Mining Incidents

Crown Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Bloomington, Monroe County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202052

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
46
Years on record
2000–2006
Latest incident
Aug 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
44
citations
15
significant & substantial
$12,849
proposed penalties
$10,206
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
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 7,453 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,156 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,891 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,942 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 11,225 2 0 178.2
2006 Q1 3,486 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,588 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

46 on file

2006 · 2 incidents

August 29, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling on drill that was stuck in stone on bottom line, when he felt pain in his lower back.

June 14, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was handling an air manifold and dropped in on his left foot.

2005 · 2 incidents

July 18, 2005 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by flying object

Employee was operating a saw when a rock fell into the cut. The belt then flipped the rock back up striking the employee in the face, left cheek. He was wearing required PPE.

2004 · 5 incidents

December 6, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck against a moving object

Employee was leaving National Quarry driving to Crown Quarry. He was crossing IN 37 South, the truck side post obstructed his view and he pulled out into the path of another vehicle, striking him in the passenger side.

June 10, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by falling object

Employee was lifting his drill to the top of the cut and dropped it on his right hand, Employee didnt feel the need to seek treatment until after the shift was over.

April 13, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer OTHER
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Unclassified, insufficient data

Unknown - employee doesn't know of a specific incident that his pains began. He did say he was just walking and his knee began to hurt. In his opinion his problem is a result of shoveling the saw cuts.

April 1, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING LOOSE GRAVEL WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LEFT WRIST.

2003 · 11 incidents

October 10, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by falling object

ANOTHER EE WAS MOVING A ROCK SPLITTER ON TOP CUFWHEN HE DROPPED IT HITTING INJ EE'S FOOT

September 12, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer OTHER
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BLOCKING TRACK WHEN HE BECAME SHORT OF BREATH & EXPERIENCED STIFFNESS. HE TOLD THE SUPERVISOR HE DIDN'T FEEL WELL & LEFT. HE WENT TO THE E.R. TO GET CHECKED OUT & HAS TWO BLOCKED ARTERIES.

September 10, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BAGS BACK ON TOP OF CUT WHEN HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT ARM. REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR NEXT MORNING.

August 29, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer OTHER
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WALKING APPROX. 100 FT TO BEGIN A NEW CUT WHEN HE COLLAPSED, AN EE STARTED CPR, AMBULANCE ARRIVED ABOUT 15 MIN AND TOOK TO HOSPITAL.

July 26, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PULLING CABLE AT THE END OF SHIFT SATURDAY WHEN HIS FOOT GOT STUCK IN THE MUD AND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE DID NOT REPORT UNTIL MONDAY.

June 24, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Fall to the walkway or working surface

POWER WENT OFF, EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING TO TURN OFF THE PUMPS, WHEN HE TRIPPED ON THE ROCKS AND FELL.

April 8, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Fall onto or against objects

EE'S FOOT BECAME CAUGHT IN THE MUD, WHILE TRYING TO PULL IT FREE HIS RUBBER BOOT SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE, HITTING HIS HAND ON A BLOCK. *EE DID NOT SEE A DR. UNTIL 4/10/03.

April 2, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WALKED INTO THE PATH OF ANOTHER BREAKER SWINGING HAMMER WHEN IT CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN HIS HAMMER AND THE OTHER BREAKER'S HAMMER HEAL.

2002 · 10 incidents

October 28, 2002 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS HAULING A LOAD, FAILED TO SEE A LARGE MOUND IN THE AREA HE WAS WORKING. WHEN THE LOAD STRUCK THE MOUND, IT CAUSED THE LOADER TO JAR, THROWING HIM FORWARD AND CAUSING HIS LOWER BACK TO H URT.

September 23, 2002 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS AT THE LUMBER COMPANY PURCHASING A PALLET OF BAGS OF CONCRETE. HE WAS MOVING THE 80LB BAGS BECAUSE THE STACK WAS TOO HIGH. WHEN HE LIFTED ONE OF THE BAGS HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

August 30, 2002 IN · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EE WAS CLEANING OUT THE BOTTOM CUT, ROLLING PIECES AWAY WHEN HIS CO-WORKER WHO WAS HELPING HIM ALLOWED A PIECE TO ROLL BACK ON HIS LEFT ANKLE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST IT.

June 6, 2002 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE WAS BREAKING STONE WITH AN 8 LB HAMMER WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

March 20, 2002 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE DOING THE REPETITIOUS WORK OF SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMERTO BREAK THE STONE.

January 3, 2002 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by flying object

EE WAS WELDING & GRINDING IN SHOP WHEN A PIECE OF METAL ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.

2001 · 9 incidents

November 2, 2001 IN · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec MACHINERY
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PLACING THE DRILLSTEAM INTO ROCK WHEN THE STEEL PINNED HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE STEEL AND ROCK, BRAKING THE LEFT THUMB.

October 1, 2001 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE FAILED TO USE A LADDER & JUMPED DOWN APPROX. 6' TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CUT. HE THEN FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS NECK.

September 12, 2001 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BOLTING TRACK TOGETHER & PINCHED PALM OF RIGHT HAND. DIDN'T KNOW EE SOUGHT TREATMENT UNTIL BILLS WERE RECEIVED. BILL SHOWS HE WENT TO ER AFTER WORK.

July 17, 2001 IN · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey MACHINERY
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ADDING A SECTION OF DRILL STEAL TO REACH THE DEPTH OF THE HOLE, WHEN HE BACKED THE FEED OFF FROM FAST FEED THE DRILL BOUNCED HITTING EE'SLEFT SIDE. EE HAS HAD 32 HOURS OF INSTRUCTIONAL TRAINING AND WAS BEING SUPERVISED AT THE TIME OFINJURY. EE WAS CARELESS, NOT PAYING ATTENTION.

June 19, 2001 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A LADDER TO RELOCATE WHEN HE TRIPPED AND ALMOST FELL PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS NECK.

May 18, 2001 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by flying object

EE WAS CLEANING OUT AREA FOR BELT SAW WITH A SHOVEL & PICK, WHEN A ROCK FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.

March 12, 2001 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PULLING ON AIR HOSE & WALKING ACROSS THE LEDGE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. HIS SUPERVISOR STATED THE LEDGE WAS CLEAR & HIS ANKLE JUSTGAVE WAY & HE TRIPPED OVER HIS OWN FEET.

January 10, 2001 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING THE AIR OUT OF A MASTER CYLINDER, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET, SO HE PLACED RAGS ON HIS CHEST AND INSERTED A SCREW DRIVER IN CYLINDER AND PULLED AGAINST HIS BODY. EMPLOYEE FEL T RIB BREAK AND HEARD IT CRACK.

2000 · 7 incidents

November 29, 2000 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS MOVING A ACYATALENE TANK WHEN THE TANK SLID AND SMASED HIS LEFT HAND BTWEEN THE TANK AND A MILL BLOCK.

August 21, 2000 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING A WHEEL OFF WITH A BAR AND HIS HAND SLIPPED AND CAME UP UNDER HIS CHIN, HIS HANDS WERE ON TOP OF THE BAR, TEETH HIT TOGETHER CHIPPING FRONT TOOTH.

July 6, 2000 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED DOWN INTO AREA TO REMOVE A HOSE; HE SLIPPED ON OIL AND BUMPED HIS KNEE. DID NOT GO TO DR. UNTIL 7/16/00, DID NOT REPORT TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL 7/17/00.

April 27, 2000 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING AN AIR BAG (APPROX 50 LBS) OUT OF THE CRACK IN ROCK AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

April 6, 2000 IN · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Indiana Limestone Company Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING BLOOMFIELD JACK. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF HANDLE. JACK STRUCK HIM IN RIGHT JAW. EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO DR. INFORMED OFFICE 4/17/00 OF APPT. AT DENTIST ON 4-20-00.