Mining Incidents

Gifford Central Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Michael P Vondra
Elgin, Cook County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1103264

Gifford Central has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2014
Latest incident
Aug 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
30
citations
3
significant & substantial
$3,512
proposed penalties
$3,512
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2013
9
inspections on record
159
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: 159 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Gifford Central has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
30 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-10-05.
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
2022 Q3 2,110 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,269 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 52 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 4,178 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,460 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 3,484 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 8,206 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 7,114 0 0 0.0
Show 16 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q2 12,238 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 7,642 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 4,994 12 0 2402.9
2016 Q3 7,185 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 7,343 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,209 5 0 2263.5
2015 Q4 7,659 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 7,674 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 8,532 4 1 468.8
2015 Q1 3,412 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 6,013 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 6,708 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 5,885 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,599 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 5,124 9 2 1756.4
2013 Q3 1,340 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2014 · 1 incident

August 9, 2014 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluff City Materials, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE and another ee saw big rock in pile that shouldn't be there. We're inspecting screen panel condition & discharge cluck flop gate position. Both men were on opposite sides of catwalk. EE put his hand inside chute and the other ee pulled a lever on the other side. The gate was closed on ee thumb. He received 5 stitches on his thumb and lost his nail.

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