Rush County Stone Co Inc · Fall onto or against objects
Miner was removing bolts from drive belt guard on VSI take-out belt when foot slipped and miner fell into a troughing idler cracking a rib.
Rush County Stone Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2005–2012
- Latest incident
- Apr 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
152
citations
34
significant & substantial
$49,927
proposed penalties
$22,379
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 | 4,039 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 3,850 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3,753 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 4,353 | 4 | 3 | 918.9 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,138 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 4,993 | 26 | 1 | 5207.3 |
| 2024 Q2 | 3,844 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 4,404 | 13 | 5 | 2951.9 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file2012 · 1 incident
2008 · 1 incident
Rush County Stone Co Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Miner was re-setting stop blocks at base of stacker conveyor, when lost balance and mashed finger between conveyor frame and block.
2007 · 2 incidents
Rush County Stone Co Inc · Struck against stationary object
Miner was cleaning spillage off conveyor belt at tail section between guard and tail box, when he stepped off the concrete block supporting the tail section and twisted right ankle inward.
Rush County Stone Co Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Miner was cleaning stone from grizzlies when a stone slid from top of grizzlies smashing right ring finger between two pieces of stone.
2006 · 1 incident
Rush County Stone Co Inc · Struck by falling object
Slid hammer forward to attach to winch line to pull hammer from bed of pickup, hammer slipped and landed on finger. Driller was wearing gloves.
2005 · 1 incident
August 15, 2005
IN · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rush County Stone Co Inc · Fall onto or against objects
Employee was stepping down off a piece of our water truck, when he slipped and reached to catch his balance. While reaching he cut his index finger on a piece of metal. The cut required six stitches. No lost workdays.