Algonquin Sand & Gravel has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $162 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
24
Years on record
1989–2018
Latest incident
Mar 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
147
citations
21
significant & substantial
$20,362
proposed penalties
$19,144
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,218 gap.
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘThis rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
147 citations across 1,148 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Algonquin Sand & Gravel has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $162 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$20K
proposed penalties
$19K
current assessed
$19K
paid to date
$162
outstanding
147 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-03-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
7citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
Settled
6 · 86%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 14%
50%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
47%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $1K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2015-09-01.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2018-03-28, 8 years ago
17%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
12
samples
6
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz41 over
Respirable dust, <.1mg4
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (12)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2008-02-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
2.92
1.74
1.68
Laborer, Bullgang
2018-03-28
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.15
Front-end Loader Operator
2018-03-28
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
0
10
0.00
Front-end Loader Operator
2013-01-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-01-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-01-07
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.17
Mechanic
2010-01-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bobcat Operator
2008-04-15
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.16
10
0.02
Laborer, Bullgang
2008-02-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Sampler, Dust
2003-10-15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.39
1.26
0.31
Dump Operator
2003-10-15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.56
1.03
0.54
Laborer, Bullgang
2003-10-15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.96
1.16
0.83
Crusher Oper/Worker
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Algonquin Sand & Gravel recorded 8.97 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2018.
Injury rate, 2018
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
8.97
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.95 and the all-US-mining average was 2.33 cases per 100 workers.
In Illinois, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.61 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2018 *
8.97
0.00
0.000
2017 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2016 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2015 *
4.63
0.00
0.000
2014 *
7.50
0.00
0.000
2013 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2022
3
2021
6
2020
8
2019
7
2018
12
2017
15
2016
18
2015
18
2014
12
2013
13
2012
17
2011
17
2010
14
2009
22
2008
28
2007
32
2006
31
2005
33
2004
32
2003
34
2002
32
2001
31
2000
31
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Algonquin Sand & Gravel sits in McHenry County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
McHenry County, Illinois · Population 311,366
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$102,836
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘCitations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
THE DECEASED AND A CO-WORKER, BOTH CUSTOMER TRUCK DRIVERS WERE OUT OF THEIR VEHICLES NEAR THE SHIPPING AREA WHEN A HAUL TRUCK DROVE THROUGH THE AREA AND STRUCK BOTH INDIVIDUALS.
Reportable incidents
23 on file (excluding fatalities above)
2018 · 1 incident
March 13, 2018IL · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
An operator sustained a hernia while putting a dredge pump together with a coworker in the garage. The incident occurred March 13 and was not reported until April 16. The injured states ee suffered the strain while moving the front cover of the pump into placed to be secured.
2015 · 1 incident
May 2, 2015IL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
A repairman strained his lower back while working on the VSI crusher. The injured was removing stationary anvils (60 lbs.) from the VSI crusher for replacement with new ones. The miner's lower back was strained during the removal of and handling of the worn anvils.
2014 · 1 incident
June 2, 2014IL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
A skilled repairman suffered back pain and an abdominal wall hernia while shoveling some material along the #2 conveyor.
2009 · 1 incident
January 13, 2009IL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was welding on a hopper when a foreign object entered his eye. Medication has been prescribed making this a reportable injury.
2004 · 1 incident
December 8, 2004IL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The employee was adjusting belt scraper when it fell from its original position, down the support rails, and crushed his finger. Sutures were required thus making this a recordable injury.
THE INJURED WAS REPAIRING A LIGHT FIXTURE WHEN ONE END SWUNG DOWN AND STRUCK THE INJURED IN THE LIP. THE INJURY REQUIRED SUTURES MAKING THIS A REPORTABLE INJURY.
June 14, 2003IL · Metal/Non-Metalbackhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
THE INJURED WAS DISMOUNTING A CAT 637 SCRAPER WHEN HE PLANTED HIS LEFT FOOT ONTO UNEVEN GROUNDAND STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE. SURGERY WAS REQUIREDON NOV 25 TO REPAIR THE INJURY AFTER PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.
January 6, 2003IL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
THE INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO RELOCATE CONVEYOR BELTING ON JANUARY 6 WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE INJURED SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON JANUARY 13 MAKING THIS A RECORDABLE INJURY.
1998 · 2 incidents
September 18, 1998IL · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO REMOVE A TOOTH ON A BUCKET, WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF THE BUCKET AND STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. THE STEEL SLIVER WAS MEDICALLY REMOVED.
1997 · 1 incident
July 28, 1997IL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSTRIKING OR BUMPING
THE DECEASED & A CO-WORKER BOTH CUSTOMER TRUCK DRIVERS WERE OUT OF THEIR VEHICLES NEAR THE SHIPPING AREA WHEN A HAUL TRUCK DROVE THROUGH THE AREA & STRUCK BOTH INDIVIDUALS. [SEE ATTACHED COPY OF FATAL]
1994 · 2 incidents
October 18, 1994IL · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
CLOSING HOOD OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. BOTHE HANDS WERE PUSHING DOWN TO CLOSE AND LEFT HAND SLIDE UNDER THE HOOD BEFORE CLOSING--CAUGHT BETWEEN HOOD AND ENGINE FRAME.
February 10, 1994IL · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
LOADING CONVEYOR SECTIONS ONTO FLAT BED TRUCK. LOADER WAS BACKING, A HOOK ON THE ONE CHAIN CAUGHT A CONVEYOR FRAME PULLED IT OFF THE TRUCK, KNOCKING MAN TO THE GROUND-FELL ON HIP-STRAINED HIP AND LOWER BACK.