What are Lacon Plant's MSHA penalties?

Lacon Plant has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties on record, with $302 currently outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Lacon Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Galena Road Gravel Inc. · Surface

Controlled by Peter E Powell

Lacon, Marshall County, IL · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 1102742

Lacon Plant has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities: 2
Total incidents: 5
Years on record: 1988–2007
Latest incident: Jun 2007

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

123

citations

significant & substantial

$15,588

proposed penalties

$15,286

paid to date

98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $302 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

inspections on record

884

inspection hours

n/a

citations per 100 inspection hours

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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.

Rate withheld: 884 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Penalty disposition

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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.

$16K

proposed penalties

$16K

current assessed

$15K

paid to date

$302

outstanding

119 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-15.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

See also the operator's enforcement record

Quarterly safety rates

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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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	2,957	2	676.4
2025 Q3	3,615	2	553.3
2025 Q2	3,409	0	0.0
2025 Q1	2,950	0	0.0
2024 Q4	3,381	3	887.3
2024 Q3	3,994	3	751.1
2024 Q2	3,822	0	0.0
2024 Q1	3,837	2	521.2

Show 96 earlier quarters

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4	3,127	0	0	0.0
2023 Q3	3,354	3	0	894.5
2023 Q2	3,530	4	1	1133.1
2023 Q1	3,179	0	0	0.0
2022 Q4	2,844	1	0	351.6
2022 Q3	3,465	3	0	865.8
2022 Q2	4,143	0	0	0.0
2022 Q1	2,857	1	0	350.0
2021 Q4	3,531	0	0	0.0
2021 Q3	4,437	2	0	450.8
2021 Q2	4,430	0	0	0.0
2021 Q1	2,954	2	0	677.0
2020 Q4	3,395	0	0	0.0
2020 Q3	4,047	1	0	247.1
2020 Q2	4,351	0	0	0.0
2020 Q1	4,039	0	0	0.0
2019 Q4	3,385	1	0	295.4
2019 Q3	4,901	0	0	0.0
2019 Q2	3,944	3	1	760.6
2019 Q1	3,424	0	0	0.0
2018 Q4	2,859	5	1	1748.9
2018 Q3	2,899	1	0	344.9
2018 Q2	3,172	0	0	0.0
2018 Q1	2,087	1	0	479.2
2017 Q4	2,314	0	0	0.0
2017 Q3	3,157	0	0	0.0
2017 Q2	2,653	1	1	376.9
2017 Q1	1,741	0	0	0.0
2016 Q4	2,090	0	0	0.0
2016 Q3	2,592	0	0	0.0
2016 Q2	2,527	1	0	395.7
2016 Q1	1,625	0	0	0.0
2015 Q4	2,185	0	0	0.0
2015 Q3	2,612	0	0	0.0
2015 Q2	2,910	2	1	687.3
2015 Q1	2,006	0	0	0.0
2014 Q4	2,106	0	0	0.0
2014 Q3	2,755	1	0	363.0
2014 Q2	2,717	0	0	0.0
2014 Q1	1,467	1	0	681.7
2013 Q4	2,321	0	0	0.0
2013 Q3	2,680	4	0	1492.5
2013 Q2	2,815	0	0	0.0
2013 Q1	1,466	1	0	682.1
2012 Q4	2,059	0	0	0.0
2012 Q3	2,710	4	0	1476.0
2012 Q2	2,655	0	0	0.0
2012 Q1	1,739	1	0	575.0
2011 Q4	2,476	0	0	0.0
2011 Q3	3,086	4	0	1296.2
2011 Q2	2,909	0	0	0.0
2011 Q1	2,307	0	0	0.0
2010 Q4	2,760	0	0	0.0
2010 Q3	3,413	9	0	2637.0
2010 Q2	3,423	0	0	0.0
2010 Q1	1,913	0	0	0.0
2009 Q4	2,956	0	0	0.0
2009 Q3	3,903	3	0	768.6
2009 Q2	3,140	0	0	0.0
2009 Q1	835	0	0	0.0
2008 Q4	2,729	0	0	0.0
2008 Q3	4,037	0	0	0.0
2008 Q2	4,190	0	0	0.0
2008 Q1	3,756	0	0	0.0
2007 Q4	3,694	1	0	270.7
2007 Q3	4,997	0	0	0.0
2007 Q2	5,280	0	0	0.0
2007 Q1	3,119	2	0	641.2
2006 Q4	4,578	0	0	0.0
2006 Q3	6,087	0	0	0.0
2006 Q2	6,792	3	0	441.7
2006 Q1	6,488	0	0	0.0
2005 Q4	6,045	0	0	0.0
2005 Q3	7,063	0	0	0.0
2005 Q2	7,021	0	0	0.0
2005 Q1	5,880	3	0	510.2
2004 Q4	6,255	0	0	0.0
2004 Q3	7,287	0	0	0.0
2004 Q2	7,233	3	1	414.8
2004 Q1	6,504	0	0	0.0
2003 Q4	5,916	0	0	0.0
2003 Q3	7,451	24	5	3221.0
2003 Q2	6,655	0	0	0.0
2003 Q1	6,078	0	0	0.0
2002 Q4	6,358	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	7,958	7	0	879.6
2002 Q2	7,416	0	0	0.0
2002 Q1	6,478	0	0	0.0
2001 Q4	5,365	0	0	0.0
2001 Q3	5,948	0	0	0.0
2001 Q2	7,548	0	0	0.0
2001 Q1	5,555	0	0	0.0
2000 Q4	5,300	6	2	1132.1
2000 Q3	6,925	0	0	0.0
2000 Q2	6,332	0	0	0.0
2000 Q1	5,550	0	0	0.0

Fatalities at this mine

2 recorded

May 27, 1993 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Midwest Material Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING PINS OUT OF A BOOM TO ADD AN EXTENSION WHEN THE PIN CAME OUT AND THE BOOM FELL ON THE EMPLOYEE.

September 7, 1988 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · MACHINERY

Mid-West Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

CAT 621 BEING PULLED HEAD FIRST TO ANOTHER IN PREPERATION TO JUMP-START 2ND MACHINE,EMPL GOT BETWEEN THE MACHINES AND WAS CRUSHED TO DEATH.

Reportable incidents

3 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2007 · 1 incident

June 25, 2007 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER

Midwest Material Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Crusher was not running. Employee was sitting down and went to hand co-worker a wrench.

1995 · 2 incidents

April 13, 1995 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE

Midwest Material Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING AROUND CONVEYOR AND HIS COAT GOT CAUGHT ON THE CONVEYOR.

January 9, 1995 IL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY

Midwest Material Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON ON A CRANE BOOM. ANGLE IRON FELL ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT.INJURY NOT REPORTED TO GENERAL MANAGER UNTIL 1-16-95.

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