EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO FREE MATERIAL FROM THE HAMMERMILL. WHEN THE BAR UNEXPECTEDLY BROKE THROUGH, HIS LEFT HAND STRUCK AGAINST THE MILL DOOR WHICH RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO HIS LEF T PALM REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.
PONTIAC PORTABLE PLANT: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for PONTIAC PORTABLE PLANT (mine ID 1100166). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1988–1997
- Latest incident
- Jan 1997
Ownership history
- Pontiac Stone Company 1950 to 1981
- Vulcan Materials Company 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
PONTIAC PORTABLE PLANT sits in Livingston County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.Livingston County, Illinois · Population 35,659
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$70,796
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1997 · 1 incident
January 10, 1997
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck against stationary object
1990 · 2 incidents
July 9, 1990
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
STRIKING OR BUMPING
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck against stationary object
RUNNING TO CONTROL SHED TO SHUT DOWN THE PLANT WHEN LE G HIT CORNER OF MACHINE 9 SUTURES
May 23, 1990
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Materials Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING THE TIRE ON A RADIAL STACKER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
1988 · 2 incidents
Vulcan Materials Company · Fall onto or against objects
EMP WHILE PICKING UP SOME BLOCKING STEPED BACK AND LOST HIS BALANCE ON A R. R. TIE.
August 4, 1988
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Vulcan Materials Company · Contact with heat
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING ENDLOADER IN QUARRY & WAS OVER COME BY THE HEAT