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: 353 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Golconda Quarry has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
30 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $305 in penalties contested before the Commission, $120 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-08-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
3citations taken to the federal commission · 10% of citations on record
Settled
2 · 67%
Stood as issued
1 · 33%
0%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
61%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$305 proposed, $120 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2007-01-31.
Contested penalties
ⓘ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.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2004-12-15, 21 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
11
samples
10
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz8
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (11)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2004-12-15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.23
1.62
0.14
Truck Driver
2004-12-15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.54
2.97
0.18
Cleanup Man
2004-12-15
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2004-12-15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.37
2.73
0.14
Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-11-04
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.38
10
0.04
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-11-04
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.15
10
0.02
Backhoe Operator
2003-11-04
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.45
1.74
0.26
Truck Driver
2002-10-30
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.79
3.09
0.26
Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-10-30
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.49
1.91
0.26
Cleanup Man
2002-10-30
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.39
1.96
0.20
Cleanup Man
2002-10-30
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.32
1.38
0.23
Truck Driver
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Golconda Quarry recorded 3.05 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2007.
Injury rate, 2007
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
3.05
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 3.30 and the all-US-mining average was 3.77 cases per 100 workers.
In Illinois, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 3.14 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2007 *
3.05
0.00
0.000
2006 *
2.99
0.00
0.000
2005 *
3.81
0.00
0.000
2004 *
12.37
8.25
0.000
2003 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2002 *
6.95
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2008
11
2007
28
2006
27
2005
24
2004
23
2003
15
2002
14
2001
9
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Golconda Quarry sits in Pope County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 0.8% 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.
Pope County, Illinois · Population 3,757
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$62,500
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2008 Q3
2,539
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
3,098
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
12,964
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
15,626
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
17,060
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
15,925
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
17,039
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
14,585
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2006 Q3
17,183
6
0
349.2
2006 Q2
17,933
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
17,150
1
0
58.3
2005 Q4
14,703
1
0
68.0
2005 Q3
12,712
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
13,424
2
0
149.0
2005 Q1
11,601
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
11,791
1
0
84.8
2004 Q3
11,766
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
12,975
2
0
154.1
2004 Q1
11,974
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
9,893
3
0
303.2
2003 Q3
9,390
4
4
426.0
2003 Q2
9,664
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
8,015
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
6,917
7
1
1012.0
2002 Q3
8,841
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
7,742
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
5,294
1
0
188.9
2001 Q4
5,671
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
5,188
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file
2007 · 1 incident
July 17, 2007IL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was climbing down the ladder of the water truck. His finger got caught on the bracing of the ladder, lacerating his pinky finger on the outside of his right hand. Employee received stitches from local emergency room.
2006 · 1 incident
September 26, 2006IL · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was releasing water hose from water truck to wash out bed of customer's truck. Employee was unreeling hose when his left index finger got caught in the reel. Employee suffered laceration to index and had to have stitches. Employee was wearing PPE (gloves).
2005 · 1 incident
April 29, 2005IL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was lowering extension ladder into empty barge. Lower portion of ladder suddenly extended all the way down to bottom of barge. This causing employee's left hand to twist and causing injury mainly to his left thumb.
2004 · 3 incidents
November 9, 2004IL · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Employee was shoveling underneath a belt at the plant. He was kneeling on a metal beam and some loose rock rolled onto the beam. Employee did not notice the rock had rolled onto the beam, and when he shifted in his kneeling position, he placed his left knee on top of some of the loose rock. This caused redness and swelling in Employee's left knee.
July 9, 2004IL · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT THE PREPERATION PLANT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME WET MATERIAL AND FELL, CAUSING INJURY TO HIS LEFT KNEE.
February 23, 2004IL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE had been repairing a backhoe. He finished the job, was leaving the walkway & caught the second finger of his left hand on a bolt sticking out of the machine by his wedding ring, causing a deep laceration.
2002 · 1 incident
January 16, 2002IL · Metal/Non-Metalwelder (shop)MACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS USING HAND GRINDER ON STEEL. WHEEL HIT A WELD CAUSING GRINDER TO BOUNCE HITTING THE LEFT GLOVE AND HAND. LACERATION OF INDEX FINGER BETWEEN KNUCKLE AND FIRST JOINT - LEFT HAND.
2001 · 1 incident
October 1, 2001IL · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY