Bluff City Minerals, LLC · Accident type, without injuries
A fire consumed the the mine office trailer. Cause unknown. No one was present at the time of the fire. Fire department extinguished fire and notified owner of the property.
Mississippi Lime Co-Prairie du Rocher: 89 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Bluff City Minerals, LLC
· Underground
Controlled by
Fred Weber, Inc.
Prairie du Rocher,
Randolph County,
IL
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1103236
Mississippi Lime Co-Prairie du Rocher has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $32 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 2011–2026
- Latest incident
- Apr 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
89
citations
11
significant & substantial
$15,522
proposed penalties
$15,212
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $310 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
72
inspections on record
1,481
inspection hours
6.0
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.89 citations across 1,481 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
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A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2020-04-22.
On record since 2020.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Mississippi Lime Co-Prairie du Rocher has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $32 outstanding across 4 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$16K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$32
outstanding
88 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $902 in penalties contested before the Commission, $624 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.12.5%
significant & substantial
4.5%
high negligence or reckless
13.6%
reasonably likely or greater
37.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 22.7% low, 72.7% moderate, 4.5% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
4
citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
- Settled 4 · 100%
50%
S&S designation survived the contest
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.of 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
31%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$902 proposed, $624 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2023-02-01.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE 2021-0019 | Settlement | Miller | 2021 | $482 → $242 |
| LAKE 2020-0256 | Settlement | Manning | 2021 | $150 → $139 |
| LAKE 2023-0083 | Settlement | 2023 | $143 → $143 | |
| LAKE 2015-0608 | Settlement | Rae | 2016 | $127 → $100 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2025-05-14
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.9%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
39
samples
32
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Diesel particulate (total carbon)303 over
- Respirable dust, <.1mg7
- Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (100)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-06 | TC @ 160 | 388 | 160 | 2.43 | Drill Operator, Rotary |
| 2018-10-24 | TC @ 160 | 180 | 160 | 1.13 | Blaster, Powder Gang |
| 2018-08-29 | TC @ 160 | 168 | 160 | 1.05 | Blaster, Powder Gang |
| 2025-05-14 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2025-05-14 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2024-02-06 | EC @ 160 | 74 | 160 | 0.46 | Drill Operator, Rotary |
| 2024-02-06 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Drill Operator, Rotary |
| 2024-02-06 | ORGANIC CARBON | 0 | Blaster, Powder Gang | ||
| 2024-02-06 | TC @ 160 | 50 | 160 | 0.31 | Blaster, Powder Gang |
| 2024-02-06 | EC @ 160 | 33 | 160 | 0.21 | Blaster, Powder Gang |
| 2024-02-06 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Scaling (mechanical) | ||
| 2024-02-06 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Blaster, Powder Gang |
| 2024-02-06 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.2 | 10 | 0.02 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2024-02-06 | ORGANIC CARBON | 66 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2024-02-06 | TC @ 160 | 122 | 160 | 0.76 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2024-02-06 | EC @ 160 | 56 | 160 | 0.35 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2024-02-06 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2024-02-06 | ORGANIC CARBON | 314 | Drill Operator, Rotary | ||
| 2022-07-20 | ORGANIC CARBON | 75 | Drill Operator, Rotary | ||
| 2022-07-20 | ORGANIC CARBON | 83 | Truck Driver | ||
| 2022-07-20 | TC @ 160 | 103 | 160 | 0.64 | Truck Driver |
| 2022-07-20 | EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Truck Driver |
| 2022-07-20 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Truck Driver |
| 2022-07-20 | ORGANIC CARBON | 47 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2022-07-20 | TC @ 160 | 49 | 160 | 0.31 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2022-07-20 | EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2022-07-20 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2022-07-20 | ORGANIC CARBON | 0 | Scaling (mechanical) | ||
| 2022-07-20 | TC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Scaling (mechanical) |
| 2022-07-20 | EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Scaling (mechanical) |
| 2022-07-20 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Scaling (mechanical) |
| 2022-07-20 | TC @ 160 | 88 | 160 | 0.55 | Drill Operator, Rotary |
| 2022-07-20 | EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Drill Operator, Rotary |
| 2022-07-20 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Drill Operator, Rotary |
| 2021-07-27 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2021-07-27 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Bobcat Operator | ||
| 2021-07-27 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2021-07-21 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air |
| 2021-07-21 | ORGANIC CARBON | 0 | Scaling (hand) | ||
| 2021-07-21 | TC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Scaling (hand) |
| 2021-07-21 | EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Scaling (hand) |
| 2021-07-21 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Scaling (hand) |
| 2021-07-21 | ORGANIC CARBON | 0 | Blaster, Powder Gang | ||
| 2021-07-21 | TC @ 160 | 35 | 160 | 0.22 | Blaster, Powder Gang |
| 2021-07-21 | EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Blaster, Powder Gang |
| 2021-07-21 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Blaster, Powder Gang |
| 2021-07-21 | ORGANIC CARBON | 0 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air | ||
| 2021-07-21 | TC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air |
| 2021-07-21 | EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air |
| 2019-10-03 | EC @ 160 | 12 | 160 | 0.08 | Truck Driver |
| 2019-10-03 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Truck Driver |
| 2019-10-03 | TC @ 160 | 118 | 160 | 0.74 | Truck Driver |
| 2019-10-03 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Truck Driver |
| 2019-10-03 | EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Truck Driver |
| 2019-10-03 | TC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Truck Driver |
| 2019-10-03 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2019-10-03 | EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2019-10-03 | TC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2019-09-05 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2019-09-05 | TC @ 160 | 44 | 160 | 0.28 | Truck Driver |
| 2019-09-05 | EC @ 160 | 25 | 160 | 0.16 | Truck Driver |
| 2019-09-05 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Truck Driver |
| 2019-09-05 | TC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Truck Driver |
| 2019-09-05 | EC @ 160 | 17 | 160 | 0.11 | Truck Driver |
| 2019-09-05 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Truck Driver |
| 2019-09-05 | TC @ 160 | 40 | 160 | 0.25 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2019-09-05 | EC @ 160 | 40 | 160 | 0.25 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2018-10-24 | EC @ 160 | 104 | 160 | 0.65 | Blaster, Powder Gang |
| 2018-10-24 | TC @ 160 | 76 | 160 | 0.48 | Drill Operator, Jumbo Perc. |
| 2018-10-24 | EC @ 160 | 52 | 160 | 0.33 | Drill Operator, Jumbo Perc. |
| 2018-10-24 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Drill Operator, Jumbo Perc. |
| 2018-10-24 | TC @ 160 | 158 | 160 | 0.99 | Scaling (hand) |
| 2018-10-24 | EC @ 160 | 100 | 160 | 0.63 | Scaling (hand) |
| 2018-10-24 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Scaling (hand) |
| 2018-10-24 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Blaster, Powder Gang |
| 2018-08-29 | EC @ 160 | 35 | 160 | 0.22 | Drill Operator, Jumbo Perc. |
| 2018-08-29 | TC @ 160 | 57 | 160 | 0.36 | Drill Operator, Jumbo Perc. |
| 2018-08-29 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Drill Operator, Jumbo Perc. |
| 2018-08-29 | TC @ 160 | 50 | 160 | 0.31 | Scaling (mechanical) |
| 2018-08-29 | EC @ 160 | 33 | 160 | 0.21 | Scaling (mechanical) |
| 2018-08-29 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Scaling (mechanical) |
| 2018-08-29 | EC @ 160 | 109 | 160 | 0.68 | Blaster, Powder Gang |
| 2018-08-29 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Blaster, Powder Gang |
| 2016-04-20 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2016-04-20 | TC @ 160 | 48 | 160 | 0.30 | Truck Driver |
| 2016-04-20 | EC @ 160 | 33 | 160 | 0.21 | Truck Driver |
| 2016-04-20 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Truck Driver |
| 2016-04-20 | TC @ 160 | 27 | 160 | 0.17 | Truck Driver |
| 2016-04-20 | EC @ 160 | 16 | 160 | 0.10 | Truck Driver |
| 2016-04-20 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Truck Driver |
| 2016-04-20 | TC @ 160 | 21 | 160 | 0.13 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2016-04-20 | EC @ 160 | 12 | 160 | 0.08 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2014-08-14 | EC @ 160 | 2 | 160 | 0.01 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2014-08-14 | TC @ 160 | 2 | 160 | 0.01 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2014-08-14 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2012-04-05 | EC @ 160 | 61 | 160 | 0.38 | Blaster, Powder Gang |
| 2012-04-05 | TC @ 160 | 124 | 160 | 0.78 | Drill Operator, Rotary |
| 2012-04-05 | EC @ 160 | 70 | 160 | 0.44 | Drill Operator, Rotary |
| 2012-04-05 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Drill Operator, Rotary |
| 2012-04-05 | TC @ 160 | 81 | 160 | 0.51 | Blaster, Powder Gang |
Showing 100 of 109 laboratory readings: every over-limit reading, then the most recent. MSHA reads one air sample several times, so readings outnumber the samples counted above. The full set is in MSHA's Personal Health Samples file.
Area samples (mill and shop air)
Last sampled: 2026-08-127
samples
Show the individual readings (14)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Area sampled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | EC @ 160 | 0 | UG GENERAL | ||
| 2026-08-12 | TC @ 160 | 0 | UG GENERAL | ||
| 2026-08-12 | EC @ 160 | 0 | UG GENERAL | ||
| 2026-08-12 | TC @ 160 | 0 | UG GENERAL | ||
| 2025-09-08 | TC @ 160 | 0 | UG GENERAL | ||
| 2025-09-08 | EC @ 160 | 0 | UG GENERAL | ||
| 2025-09-08 | EC @ 160 | 0 | UG GENERAL | ||
| 2025-09-08 | TC @ 160 | 0 | UG GENERAL | ||
| 2024-02-06 | EC @ 160 | 0 | UG GENERAL | ||
| 2024-02-06 | TC @ 160 | 0 | UG GENERAL | ||
| 2022-07-20 | EC @ 160 | 0 | UG GENERAL | ||
| 2022-07-20 | TC @ 160 | 0 | UG GENERAL | ||
| 2021-07-21 | EC @ 160 | 0 | UG TRAVEL/HAULAGE | ||
| 2021-07-21 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | UG TRAVEL/HAULAGE |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Mississippi Lime Co-Prairie du Rocher recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2023.
Injury rate, 2023
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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 1.78 and the all-US-mining average was 2.10 cases per 100 workers.
In Illinois, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2022 * | 9.05 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2021 * | 13.42 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2020 * | 7.31 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2019 * | 7.81 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2018 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2016 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2015 * | 7.47 | 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
- Bluff City Minerals, LLC 2011 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 |
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2012 | 10 |
| 2011 | 18 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Mississippi Lime Co-Prairie du Rocher sits in Randolph County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 1.8% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Randolph County, Illinois · Population 30,142
1.8%
Mining share of county employment
$68,870
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 1,182 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 | 10,417 | 1 | 1 | 96.0 |
| 2025 Q4 | 10,507 | 1 | 0 | 95.2 |
| 2025 Q3 | 2,458 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 2,611 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2,610 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 2,704 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 2,817 | 1 | 0 | 355.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 3,510 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 9,583 | 3 | 0 | 313.1 |
| 2023 Q4 | 9,094 | 4 | 1 | 439.9 |
| 2023 Q3 | 5,834 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 2,739 | 1 | 0 | 365.1 |
| 2023 Q1 | 2,982 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 6,325 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 10,123 | 11 | 0 | 1086.6 |
| 2022 Q2 | 3,054 | 2 | 0 | 654.9 |
| 2022 Q1 | 2,609 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 11,719 | 4 | 2 | 341.3 |
| 2021 Q3 | 11,722 | 2 | 2 | 170.6 |
| 2021 Q2 | 3,367 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 3,007 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 10,269 | 2 | 0 | 194.8 |
| 2020 Q3 | 11,223 | 4 | 1 | 356.4 |
| 2020 Q2 | 3,180 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 2,698 | 1 | 0 | 370.6 |
| 2019 Q4 | 12,464 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 7,373 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 3,232 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 2,542 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 13,793 | 3 | 0 | 217.5 |
| 2018 Q3 | 14,449 | 2 | 0 | 138.4 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,646 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 2,461 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 1,661 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 3,880 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 8,837 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 1,929 | 1 | 0 | 518.4 |
| 2016 Q4 | 1,499 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 2,933 | 3 | 0 | 1022.8 |
| 2016 Q2 | 12,992 | 9 | 2 | 692.7 |
| 2016 Q1 | 2,635 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 6,552 | 2 | 0 | 305.3 |
| 2015 Q3 | 6,983 | 2 | 0 | 286.4 |
| 2015 Q2 | 2,641 | 2 | 0 | 757.3 |
| 2015 Q1 | 10,599 | 1 | 0 | 94.3 |
| 2014 Q4 | 1,434 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 3,937 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 6,592 | 2 | 0 | 303.4 |
| 2014 Q1 | 998 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 1,426 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 7,797 | 3 | 0 | 384.8 |
| 2013 Q2 | 1,938 | 4 | 1 | 2064.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 4,454 | 5 | 1 | 1122.6 |
| 2012 Q4 | 2,170 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,921 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 5,107 | 1 | 0 | 195.8 |
| 2012 Q1 | 10,827 | 1 | 0 | 92.4 |
| 2011 Q4 | 12,746 | 1 | 0 | 78.5 |
| 2011 Q3 | 12,100 | 1 | 0 | 82.6 |
| 2011 Q2 | 10,502 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,874 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file2026 · 1 incident
2022 · 1 incident
Bluff City Minerals, LLC · Fall from machine
Employee states they "Went to the wrong side of the handrail thinking the ladder was on that side and it wasn't but it was too late". Employee fell off of the ANFO rig suffering a right ankle sprain.
2021 · 2 incidents
October 26, 2021
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluff City Minerals, LLC · Struck by flying object
Injured states "I forgot my knife so blaster was throwing their closed knife at pillar next to me which hit and opened on impact then bounce (sic) and stabbed (sic) me in the arm." 3 stitches required.
August 11, 2021
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bluff City Minerals, LLC · Struck against stationary object
Injured was using a wrench to tighten a bolt on a crusher. The wrench slipped off and injured's right palm struck the bolt head. The resulting laceration required 6 stitches.
2020 · 1 incident
November 2, 2020
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bluff City Minerals, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee stated that as EE was climbing onto EE's loader EE's foot slipped off the ladder rung and EE felt a pull in EE's groin.
2019 · 1 incident
December 26, 2019
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluff City Minerals, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee was bringing 50 pound anfo bags from inside the truck to the tailgate. While bending over, employee twisted and felt pain in lower back. Employee sought treatment with Chiropractor on 12-30-19. No work restrictions given.
2015 · 1 incident
January 10, 2015
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bluff City Minerals, LLC · Struck against stationary object
The employee was manually scaling and bumped elbow on manlift basket handrail.
2014 · 2 incidents
July 23, 2014
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluff City Minerals, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The employee was removing a 8 inch block, by pushing it with his foot, from under the front wheel of a 773 Haul Truck that had been loaded on a trailer.
July 16, 2014
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluff City Minerals, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
The employee stated he bent over to pick up a hitch pin and felt a pain in his low back.
2013 · 2 incidents
Bluff City Minerals, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
The employee was moving a chute and felt a pop in his right shoulder.
July 18, 2013
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluff City Minerals, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
The employee was changing out screens and strained his right shoulder.
2011 · 1 incident
Bluff City Minerals, LLC · Fall onto or against objects
Employee was exiting the water truck to begin filling the tank, opened door to truck, grabbed handrail and the steering wheel. His right foot slipped off the first step and he struck his right knee on the step as he lost his balance.