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Fairbury Quarry: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Livingston County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1100059

Fairbury Quarry has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1985–1991
Latest incident
May 1991
Ownership history
  1. Medusa Aggregates Company 1950 to 1978
  2. Medusa Aggregates Company 1979 to 1980
  3. Pontiac Stone Company 1980 to 1981
  4. Vulcan Materials Company 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1994 2
1993 3
1992 6
1991 12
1990 8
1989 7
1988 5
1987 7
1986 6
1985 6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Fairbury Quarry sits in Livingston 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.
Livingston County, Illinois · Population 35,659
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$70,796
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1991 · 1 incident

May 7, 1991 IL · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper MACHINERY
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck by falling object

EMPL PULLED DRILL STEEL TO CHECK THE BIT.THE COLLAR CAME UP WITH THE BIT,EMPL REACHED TO UNWEDGE THE COLLAR AND IT FELL PINCHING INDEX FINGER BETWEEN COLLAR AND DRILL TABLE.AN X-RAY REVEALED A FRACTURED LEFT INDEX FINGER.DR APPLIED TAPE TO THE FINGER AND ALLOWED EMPL TO RETURN TO WORK WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.

1985 · 1 incident

June 10, 1985 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Materials Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMP WAS REMOVING RADIATOR CAP FROM A 475 MICH AND THE WATER AND STEAM BLEW OUT CAUSING STEAM TO BURN FACE ARMS AND UPPER BODY