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Plainfield Quarry: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Prairie Group
Will County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102366

MSHA record for Plainfield Quarry (mine ID 1102366). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1985–1987
Latest incident
Jun 1987
Ownership history
  1. E & E Hauling Inc 1950 to 1983
  2. Prairie Materials Sales Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Plainfield Quarry sits in Will 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.
Will County, Illinois · Population 698,450
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$107,799
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1987 · 1 incident

June 15, 1987 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Prairie Materials Sales Inc · Fall from machine

SLIPPED WHILE D9SCENDING FROM CRUSHER FROM GUARD RAIL DOWN TO WALKWAY TWISTING RIGHT KNEE.

1986 · 2 incidents

May 5, 1986 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Prairie Materials Sales Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FELL OFF BLOCK 4HILE GREASING CRUSHER POSSIBLY FROM STRONG GUSTY WINDS.ENDED UP WITH KNOT ON FOREHEAD.

March 12, 1986 IL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Prairie Materials Sales Inc · Fall from machine

ASSISTING IN UN5OADING CONVEYOR SECTION-SECTION SHIFTED CAUSING CHAIN TO COME UNHOOKED AND SNAPPED CRANE HOOK SAFETY LATCH.EMPL JUMPED BACK TRIPPING OVER AND FALLING ONTO OUTRIGGER ON CRANE.

1985 · 1 incident

August 19, 1985 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Prairie Materials Sales Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME GOT OFF 7O PUT A CHAIN AROUND THE SKID PLATE. HE FAILED TO PUT THE BUCKET DOWN OR BLOCK THE WHEELS AS HE HAD BEEN INFORMED TO DO BEFORE. THE MACHINE BEING ON AN INCLINE ROLLED AHEAD WIT H BUCKET CATCHI3G HIS LEFT LEG BREAKING THE BONE IN THE LOWER PART