Mining Incidents

Gifford East-South Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Michael P Vondra
Elgin, Cook County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1103125

Gifford East-South has $94K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2007–2012
Latest incident
Sep 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
89
citations
21
significant & substantial
$93,885
proposed penalties
$65,524
paid to date
70% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $28,361 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
22
inspections on record
470
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: 470 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 East-South has $94K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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.
$94K
proposed penalties
$66K
current assessed
$66K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
89 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-05-14.
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
2015 Q4 868 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 495 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 619 1 0 1615.5
2015 Q1 316 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,126 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,126 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 905 9 1 9944.8
2014 Q1 533 0 0 0.0
Show 39 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2013 Q4 3,897 8 0 2052.9
2013 Q3 9,279 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 8,911 5 0 561.1
2013 Q1 3,854 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,699 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,823 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 946 7 3 7399.6
2012 Q1 1,394 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,351 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 6,630 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,523 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,041 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,235 26 9 6139.3
2010 Q3 4,383 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 5,853 22 6 3758.8
2010 Q1 3,018 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 5,813 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 5,796 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,663 2 0 546.0
2009 Q1 1,279 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,789 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 5,250 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 6,026 4 1 663.8
2008 Q1 1,133 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,550 1 0 219.8
2007 Q3 7,068 2 0 283.0
2007 Q2 7,066 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 5,109 2 1 391.5
2006 Q4 8,056 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 8,903 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,407 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4,032 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 8,909 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 6,334 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 8,851 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 714 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,477 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,633 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2012 · 1 incident

September 20, 2012 IL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluff City Materials, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was docking the dredge for the winter when one of the winch cables got caught underneath the corner of the dredge. Lenny tried to pull the cable free when he strained his shoulder. He didn't think anything of it until weeks later when the pain continued. He went to the doctor on 11-9-2012 and at that point was restricted from work.

2007 · 1 incident

January 30, 2007 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Bluff City Materials, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Operating a haul truck down hill of haul road that was iced over, slid & lost control running into embankment. Was not wearing seat belt & he was tossed around the inside of the cab, resulting in fractured left clavicle & possible shoulder separation.

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