Mining Incidents

Kimaterials, Inc. Metal/Non-Metal

Kimaterials · Surface
Controlled by St Charles Sand Company
Fieldon, Jersey County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1100081

Kimaterials, Inc. has $1K 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
3
Years on record
1994–2004
Latest incident
Jun 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
18
citations
3
significant & substantial
$1,303
proposed penalties
$1,303
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
13
inspections on record
128
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: 128 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Kimaterials, Inc. has $1K 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
18 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-04-26.
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
2008 Q2 24 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 40 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 888 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 892 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 901 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 950 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,024 0 0 0.0
Show 26 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2006 Q2 1,152 2 1 1736.1
2006 Q1 3,680 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,520 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,838 5 1 2720.3
2005 Q2 1,769 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,150 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,487 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,815 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,880 1 0 347.2
2004 Q1 1,119 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,838 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,911 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,003 3 1 1497.8
2003 Q1 1,334 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,560 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,499 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,313 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,073 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,247 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,949 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,700 4 0 2352.9
2001 Q1 994 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 528 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,662 3 0 1805.1
2000 Q2 1,121 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 930 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2004 · 1 incident

June 4, 2004 IL · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valstad Quarry, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING JAW CRUSHER AND WAS CHECKING HEAT TEMPERATURE ON JAW BEARINGS AND HIS RIGHT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BEARING AND CAT WALK.

2002 · 1 incident

June 18, 2002 IL · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Valstad Quarry, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LARGE BOULDER IN JAW CRUSHER WAS BEING PULLED BACK OUT WITH CABLE AND CHAIN ATTACHED TO PIT LOADER. EMPLOYEE USED TOO SMALL OF CHAIN FOR SIZE BOULDER BEING PULLED OUT. CHAIN SNAPPED CAUSING CA BLE TO FLY INTO LOADER WINDSHIELD SHATTERING GLASS AND HITTING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT SHOULDER.

1994 · 1 incident

September 9, 1994 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valstad Quarry, Inc. · Fall from ladders

EMPLOY4EE WAS STANDING ON AN EXTENSION LADDER APPROX. 8-9 FEET IN THE AIR WORKING ON THE CRUSHER. EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED TIGHTENING UP WEDGES ON THE CRUSHER AND WAS GETTING READY TO TIGHTEN UP THE BOLTS ON THE SIDE PLATES WHEN EMPLOYEE HIS FUNNY BONE AND FELL OFF THE LADDER. THERE WAS A EMPLOYEE HOLDING THE BASE OF THE LADDER.

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