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Purdy Materials Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Edward Purdy
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, IN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1202211

Purdy Materials has $45K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1999–2022
Latest incident
Jul 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
177
citations
59
significant & substantial
$44,610
proposed penalties
$44,610
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
66
inspections on record
970
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: 970 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Purdy Materials has $45K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$45K
proposed penalties
$45K
current assessed
$45K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
177 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2025 Q4 6,313 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 5,809 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,367 1 1 186.3
2025 Q1 4,070 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,819 17 3 3527.7
2024 Q3 4,977 5 2 1004.6
2024 Q2 6,045 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,455 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 5,543 2 1 360.8
2023 Q3 4,789 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 5,649 6 3 1062.1
2023 Q1 4,190 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 5,030 14 5 2783.3
2022 Q3 6,262 2 0 319.4
2022 Q2 4,755 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 4,227 3 0 709.7
2021 Q4 5,237 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 6,174 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 5,626 2 0 355.5
2021 Q1 5,412 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 6,406 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 7,185 1 0 139.2
2020 Q2 5,657 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 6,239 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 6,051 10 1 1652.6
2019 Q3 8,498 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 6,689 2 1 299.0
2019 Q1 5,764 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 5,866 2 0 340.9
2018 Q3 8,644 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 5,915 4 2 676.2
2018 Q1 6,375 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 6,200 4 2 645.2
2017 Q3 7,531 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 5,569 6 1 1077.4
2017 Q1 6,816 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 5,938 4 2 673.6
2016 Q3 7,617 8 5 1050.3
2016 Q2 6,868 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 5,207 2 2 384.1
2015 Q4 6,387 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,581 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 4,561 4 4 877.0
2015 Q1 3,580 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 5,306 3 1 565.4
2014 Q3 4,889 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,512 4 2 886.5
2014 Q1 3,141 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,661 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,856 1 0 205.9
2013 Q2 4,893 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 3,601 2 0 555.4
2012 Q4 5,381 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,941 4 0 809.6
2012 Q2 5,843 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 3,525 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 5,202 2 0 384.5
2011 Q3 5,977 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,951 2 2 404.0
2011 Q1 3,262 2 0 613.1
2010 Q4 5,594 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 5,796 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,494 2 1 445.0
2010 Q1 3,396 1 0 294.5
2009 Q4 4,962 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 4,776 2 2 418.8
2009 Q2 4,042 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 5,833 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 6,657 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 8,803 5 2 568.0
2008 Q2 7,537 4 3 530.7
2008 Q1 6,171 2 1 324.1
2007 Q4 6,566 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 8,447 3 0 355.2
2007 Q2 7,213 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 5,170 5 1 967.1
2006 Q4 5,984 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,292 2 0 317.9
2006 Q2 5,612 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,166 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 6,546 2 1 305.5
2005 Q3 8,119 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 7,983 1 0 125.3
2005 Q1 5,230 2 0 382.4
2004 Q4 5,822 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 6,114 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 6,720 1 0 148.8
2004 Q1 5,103 4 1 783.9
2003 Q4 5,544 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 6,529 4 2 612.7
2003 Q2 7,496 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 5,108 2 1 391.5
2002 Q4 6,744 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 7,064 4 1 566.3
2002 Q2 7,079 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,697 5 1 1064.5
2001 Q4 5,546 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 6,944 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 6,065 1 0 164.9
2001 Q1 2,419 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,743 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,217 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,750 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,004 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2022 · 1 incident

July 27, 2022 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Purdy Materials Inc. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Contract truck driver had a heart attack in truck and passed away.

2014 · 1 incident

October 2, 2014 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Purdy Materials Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee really has no Idea of when and where the accident happened, but first noticed when he bent over to remove a rock from the feed hopper.

2013 · 1 incident

March 4, 2013 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Purdy Materials Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Mechanic was lifting air hammer into position & touched the trigger when not ready to activate. His left hand was forward the bit & the bit pinned his finger. Bit of air hammer fired landing on finger. Finger was between bit & pin being driven out.

2012 · 1 incident

January 10, 2012 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Purdy Materials Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

It was a sunny, dry day and EE stepped off of the bobcat and twisted his right knee

2010 · 1 incident

April 9, 2010 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Purdy Materials Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

he was lying on his side using a cutting torch and a hot piece of slag went in right ear Now July 15,2010 had surgery to repair a hole in eardrum will miss 7-10 days

2000 · 1 incident

May 27, 2000 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Purdy Materials Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STRUCK LEFT 3RD FINGER WITH HAMMER.

1999 · 1 incident

May 3, 1999 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Purdy Materials Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

EE STEPPED OFF PLATFORM & STRUCK CONCRETE BLOCK WITH CHEST IN STUMBLE

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