Mining Incidents

Big Rock Quarry #10: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Amrize Ltd
Kane County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1100397

MSHA record for Big Rock Quarry #10 (mine ID 1100397). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1985–1992
Latest incident
Aug 1992
Ownership history
  1. Meyer Material Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Big Rock Quarry #10 sits in Kane 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.
Kane County, Illinois · Population 516,097
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$100,678
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1992 · 1 incident

August 21, 1992 IL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Meyer Material Company · Fall from machine

54736YEE WAS STEPPING OFF OF SHAKER DECK ONTO SHAKER FRAME. FOOT SLIPPED OFF, LANDING ON WORKING PLATFORM, ON CUTTER EDGE OF LEFT FOOT, RESULTING IN SPRAINED LEFT FOOT.

1987 · 2 incidents

July 24, 1987 IL · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Meyer Material Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING OF FRAME OF TRUCK WITH BOX RAISED AND PINNED, EMPLOYEE LOAST HIS FOOTING, WHILE WORKING ON RAM. THE FRAME HAD A FILM OF OIL ON ONE SIDE. EMPLOYEE STOPPED HIS FALL, BUT BUMBED HIS KNE9.

March 13, 1987 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Meyer Material Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN WAS FEEDING3MATERIAL HOPPER WITH FRONT END LOADER. WIND CAUGHT THE OPEN DOOR OF THE CAB, BLEW IT SHUT. HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE HINGED AREA OF THE DOOR FRAME. DOOR BROKE HIS RIGHT THUMB AT A BASE OF NAIL 3

1985 · 1 incident

October 21, 1985 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Meyer Material Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE REMOVING 6AD BEARING FROM A HOUSING ON A SHAKER HEAD USING A HAMMER AND PUNCH. A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF THE ROLLER BALL STRICKING MAN IN STOMACH, PENTRATING THE SKIN IN STOMACH AREA.