Mining Incidents

LIGONIER PIT Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by William Gene Clifford
Ligonier, Noble County, IN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1202170

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2003–2022
Latest incident
May 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
95
citations
23
significant & substantial
$32,408
proposed penalties
$32,408
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 3,400 3 1 882.4
2025 Q3 2,701 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,018 11 5 3644.8
2025 Q1 2,394 4 1 1670.8
2024 Q4 3,203 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,125 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,901 11 5 5786.4
2024 Q1 2,190 6 4 2739.7
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 file

2022 · 2 incidents

May 16, 2022 IN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clifford Aggregate Incorporated · Struck against stationary object

Miner was reinstalling a drive belt when hand slipped and right hand hit the conveyor frame. The conveyor was locked out of service and not running. The conveyor was manufactured in house.

April 18, 2022 IN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clifford Aggregate Incorporated · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE was removing a wedged rock in a v-belt. The rock was removed and let the pulley move forward pulling EE's right ring finger into the pulley. The tip of the right ring finger was broken and cut. EE was taken to a hospital where the finger tip was reattached.

2021 · 1 incident

2014 · 1 incident

June 21, 2014 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Irving Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE was driving a haul truck and complained of back pain. This took place on Sat.6-21-2014. I contacted ee on Monday reference the incident and told him to go to RediMed and get checked out. ee contacted me Monday at app. 1500 Hour and stated he will be off work until next office visit 6-26-2014

2004 · 1 incident

November 22, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Irving Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

Operator inattention, while operating equipment. Operator hit a concrete bunker for fuel storage tank. Operator received a laceration to forehead , received 5 stitches.

2003 · 1 incident

March 21, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING ON HANDLES TO OPEN BACK DOORS OF SEMI TRAILER (GENSET). ONE HANDLE POPPED UP AND STRUCK EE IN THE CHIN & KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. RECEIVED SEVEN STITCHES & RETURNED TO WORK. WENT IN FOR SURGERY ON NECK 4/17/03 RELATING TO 3/21/03 INCIDENT.