Mining Incidents

Metz Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

VCNA Prairie LLC · Surface
Controlled by VOTORANTIM CIMENTOS
Fairbury, Livingston County, IL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1103294

Metz Quarry has $642 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
2020–2024
Latest incident
Mar 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2026
1
citations
1
significant & substantial
$642
proposed penalties
$642
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2019
10
inspections on record
77
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: 77 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Metz Quarry has $642 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.
$642
proposed penalties
$642
current assessed
$642
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-05.
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
2025 Q4 3,743 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,439 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,632 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,999 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,828 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,904 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,147 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,604 0 0 0.0
Show 19 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,525 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,871 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,411 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,323 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,780 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,821 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,611 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,129 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 878 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 471 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 929 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,201 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,083 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,480 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,294 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,238 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 482 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 213 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 248 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2024 · 1 incident

March 11, 2024 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
VCNA Prairie LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was tasked with moving a 100ft water hose located on a hill approximately 50ft over. Injured employee was located at top of the hill and assisting employee was at the bottom. Both employees grabbed their ends of the hose and tried to pull it over when the Injured Employee felt a sharp pain in lower back

2022 · 1 incident

July 30, 2022 IL · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
VCNA Prairie LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While the employee was cutting a conveyor belt performing maintenance, the knife slipped and cut the inside of EE's left knee.

2020 · 1 incident

August 5, 2020 IL · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley View Industries, Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Miner, along with the assistance of other miners, was pulling on the ground, an uncharged electric cord near the end of the shift. Later that night and next morning, EE felt discomfort which they attributed to this task. EE went to primary doctor that following day who ordered an ultrasound which the miner had on 8/12/2020.

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