Mining Incidents

Plainfield Stone Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Plainfield, Will County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102885

Plainfield Stone has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1989–2006
Latest incident
Apr 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
44
citations
5
significant & substantial
$3,670
proposed penalties
$3,620
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $50 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
36
inspections on record
463
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: 463 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Plainfield Stone has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
44 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-06-26.
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
2022 Q1 387 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 3,067 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,451 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,902 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 4,093 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 4,155 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,991 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,189 3 0 940.7
Show 72 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2020 Q1 3,941 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,862 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,279 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,999 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 3,905 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,884 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,413 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,624 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,659 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,724 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,752 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,761 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,768 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,017 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,777 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,828 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,776 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,560 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,851 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,777 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,836 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,737 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,307 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,035 6 1 2948.4
2014 Q1 1,373 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 627 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 652 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,258 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,247 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 811 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 625 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,053 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,553 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,649 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,519 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,535 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,568 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,785 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,695 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,641 3 1 823.9
2007 Q4 9,500 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 12,894 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 15,931 1 0 62.8
2007 Q1 13,441 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 14,474 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 16,235 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 17,806 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 14,596 4 0 274.0
2005 Q4 15,503 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 16,145 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 16,426 4 0 243.5
2005 Q1 12,892 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 15,813 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 17,494 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 17,186 3 0 174.6
2004 Q1 10,751 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 15,662 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 16,228 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 14,811 8 0 540.1
2003 Q1 9,271 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 11,369 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 11,516 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 12,358 10 2 809.2
2002 Q1 7,614 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 12,137 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 12,467 1 1 80.2
2001 Q2 11,114 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 8,565 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 10,480 1 0 95.4
2000 Q3 10,877 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 8,518 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,401 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2006 · 2 incidents

April 27, 2006 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating a CAT 980H shipping loader when at approximately 7:40 pm he asked to talk to his foreman. The employee climbed down the ladder and when he stepped onto the ground he felt a burning sensation in his foot. The employee was diagnosed with a foot strain on 4/27/06, and at his reexam was placed on restrictions on 5/2/06.

April 17, 2006 IL · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Rainstorm and muddy conditions resulted in employee slipping while in the process of erecting a tarp over work area. The employee sustained a back strain from the slip and fall.

2005 · 1 incident

May 4, 2005 IL · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Worker, with the help of a co-worker, was manually pushing a stacker conveyor when he felt a pop in his right heal. Worker snapped his achelies tendon in two.

2003 · 1 incident

January 20, 2003 IL · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against stationary object

EE STATES HE WAS STEAMMING HOLES, PUT HIS SHOVEL INTO A MOUND OF FROZEN ROCK AND HIS WRIST BEGAN TO HURT.

2002 · 2 incidents

July 9, 2002 IL · Metal/Non-Metal coal sampler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER AT THE WAIST TO MOVE A BUCKET OF MATERIAL (BUCKET APPROX. 40-60#). DID NOT ACTUALLY LIFT BUCKET WHEN HE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN ("BACK GIVING OUT").

March 4, 2002 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS DOING A PRE-SHIFT INSPECTION OF A LOADER.AS HE WAS LIFTING THE COVER OFF THE LOADER HE SLIPPED AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. HE WENT TO THE CLINIC FOR TREATMENT AND WAS RELEASED TO COME TO WORK WITH RESTRICTIONS.

2001 · 1 incident

February 2, 2001 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE EE WAS CLEANING FROZEN MATERIAL FROM A CHUTE UNDER THE JAW, USING A SHORT PRYBAR AND HAMMER, HE FELT PAIN ACROSS HIS UPPER BACK. ON 2-5 HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WAS RETURNED TO WO RK WITH RESTRICTIONS. ON 2-15 EE WAS RELEASEDTO FULL DUTY STATUS.

1999 · 1 incident

September 16, 1999 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by flying object

EE WAS STARTING UP THE CRUSHER/SCREENING PLANT, WHEN A ROCK EJECTED FROM THE FEED CHUTE ABOVE THE SCREEN. THE ROCK STRUCK EE IN THE RT SHOULDER.

1991 · 1 incident

July 19, 1991 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Avery Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

CHECKING BELT TENSION & CAUGHT FINGERS IN PULLEY TOLD OPERATOR TO TURN OVER & VICTIM WAS NOT CLEAR.

1989 · 1 incident

November 18, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Avery Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BACK BECAME SORE FROM CLEANING JAW CRUSHER.

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