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: 628 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Lincoln Quarry has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
72 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $207 in penalties contested before the Commission, $100 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-10-09.
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.
1citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 100%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
52%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$207 proposed, $100 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2011-04-26.
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: 2014-09-23, 11 years ago
8%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
16
samples
13
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz71 over
Respirable dust, <.1mg3
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (28)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2001-05-22
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
19.37
10
1.94
Washer Operator
2014-09-23
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2014-09-23
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
0
10
0.00
Dry Screen Plant Operator
2011-03-02
Nickel fumes
0
1
0.00
Welder, etc.
2011-03-02
Zinc oxide fumes
0
5
0.00
Welder, etc.
2011-03-02
Lead fumes
0
150
0.00
Welder, etc.
2011-03-02
Magnesium oxide fumes
0
10
0.00
Welder, etc.
2011-03-02
Manganese fumes
0
5
0.00
Welder, etc.
2011-03-02
Molybdenum fumes
0
10
0.00
Welder, etc.
2011-03-02
Vanadium fumes
0
50
0.00
Welder, etc.
2011-03-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Drill Operator, Rotary
2011-03-02
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
0
10
0.00
Front-end Loader Operator
2011-03-02
Arsenic fumes
0
500
0.00
Welder, etc.
2011-03-02
Beryllium fumes
0
2
0.00
Welder, etc.
2011-03-02
Cadmium oxide fumes
0
100
0.00
Welder, etc.
2011-03-02
Chromium, insoluble
0
1
0.00
Welder, etc.
2011-03-02
Cobalt fumes
0
100
0.00
Welder, etc.
2011-03-02
Copper fumes
0.2
100
0.00
Welder, etc.
2011-03-02
Iron oxide fumes
0.02
10
0.00
Welder, etc.
2007-03-13
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
2.26
10
0.23
Drill Operator, Rotary
2007-03-13
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
3.59
10
0.36
Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-07-13
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.2
10
0.02
Washer Operator
2004-07-13
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.2
10
0.02
Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-07-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Drill Operator, Rotary
2002-04-09
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
1.57
10
0.16
Truck Driver
2002-04-09
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.39
2.07
0.19
Truck Driver
2002-04-09
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
5.59
10
0.56
Washer Operator
2002-04-09
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.47
1.63
0.29
Front-end Loader Operator
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.
Lincoln Quarry recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2010.
Injury rate, 2010
ⓘ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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.68 and the all-US-mining average was 3.20 cases per 100 workers.
In Illinois, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 3.24 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
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
4.15
0.00
0.000
2006 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2005 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2004 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2003 *
0.00
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
2015
1
2014
2
2013
1
2011
13
2010
18
2009
18
2008
18
2007
18
2006
20
2005
21
2004
20
2003
21
2002
20
2001
21
2000
20
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Lincoln Quarry sits in Macon County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Macon County, Illinois · Population 102,591
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$62,449
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
2015 Q3
60
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
961
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
892
6
0
6726.5
2014 Q3
1,028
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
959
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
260
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
620
5
0
8064.5
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2013 Q3
0
0
0
2011 Q3
7,564
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
8,425
3
0
356.1
2011 Q1
6,698
7
1
1045.1
2010 Q4
8,701
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
12,155
3
0
246.8
2010 Q2
12,736
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
9,703
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
11,580
2
1
172.7
2009 Q3
13,458
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
13,020
3
0
230.4
2009 Q1
10,347
1
0
96.6
2008 Q4
10,745
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
13,381
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
13,328
3
0
225.1
2008 Q1
9,494
13
2
1369.3
2007 Q4
12,169
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
13,429
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
12,431
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
10,158
9
1
886.0
2006 Q4
13,652
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
14,702
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
12,745
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
11,612
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
9,129
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
14,021
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
14,408
2
1
138.8
2005 Q1
11,902
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
12,213
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
13,741
2
0
145.5
2004 Q2
13,472
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
11,196
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
13,964
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
15,967
2
0
125.3
2003 Q2
14,846
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
11,217
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
13,316
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
14,806
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
15,139
5
0
330.3
2002 Q1
11,612
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
16,024
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
13,793
2
0
145.0
2001 Q2
14,185
5
0
352.5
2001 Q1
10,389
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
10,898
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
13,923
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
13,857
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
10,351
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
22 on file
2011 · 1 incident
April 7, 2011IL · Metal/Non-Metalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerMACHINERY
A Dragline Operator suffered a corneal abrasion to his left eye while cutting a keeper off the dragline bucket with a torch. As the injured started cutting with an oxygen/acetylene torch dirt or steel popped causing debris to enter his left eye behind his safety glasses.
Excessive rainfall over the past several days has caused the Kickapoo Creek to exceed its banks allowing water to collect in the pit such that normal operations have been stopped. All equipment and personnel had been removed from the pit and were not affected by the water.
2007 · 1 incident
November 21, 2007IL · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
At the end of the shift, the injured was driving his personal vehicle to the locker room to pick up his dirty clothing and lunch box, when he struck the yard gate at the front of the property.
Due to heavy rains last week causing the rivers to overflow their banks, this quarry is flooded. Once waters recede, the quarry will resume operations int he next several days.
2004 · 1 incident
January 9, 2004IL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
THE INJURED WAS HOLDING A STEEL LINER PLATE WHILE THE SECOND EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING IT WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. THE STEEL LINER SWUNG LOOSE MOVING THE INJURED'S HAND INTO THE LINE OF THE SLEDGE HAM MER. THE SECOND EMPLOYEE THEN STRUCK THE INJURED'S HAND FRACTURING HIS LEFT RING FINGER.
THE SALT AND KICKAPOO CREEKS OVERFLOWED THEIR BANKS BECAUSE FLOOD CONTROL GATES AT LAKE LINTON AND LAKE SPRINGFIELD WERE OPENED. THE WATER ROSE AND WENT OVER THE TOP OF THE LEVEE BY THE CREEKS FLOODING THE QUARRY.
1993 · 1 incident
July 18, 1993IL · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
FUELING UP THE DOZER SLIPPED ON FENDER, REACHED OUT FOR SUPPORT AND JERKED BACK, MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK TIGHTENED-UP.
1990 · 5 incidents
September 14, 1990IL · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
PICKING BIG ROCK OUT OF JAW CRUSHER THAT WAS WEDGED IN THE OPENING-BIG ROCK POPPED OUT OF JAW CAUSING CHAIN HOIST CHAIN TO WHIP & CATCH FREE HAND-RIGHT HAND INDEX FINGER TIP WAS CRUSHED FOREFI NGER & RING FINGER BRUISED
July 21, 1990IL · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CLEANING GRIZZLY FEEDER HOPPER AND PUT ARM IN POSITION INSIDE HOPPER TO LOOK INSIDE HOPPER AND MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE AND CAME DOWN. FRACTURE TO THE TIBIA BONE ON RIGHT ARM.
February 22, 1990IL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A FOREIGN BODY IN HIS RIGHT EYE WHEN DRILLING ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IN THE GARAGE. REPORT SUBMITTED AS A RESULT OF A MSHA AUDIT ON 1/3/89.
1984 · 2 incidents
August 15, 1984IL · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)