Mining Incidents

Meyer Plant #42: 13 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Riverstone Group
Adams County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1100125

MSHA record for Meyer Plant #42 (mine ID 1100125). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1983–1991
Latest incident
Sep 1991
Ownership history
  1. Central Stone Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Meyer Plant #42 sits in Adams County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Adams County, Illinois · Population 65,166
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$64,962
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1991 · 3 incidents

September 3, 1991 IL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Central Stone Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN AND STIFFNESS WHEN DRIVING THE 30 TON WABCO HAUL TRUCK, DUE TO DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION IN THE SEAT.

August 7, 1991 IL · Metal/Non-Metal cleanup man, cleanup worker SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central Stone Company · Fall from machine

EE WAS PAINTING THE TOP OF AN 18 FT TALL FUEL TANK, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE FELL BACKWARDS AND LANDED ONT HE STEEL RING OF THE SAFETY BELT. HE THEN SLID OFF THE EDGE OF THE TANK AND WAS CAUG HT THE SAFETY BELT. THE TANK TOP IS INCLINED NOTFLAT.

March 22, 1991 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Central Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING DECK FROM SCREEN WHEN A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE DECK AND TWISTED EMPLOYEE AROUND. HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR.

1988 · 4 incidents

September 15, 1988 IL · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central Stone Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS ADJUSTING MIRROR WHILE STANDING ON WOODEN BLOCK TO REEACH & ADJUST MIRROR ON LOADOUT BIN. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF BLOCK & HE FELL ON TOP OF BLOCK & ONTO GROUND.

May 25, 1988 IL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central Stone Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF LOADER BUCKET WHILE CLIMBING DOWN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL AGAINST THE BACK OF LOADER BUCKET

February 26, 1988 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A LARGE PIN FROM TRUCK WHILE EXAMINING T HE PROGRESS THE TOOLING BROKE & PINCHED TWO OF HIS FINGERS

February 25, 1988 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Central Stone Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING & GRINDING STEEL PIECES WHEN HE NOTICED AN IRRITATION IN H IS LEFT EYE A FOREIGN OBJECT COULD BE SEEN IN H IS EYE

1987 · 2 incidents

October 17, 1987 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Central Stone Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE STRAIN9D SOMETHING IN HIS BACK WHILE PULLING ON 3/4" DRIVE RATCHET TO TIGHTEN BELT ON CEDAR RAPIDS SCREENS.

April 22, 1987 IL · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator MACHINERY
Central Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TR5MMING THE ROCK DRILL AWAY FROM THE BLAST AREA. WHILE WALKING ALONG SIDE THE DRILL, THE TRACK OF THE DRILL PASSED OVER THE SIDE OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.

1985 · 2 incidents

September 19, 1985 IL · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Central Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS PULLING DRILL STEELS OUT OF BOREHOLES DURING PROCESS OF UNCOUPLING THE DRILL STEEL A CHIP OF A STEEL OR COUPLING BROKE OFF AND STRUCK EMP IN LOWER RIGHT LEG

May 3, 1985 IL · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Central Stone Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS TEMPORARILY WORKING ON A 35-TON EUCLID TRUCK.HE WAS PULLING ON A 3/4\ DRIVE RATCHET TO TIGHTEN A NUT.THE RATCHET BROKE AND EMPLOYEE FELL DOWN CAUSING A BROKEN BONE IN HIS LOWER LE LEFT LEG.

1983 · 2 incidents

August 4, 1983 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Central Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LOADING SHOT WITH DYNAMITE & PUNCTURED A HOLE IN HIS LEFT HAND WITH DYNAMITE PUNCH.

July 7, 1983 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO GET TAILGATE BACK ON TRUCK AFTER THE LOADING OF QUARRY ROCK HIT THE TAILGATE KNOCKING THE TAILGATE OFF