Berry Shale: 40 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Buzzi Unicem USA
· Surface
Controlled by
Buzzi S p A
Putnamville,
Putnam County,
IN
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202412
Berry Shale has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
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- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
40
citations
6
significant & substantial
$4,971
proposed penalties
$4,971
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
21
inspections on record
254
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 254 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Berry Shale has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
40 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-08-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.15.0%
significant & substantial
10.0%
high negligence or reckless
15.0%
reasonably likely or greater
10.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 90.0% moderate, 10.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- McGuire Excavating & Trucking Inc. 2008 to 2019
- Buzzi Unicem USA 2019 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Berry Shale sits in Putnam County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 0.7% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Putnam County, Indiana · Population 37,091
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$76,182
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 Q3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q1 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 405 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 381 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 552 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 481 | 1 | 0 | 2079.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 351 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 472 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 276 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 654 | 1 | 0 | 1529.1 |
| 2012 Q3 | 631 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 695 | 5 | 2 | 7194.2 |
| 2012 Q1 | 271 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 438 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 354 | 4 | 2 | 11299.4 |
| 2011 Q2 | 411 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 265 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 411 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 336 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 424 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 404 | 2 | 0 | 4950.5 |
| 2009 Q2 | 413 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 305 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 354 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 390 | 10 | 1 | 25641.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 306 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.