MSHA record for Meyer Material Company -Big Foot Yard 14 (mine ID 1102930). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1995
Latest incident
Jul 1995
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
3
inspections on record
11
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: 11 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2003
1
2002
1
2001
1
2000
4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Meyer Material Company -Big Foot Yard 14 sits in McHenry County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
McHenry County, Illinois · Population 311,366
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$102,836
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
2003 Q3
17
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
16
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
0
0
0
2002 Q4
0
0
0
2002 Q3
6
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
16
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
0
0
0
2001 Q4
39
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2001 Q3
17
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
11
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
40
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
290
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
303
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
325
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
260
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
1995 · 1 incident
July 8, 1995IL · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND GRINDE RON A STEEL SHAFT, PREPAIRIGN TO INSTALL A NEW BEARING. HE HA DHIS HEAD TURNED WHILE GRINDING, TO VIEW HIS WORK. A SPECK OF METAL OR SLAG FROM THE GRIND PROC ESS WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE HAD SAFET GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELDS. EMPLOYEE WILL NO USE FULL FACE SHIELD WHEN WORKIN AT OFF ANOE.