Rail Rock Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WHILE LIFTING A 60 - 70 LB 3 INCH DISCHARGE HOSE BACK GAVE OUT.
Leaf River Plant: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Leaf River Plant (mine ID 1102917). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1991–1992
- Latest incident
- Nov 1992
Ownership history
- Rail Rock Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Leaf River Plant sits in Ogle County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Ogle County, Illinois · Population 51,536
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$79,244
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1992 · 2 incidents
September 21, 1992
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rail Rock Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WHILE LIFTING A GUARD ON ROLL CRUSHER PLANT, STRAINED LOWER BACK.
1991 · 3 incidents
Rail Rock Inc · Fall from ladders
REPLACING BELT S ON CRUSHER SLIPPED ON LADDER FALLING ON CONV GUARD
Rail Rock Inc · Struck against stationary object
UNLOADING AIR TRACK HIT HEAD ON CAB OF CRANE
Rail Rock Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTACHING A C CLAMP TO THE CONVEYOR WHEN THE C CLAMP FLIPPED FORWARD & HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH BREAKING A FRONT TOOTH