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Portable Crushing Plant #2: 56 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by David L Coots
MONMOUTH, Union County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1302367

Portable Crushing Plant #2 has $17K 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
4
Years on record
2008–2018
Latest incident
Oct 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
56
citations
11
significant & substantial
$16,628
proposed penalties
$15,408
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,220 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Coots Materials Company, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
29
inspections on record
417
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: 417 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Portable Crushing Plant #2 has $17K 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.
$17K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
55 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $6K in penalties contested before the Commission, $5K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-10-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
20.0%
significant & substantial
3.6%
high negligence or reckless
20.0%
reasonably likely or greater
38.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 12.7% low, 83.6% moderate, 3.6% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ 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.
3 citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
  • Settled 3 · 100%
67%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ 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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
19%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$6K proposed, $5K 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 2011-09-12.
Contested penalties
ⓘ 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
CENT 2009-372M Settlement Manning 2010 $6K → $5K
CENT 2011-1202M Settlement Manning 2012 $200 → $200
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ 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)
ⓘ 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: 2017-05-09, 9 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
10
samples
10
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz4
  • Arsenic fumes3
  • Beryllium fumes3
  • Cadmium oxide fumes3
Show the individual readings (46)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2017-05-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.33 0.9 0.37 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2017-05-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.47 0.82 0.57 Truck Driver
2017-05-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 0.53 0.30 Front-end Loader Operator
2013-01-08 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Iron oxide fumes 0.97 20 0.05 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Manganese fumes 0.05 5 0.01 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Cobalt fumes 0.78 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Copper fumes 5.1 300 0.02 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Iron oxide fumes 2.83 20 0.14 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.04 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Manganese fumes 0.24 5 0.05 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Iron oxide fumes 1.9 20 0.10 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Manganese fumes 0.15 5 0.03 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2013-01-08 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2012-04-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 1.51 0.09 Crusher Oper/Worker
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.
Ownership history
  1. Coots Materials Company, Inc. 2008 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2019 3
2018 5
2017 6
2016 6
2015 6
2014 6
2013 6
2012 5
2011 5
2010 5
2009 5
2008 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Portable Crushing Plant #2 sits in Union 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.
Union County, Illinois · Population 16,972
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,420
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2019 Q3 1,760 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 504 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,601 5 3 3123.0
2018 Q3 1,589 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,223 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,765 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 3,715 3 2 807.5
2017 Q3 3,613 0 0 0.0
Show 37 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q2 3,432 5 0 1456.9
2017 Q1 666 4 0 6006.0
2016 Q4 3,545 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,871 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 4,074 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 3,114 2 0 642.3
2015 Q4 3,516 5 0 1422.1
2015 Q3 3,990 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 4,030 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,993 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,373 2 0 457.4
2014 Q3 4,207 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,067 2 1 491.8
2014 Q1 944 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,651 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,624 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,415 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,855 1 0 539.1
2012 Q4 3,013 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,944 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,215 1 0 311.0
2012 Q1 2,242 9 2 4014.3
2011 Q4 3,223 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,549 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,471 3 1 864.3
2011 Q1 1,829 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,950 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,881 5 0 2658.2
2010 Q2 3,326 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,677 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,623 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,790 4 1 1433.7
2009 Q2 2,962 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,501 1 1 666.2
2008 Q4 2,136 1 0 468.2
2008 Q3 227 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,418 2 0 827.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2018 · 1 incident

October 17, 2018 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coots Materials Company, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Truck backed into the bin got loaded. Left the bin and the arm stuck back. So EE went over to look at why the arm was stuck. EE stood in front of the arm to look at situation. Co-worker yelled at EE to get out of there. EE turn to walk away and the arm dislodged on it's own, hitting EE in the back and throwing EE in the air.

2013 · 1 incident

July 30, 2013 IL · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coots Materials Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was removing damaged hood from haul truck. After removing pins from hinges, miner was removing tension rod with hammer when it came loose and sprang up and made contact with miner' s hand.

2011 · 1 incident

August 9, 2011 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coots Materials Company, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He got a CAT980 loader stuck and jumped from the platform of the loader to the surface rather than using the ladder on the loader. The jump injured his ankle.

2008 · 1 incident

December 29, 2008 IL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Coots Materials Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Conditions contributing to the accident are unknown. Victim has broken ribs, broken collar bone, and a collapsed lung.