Mining Incidents

Belvidere Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Daniel R Plote
Belvidere, Boone County, IL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1103186

Belvidere Quarry has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $22 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2016–2024
Latest incident
Dec 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
98
citations
13
significant & substantial
$22,715
proposed penalties
$17,986
paid to date
79% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,730 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
38
inspections on record
579
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 579 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Belvidere Quarry has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $22 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.
$23K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$18K
paid to date
$22
outstanding
98 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 3,694 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,443 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,957 4 0 806.9
2025 Q1 2,853 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 5,501 9 2 1636.1
2024 Q3 5,187 7 0 1349.5
2024 Q2 5,406 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,218 14 3 3319.1
Show 58 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 7,251 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 6,821 5 0 733.0
2023 Q2 5,965 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 3,117 1 0 320.8
2022 Q4 5,096 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 6,283 1 0 159.2
2022 Q2 6,189 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 4,902 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 5,301 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 5,140 6 0 1167.3
2021 Q2 5,273 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,588 6 0 2318.4
2020 Q4 3,700 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 5,057 4 0 791.0
2020 Q2 3,881 1 0 257.7
2020 Q1 2,390 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,147 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,101 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,219 5 1 1553.3
2019 Q1 471 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,102 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,657 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,837 7 1 2467.4
2018 Q1 965 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,769 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,984 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,199 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 42 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,925 2 1 683.8
2016 Q3 3,075 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,040 6 3 2941.2
2016 Q1 228 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,553 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,117 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,006 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,603 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,692 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,486 1 0 182.3
2014 Q2 4,675 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,143 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,053 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,433 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,750 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 957 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,211 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,245 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,750 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 529 2 1 3780.7
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 1,172 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,740 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 398 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,813 2 0 711.0
2010 Q3 3,779 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,085 11 1 3565.6
2010 Q1 74 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 41 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2024 · 1 incident

December 5, 2024 IL · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Beverly Materials LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employee was fabricating a pump stand. EE moved a 4"x57" piece of channel. It slid off the support at one end & the other end pinched EE's finger on another channel. EE was wearing gloves and inspected their right index finger. It required 3 stitches.

2018 · 1 incident

May 29, 2018 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Belvidere Materials LLC · Struck against stationary object

The miner was performing a tail pulley adjustment but not using the company-provided gloves or tools. The adjustable-jaw wrench being used, slipped & the miner's left hand contacted the metal guard, cutting the outside edge. EE was taken to the local ER where the injury was cleaned & ee received 11 stitches. EE was released for immediate return to work.

2016 · 2 incidents

November 21, 2016 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Belvidere Materials LLC · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

A co-workers and EE were cleaning rock dust form under a motor base of a inclined finish screen. The 2 men were on a catwalk that collapsed and dropped them 10' to a conveyor which they bounced off of and fell another 7' to plant grade. EE had a concussion and a cut to head and foot and was held in hospital 2 days, Co-worker was released.

November 21, 2016 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Belvidere Materials LLC · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

A EE & Co-worker were cleaning rock dust form under a motor base of a inclined finish screen. The 2 men were on a catwalk that collapsed and dropped them 10' to a conveyor which they bounced off of and fell another 7' to plant grade. EE was released.

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