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Romesburg Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
Romesburg Quarry has $245K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 13 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 2004–2025
- Latest incident
- Sep 2025
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Romesburg Quarry has $245K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 13 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 5,700 | 2 | 1 | 350.9 |
| 2025 Q3 | 8,030 | 18 | 6 | 2241.6 |
| 2025 Q2 | 7,387 | 2 | 2 | 270.7 |
| 2025 Q1 | 6,466 | 4 | 1 | 618.6 |
| 2024 Q4 | 6,260 | 8 | 0 | 1278.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 7,907 | 8 | 1 | 1011.8 |
| 2024 Q2 | 7,385 | 11 | 1 | 1489.5 |
| 2024 Q1 | 9,096 | 10 | 0 | 1099.4 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 8,316 | 31 | 5 | 3727.8 |
| 2023 Q3 | 10,941 | 27 | 10 | 2467.8 |
| 2023 Q2 | 8,257 | 9 | 1 | 1090.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 10,483 | 8 | 0 | 763.1 |
| 2022 Q4 | 8,415 | 6 | 0 | 713.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 8,998 | 15 | 2 | 1667.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 7,397 | 6 | 1 | 811.1 |
| 2022 Q1 | 4,382 | 15 | 2 | 3423.1 |
| 2021 Q4 | 8,517 | 6 | 0 | 704.5 |
| 2021 Q3 | 8,896 | 11 | 0 | 1236.5 |
| 2021 Q2 | 8,288 | 5 | 0 | 603.3 |
| 2021 Q1 | 7,553 | 15 | 4 | 1986.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 6,396 | 8 | 4 | 1250.8 |
| 2020 Q3 | 7,190 | 9 | 1 | 1251.7 |
| 2020 Q2 | 9,066 | 8 | 5 | 882.4 |
| 2020 Q1 | 7,456 | 35 | 6 | 4694.2 |
| 2019 Q4 | 8,940 | 15 | 3 | 1677.9 |
| 2019 Q3 | 7,833 | 42 | 8 | 5361.9 |
| 2019 Q2 | 4,545 | 2 | 0 | 440.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 3,351 | 1 | 0 | 298.4 |
| 2018 Q4 | 4,309 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 6,340 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 6,784 | 3 | 1 | 442.2 |
| 2018 Q1 | 4,961 | 4 | 0 | 806.3 |
| 2017 Q4 | 5,899 | 7 | 1 | 1186.6 |
| 2017 Q3 | 6,176 | 7 | 2 | 1133.4 |
| 2017 Q2 | 6,464 | 1 | 0 | 154.7 |
| 2017 Q1 | 3,943 | 10 | 4 | 2536.1 |
| 2016 Q4 | 5,033 | 4 | 0 | 794.8 |
| 2016 Q3 | 8,405 | 3 | 1 | 356.9 |
| 2016 Q2 | 9,157 | 4 | 1 | 436.8 |
| 2016 Q1 | 7,101 | 6 | 1 | 845.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 8,253 | 5 | 2 | 605.8 |
| 2015 Q3 | 5,241 | 2 | 1 | 381.6 |
| 2015 Q2 | 4,843 | 4 | 0 | 825.9 |
| 2015 Q1 | 4,842 | 2 | 0 | 413.1 |
| 2014 Q4 | 6,835 | 5 | 2 | 731.5 |
| 2014 Q3 | 6,664 | 3 | 1 | 450.2 |
| 2014 Q2 | 7,941 | 3 | 1 | 377.8 |
| 2014 Q1 | 6,162 | 1 | 0 | 162.3 |
| 2013 Q4 | 6,852 | 2 | 1 | 291.9 |
| 2013 Q3 | 6,591 | 2 | 1 | 303.4 |
| 2013 Q2 | 6,565 | 3 | 1 | 457.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 3,050 | 2 | 0 | 655.7 |
| 2012 Q4 | 5,395 | 6 | 1 | 1112.1 |
| 2012 Q3 | 6,467 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 5,924 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 4,057 | 6 | 3 | 1478.9 |
| 2011 Q4 | 4,608 | 1 | 0 | 217.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 5,183 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 8,867 | 3 | 0 | 338.3 |
| 2011 Q1 | 5,494 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 4,609 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 7,002 | 9 | 1 | 1285.3 |
| 2010 Q2 | 6,276 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 3,659 | 2 | 0 | 546.6 |
| 2009 Q4 | 3,507 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 4,838 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 4,895 | 5 | 3 | 1021.5 |
| 2009 Q1 | 5,042 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 3,486 | 2 | 1 | 573.7 |
| 2008 Q3 | 4,753 | 2 | 0 | 420.8 |
| 2008 Q2 | 5,483 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 2,735 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 2,957 | 2 | 0 | 676.4 |
| 2007 Q3 | 7,672 | 6 | 2 | 782.1 |
| 2007 Q2 | 6,269 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 1,700 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 2,573 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 3,166 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 2,899 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 3,367 | 4 | 1 | 1188.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 2,029 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 2,414 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 1,308 | 4 | 1 | 3058.1 |
| 2005 Q1 | 1,249 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 2,332 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
10 on file2025 · 1 incident
2024 · 1 incident
Employee was putting steel liner in screen and was using a pry bar. Pry bar slipped and steel liner struck employee on top of left foot
2023 · 2 incidents
Employee was dismounting John Deere 944 Loader at end of shift and slipped off the ladder injuring left ankle when EE hit the ground
Driver was driving CAT 773E loaded headed up the haul road from the mine portal when EE heard an explosion and the Truck burst into flame. Driver climbed out of cab and jumped from truck ladder approximately 3 1/2 feet to the ground injuring EE's right Leg. Fire dept was called .
2021 · 2 incidents
Laborer was trying to locate leak on hydraulic line for the Oldenburg/cannon DP12-HD drill 201771/772
Employee was cutting hose with pocket knife and knife slipped puncturing left forearm. Employee received 5 stitches.
2017 · 1 incident
Employee was working on Sand Plant electric line project. The early morning snow had been plowed which created icy conditions. The employee walked around the corner of a 305.5 excavator when EE lost footing. When EE fell EE landed on the left knee taking all of the weight.
2016 · 1 incident
EE was picking up metal plate from the ground to throw in the back of a pick-up. EE estimated metal plate weighed about 150-200lbs. EE rested a bit before calling EE's father to take EE to the ER. The ER stated right erector muscle strain and to take ibuprofen follow up with Occupational Health on 4/5/2016. Cleared to return to work on 4/6/2016 with no restrictions.
2011 · 1 incident
EE was welding with another EE back to back, possible welding flash or reflective flashes. Possible fragments from grinding metal.
2004 · 1 incident
ON 11/24/04 EE WHILE LIFTING STEEL PULLED MUSCLE IN ABDOMEN & DIDN'T REPORT IT. HE THOUGHT IT WOULD HEAL. REINJURED IT ON 12/27/04. MORE PAIN BUT THOUGHT IT WOULD HEAL. REPORTED IT TO OFFICE ON 3/24/05. PAIN WAS SEVERE AND NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION.
The full compliance file on Romesburg Quarry
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.