DELHOTAL QUARRY & MILL: 16 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Frank N Butler Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Rein-Schultz & Dahl Of Illinois Inc
MSHA Mine ID: 1100015
DELHOTAL QUARRY & MILL has $1K 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
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
16
citations
4
significant & substantial
$1,318
proposed penalties
$992
paid to date
75% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $326 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
6
inspections on record
75
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: 75 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
DELHOTAL QUARRY & MILL has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.$1K
proposed penalties
$992
current assessed
$992
paid to date
$0
outstanding
16 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $768 in penalties contested before the Commission, $442 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-02-13.
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.25.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
37.5%
reasonably likely or greater
37.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 6.2% low, 93.8% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
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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.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE20010156M | Settlement | Schroeder | 2001 | $524 → $265 |
| LAKE20000093M | Settlement | Bulluck | 2000 | $244 → $177 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Frank N Butler Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2000 | 3 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
DELHOTAL QUARRY & MILL sits in Lee County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.Lee County, Illinois · Population 34,058
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$68,459
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Q2 | 1,157 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,112 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,718 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 2,810 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 1,760 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 2,024 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 1,488 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,645 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Q2 | 1,441 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 4,244 | 13 | 3 | 3063.1 |
| 2000 Q4 | 1,056 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 1,195 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 1,467 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 4,112 | 3 | 1 | 729.6 |
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.