Mining Incidents

PLANT #5 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Edward C Levy Jr
UNKNOWN, St Joseph County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1200773

PLANT #5 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1984–1996
Latest incident
Oct 1996
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
35
citations
6
significant & substantial
$2,745
proposed penalties
$2,745
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
7
inspections on record
136
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: 136 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

PLANT #5 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
35 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-10-22.
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
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 632 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,161 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,983 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,534 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,314 5 2 1508.8
2003 Q3 3,859 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,976 14 1 3521.1
Show 13 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q1 848 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,055 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,058 2 0 492.9
2002 Q2 4,088 7 1 1712.3
2002 Q1 1,480 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,333 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,447 7 2 1574.1
2001 Q2 3,534 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 156 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,484 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,563 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,275 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,134 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1996 · 2 incidents

October 22, 1996 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Materials Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

ALLEGES THAT ON 10-22-96 SOMETHING POPPED IN HIS R-SHOULDER WHILE SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER. THE INDICDENT WAS REPORTED INFORMALLY FOLLOWING OCCURRENCE. ON 12-10-96 EMPKLOYEE BEGAN TO MISS W ORK. ON 12-16-96 THE COMPANY LEARNED THAT HIS DAYS AWAY FORM WORK WERE ATTRIBUTABLE TOTHE OCTOBER INCIDENT.

September 18, 1996 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Materials Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A BREAKER PLATE FROM THE WORK PLATFORM WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PININ HIS RIGHT ARM. EE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS REFERRED TO AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON FOR PO SSIBLE TORN BICEP MUSCLE.

1990 · 1 incident

April 18, 1990 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Vulcan Materials Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS SITTING IN CHAIR IN SUPERINTENDENT'F OFFICE WHEN HE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS & COLLAPSED ONTO FLOOR. AMBULANCE WAS SUMMONED & HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL. EMPL HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS HAVI NG SOME FORM OF HEART DISEASE. HE DID NOT STOP BREATHING & IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO PERFORM CPR. EMPL IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING TREATMENT.

1987 · 1 incident

July 13, 1987 IN · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Materials Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING BUCKET FROM 7500 LOADER WHEN AFTER REMOVING THE PIN THE BUCKET LINK SWUNG DOWN CATCHING HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN LINK AND FRAME RESULTING IN A LACERATION.

1984 · 1 incident

February 23, 1984 IN · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Materials Company · Fall from machine

VANDALS HAD DAMAGED THE PRIMARY CRUSHER DRIVE ELECTRIC MOTOR AND IT WAS BEING REMOVED FOR REPAIR. THE INJURED WAS GOING BACK TO HIS PICKUP TRUCK TO GET A WRENCH WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED ON THE WE T CONVEYOR BELT CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPORX. 4\ TO CONCRETE.

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