grabbed their ends of the hose and tried to pull it over when the Injured Employee felt a sharp pain in lower back
Metz QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
VCNA Prairie LLC · Surface
Controlled by VOTORANTIM CIMENTOS
Fairbury, Livingston County, IL · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1103294
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2020–2024
- Latest incident
- Mar 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2024 · 1 incident
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
2022 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
While the employee was cutting a conveyor belt performing maintenance, the knife slipped and cut the inside of EE's left knee.
2020 · 1 incident
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Miner, along with the assistance of other miners, was pulling on the ground, an uncharged electric cord near the end of the shift. Later that night and next morning, EE felt discomfort which they attributed to this task. EE went to primary doctor that following day who ordered an ultrasound which the miner had on 8/12/2020.