CARTHAGE PLANT #52 has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1983–2023
Latest incident
Oct 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
49
citations
12
significant & substantial
$15,127
proposed penalties
$13,890
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,237 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.
Rate withheld: 467 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
CARTHAGE PLANT #52 has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
49 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $9K in penalties contested before the Commission, $8K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-06-28.
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.
5citations taken to the federal commission · 10% of citations on record
Settled
5 · 100%
75%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 4 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
13%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$9K proposed, $8K 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 2022-08-10.
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: 2017-05-17, 9 years ago
14%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
18
samples
14
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz92 over
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz4
Respirable dust, <.1mg4
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (18)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2007-04-18
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.56
0.34
1.65
Crusher Oper/Worker
2001-08-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.33
1.07
1.24
Crusher Oper/Worker
2017-05-17
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
0
10
0.00
Dry Screen Plant Operator
2017-05-17
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
0.36
10
0.04
Truck Driver
2017-05-17
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
0.31
10
0.03
Truck Driver
2017-05-17
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
0
10
0.00
Utility Man
2011-08-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.19
0.77
0.25
Truck Driver
2011-08-26
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.36
10
0.04
Truck Driver
2011-08-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2011-08-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-08-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2008-05-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.26
1.24
0.21
Crusher Oper/Worker
2008-05-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.32
2.14
0.15
Truck Driver
2008-05-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Mechanic
2008-05-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.74
1.4
0.53
Truck Driver
2007-06-19
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.17
0.49
0.35
Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-04-18
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.19
0.49
0.39
Truck Driver
2007-04-18
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
0.47
0.34
Truck Driver
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2023
5
2022
6
2021
7
2020
6
2017
5
2008
10
2007
16
2003
0
2002
7
2001
5
2000
2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
CARTHAGE PLANT #52 sits in Hancock County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Hancock County, Illinois · Population 17,434
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$65,044
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
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
2,002
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
1,686
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
4,086
1
0
244.7
2023 Q1
3,853
4
0
1038.2
2022 Q4
3,259
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
1,997
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
3,136
8
4
2551.0
2022 Q1
3,475
0
0
0.0
Show 31 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2021 Q4
3,484
1
0
287.0
2021 Q3
914
1
0
1094.1
2021 Q2
3,617
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
2,036
2
1
982.3
2020 Q4
2,852
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
3,481
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
3,867
1
0
258.6
2020 Q1
2,531
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
190
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
4,212
2
1
474.8
2017 Q1
995
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
426
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
5,615
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
5,555
10
2
1800.2
2008 Q1
6,048
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
7,415
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
7,922
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
9,386
1
1
106.5
2003 Q1
0
0
0
2002 Q4
3,774
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
1,754
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
2,013
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
5,350
6
1
1121.5
2001 Q4
703
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
3,817
4
1
1047.9
2001 Q2
1,932
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
375
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
466
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
557
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
607
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
518
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file
2023 · 1 incident
October 10, 2023IL · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee alleges was lifting some small packages and as EE turned to walk, EE tripped over a small box that was in the walkway and fell to the ground bruising EE's mid lower back.
2022 · 1 incident
December 16, 2022IL · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee alleges he was looking for a part for the crusher, he leaned over to look at a shelf and started feeling pain on both sides of his lower back.
2007 · 1 incident
May 29, 2007IL · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee alleges he was cleaning out shin and hit an angle iron, hurting his back, head, neck and scratched his face and broke his glasses. He is seeing a chiropractor.
1999 · 1 incident
September 20, 1999IL · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE ALLEGES HE WAS CLEANING OUT CONE CRUSHER WITHWATER HOSE & THE CONE WAS PLUGGED UP WITH MUD & A LARGE ROCK CAME OFF OF TOP OF PLANT & HIT HIM IN THE FACE CAUSING HIM TO BREAK 3 TEETH
1996 · 1 incident
November 12, 1996IL · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF OF TRUCK THAT HE DOESN'T NORMALLY DRIVE. THE STEPS WERE HIGHER THAT HIS TRUCK AND HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
1995 · 1 incident
January 25, 1995IL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMP WAS USING SHORT PIECE OF DRILL STEEL FOR PURPOSES OF CLEANING OUT ROCK BIN AND HIS FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL AND ANOTHER PIECE OF STEEL THAT IS STATIONARY