Mining Incidents

Earthworks Quarry Site #7 Metal/Non-Metal

Earthworks, Inc. · Surface
Bedford, Lawrence County, IN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1202479

Earthworks Quarry Site #7 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2021–2022
Latest incident
May 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
10
citations
2
significant & substantial
$1,683
proposed penalties
$550
paid to date
33% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,133 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2016
15
inspections on record
200
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: 200 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Earthworks Quarry Site #7 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 0 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$550
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
9 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-08-02.
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 2,953 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,277 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,140 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,141 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,270 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,370 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,263 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,850 0 0 0.0
Show 27 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,914 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,115 3 0 1418.4
2023 Q2 2,162 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,042 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,085 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,911 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,773 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,865 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,786 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,150 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,786 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 561 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 923 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,309 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 886 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 159 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 472 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 953 1 0 1049.3
2019 Q1 40 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 375 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,577 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,150 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 50 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 978 3 1 3067.5
2017 Q3 1,500 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,240 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 25 1 0 40000.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2022 · 1 incident

May 25, 2022 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Earthworks, Inc. · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

ee was chaining down blocks of stone on flatbed trailer, felt a pop in EE's right forearm/elbow. Was taken to ER and released to full duty with no restrictions the same day

2021 · 1 incident

October 13, 2021 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Earthworks, Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee was greasing equipment at start of shift about daylight. EE moved the grease bucket and stepped backwards off a 1-2 foot drop twisting their right knee and right ankle.

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The full compliance file on Earthworks Quarry Site #7

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