Mining Incidents

Lyons Quarry: 28 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
Lyons, Cook County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1101567

Lyons Quarry has $2K 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
9
Years on record
1990–2002
Latest incident
Aug 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
28
citations
4
significant & substantial
$1,917
proposed penalties
$1,917
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
171
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: 171 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Lyons Quarry has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
28 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-09-23.
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.
14.3%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
14.3%
reasonably likely or greater
32.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 50.0% low, 50.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

Lyons Quarry recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2003.

Injury rate, 2003
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 3.76 and the all-US-mining average was 4.43 cases per 100 workers.
In Illinois, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 3.35 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
2003 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2002 * 6.41 0.00 0.000
2001 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2000 * 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.
Ownership history
  1. Material Service Corp 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2005 1
2004 2
2003 12
2002 13
2001 13
2000 12
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Lyons Quarry sits in Cook 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.
Cook County, Illinois · Population 5,185,812
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$81,797
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
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 790 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 422 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,224 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,319 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 7,256 0 0 0.0
Show 15 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q3 8,420 3 0 356.3
2003 Q2 7,759 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,384 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 7,383 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 8,933 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 8,596 12 2 1396.0
2002 Q1 6,288 7 0 1113.2
2001 Q4 6,875 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 9,364 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 8,809 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 6,631 1 0 150.8
2000 Q4 6,871 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 8,594 3 2 349.1
2000 Q2 8,043 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,878 2 0 340.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2002 · 1 incident

August 28, 2002 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Material Service Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MINER WAS CUTTING AN AIR HOSE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE MINER'S LEFT THUMB.

1995 · 1 incident

October 2, 1995 IL · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Material Service Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS DISLODGING A BIG SLAB FROM CHUTE WHEN A SMALL ROCK FELL APPRXO 15' FROM TOP OF HOPPER AND LANDED ON HIS 2ND FINGER RIGHT HAND. COMMINUTED FRACTURE TO RIGHT 2ND FINGER.

1994 · 2 incidents

February 28, 1994 IL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Material Service Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALING FROM TRUCK TO THE BATHROOM & SLIPPED ON SNOW & FELL ON LEFT ELBOW FIRST DATE OF MEDICAL TREATMENT 03-02-94

February 21, 1994 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Material Service Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVING FRONT END LOADER - CARPAL TUNNEL BOTH HANDS.

1992 · 1 incident

October 27, 1992 IL · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Material Service Corp · Struck against stationary object

STEPPING DOWN FROM COMPRESSOR HOUSE. STEPPED ON 2" PIECE OF ROCK IN WALKING PATH. POSSIBLE CHIP FRACTURE RIGHT ANKLE.

1991 · 3 incidents

May 29, 1991 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Material Service Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

GREASING LOADER.WHILE WALKING ON RIGHT FRONT FENDER ,SLIPPED .RIGHT CALCANEUS FRACTURE.

March 13, 1991 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Material Service Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

DEFROSTING FEEDER CHUTE-PROPANE TORCH BLEW OUT AND RELITE ON CONFINED AREA-BURN 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE-FACE,TOP OF RIGHT HAND AND 4 FINGERS.

February 8, 1991 IL · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Material Service Corp · Fall from ladders

LADDER FEET ON AN ICE COVER SURFACE-ON LADDER CUTTING WIRE FROM A OVERHEAD TRAY- 20 FT LADDER SLIPPED ON ICE CAUSING MAN TO FALL. SEVERE STRAIN OF RIGHT FOOT - RESTRICTED DUTY.

1990 · 1 incident

July 5, 1990 IL · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Material Service Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPLACING BELT CLIPS-HAND SLIPPED WHILE CHANGING CLIP-CUT 2ND FINGER LEFT HAND 2 ND JOINT.