Mining Incidents

Mid-America Carbonates LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Cave-In-Rock, Hardin County, IL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1103176

Mid-America Carbonates LLC has $55K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 9 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2008–2012
Latest incident
Jun 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
152
citations
24
significant & substantial
$55,289
proposed penalties
$48,642
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,647 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
58
inspections on record
914
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: 914 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mid-America Carbonates LLC has $55K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 9 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.
$55K
proposed penalties
$49K
current assessed
$49K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
150 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-02.
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 4,492 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,592 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,603 1 0 217.2
2025 Q1 4,426 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,215 1 0 237.2
2024 Q3 4,908 3 0 611.2
2024 Q2 4,556 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,712 0 0 0.0
Show 66 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 4,308 1 1 232.1
2023 Q3 4,542 2 0 440.3
2023 Q2 4,754 1 0 210.3
2023 Q1 4,901 3 0 612.1
2022 Q4 4,249 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 4,528 2 0 441.7
2022 Q2 4,625 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 4,722 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 4,299 1 0 232.6
2021 Q3 4,251 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,516 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 4,655 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 3,861 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,608 6 0 1302.1
2020 Q2 1,667 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 5,368 4 0 745.2
2019 Q4 5,297 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 5,764 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 5,778 4 0 692.3
2019 Q1 5,943 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 6,026 2 0 331.9
2018 Q3 5,719 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 5,922 2 0 337.7
2018 Q1 5,753 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 5,538 2 0 361.1
2017 Q3 5,546 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 5,773 5 0 866.1
2017 Q1 5,726 4 0 698.6
2016 Q4 5,827 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 6,479 1 0 154.3
2016 Q2 7,775 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 7,454 14 5 1878.2
2015 Q4 7,334 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 7,274 24 4 3299.4
2015 Q2 7,673 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 7,480 4 0 534.8
2014 Q4 7,073 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 7,522 9 3 1196.5
2014 Q2 7,822 2 2 255.7
2014 Q1 7,682 5 2 650.9
2013 Q4 7,521 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 7,541 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 7,349 10 1 1360.7
2013 Q1 6,966 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 6,755 11 2 1628.4
2012 Q3 7,231 3 0 414.9
2012 Q2 7,624 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 7,503 3 1 399.8
2011 Q4 6,874 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 6,813 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 6,997 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 7,003 5 0 714.0
2010 Q4 6,569 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 6,062 2 0 329.9
2010 Q2 6,126 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 6,709 1 0 149.1
2009 Q4 6,007 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 5,952 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 5,564 4 1 718.9
2009 Q1 4,928 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 5,001 6 1 1199.8
2008 Q3 4,776 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,190 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4,785 3 1 627.0
2007 Q4 4,120 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,220 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2012 · 1 incident

June 8, 2012 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mid-America Carbonates LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

During rebuilding of Mill #2, EE was inside the mill performing maintenance. He was tightening a bolt and using his right knee to brace his body to push the bar tightening the bolt. When he finished he said his knee felt like he had strained or pulled something in it. He continued working and had no loss time until his surgery on October 8, 2012.

2008 · 1 incident

September 11, 2008 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mid-America Carbonates LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Weather was clear and dry and the work area was well lit. Employee reported 10 hours after his shift ended that he sprained his right knee when he stepped off the truck loading ladder onto the truck scale pavement.

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