Rush County Stone Co Inc · Fall onto or against objects
Miner was removing bolts from drive belt guard on VSI take-out belt when foot slipped and miner fell into a troughing idler cracking a rib.
Rush County Stone: 154 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Rush County Stone has $50K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1989–2012
- Latest incident
- Apr 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
154
citations
34
significant & substantial
$49,927
proposed penalties
$28,022
paid to date
56% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $21,905 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
60
inspections on record
913
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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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.Rate withheld: 913 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Rush County Stone has $50K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K outstanding across 2 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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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.$50K
proposed penalties
$35K
current assessed
$28K
paid to date
$7K
outstanding
148 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $23K in penalties contested before the Commission, $6K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-03-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.22.1%
significant & substantial
1.9%
high negligence or reckless
22.1%
reasonably likely or greater
46.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 16.2% low, 81.8% moderate, 1.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
22
citations taken to the federal commission · 14% of citations on record
- Settled 15 · 68%
- Vacated or withdrawn 3 · 14%
- Still open 4 · 18%
0%
S&S designation survived the contest
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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 10 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
76%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$23K proposed, $6K 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 2026-01-06.
Contested penalties
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE 2025-0162 | Settlement | Young | 2026 | $23K → $6K |
| LAKE 2025-0270 | Decision pending |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2026-07-29
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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.17%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
14
samples
6
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz21 over
- Respirable dust, <.1mg7
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz4
- Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (14)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-23 | Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz | 13.6 | 10 | 1.36 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air |
| 2026-07-29 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.33 | 1.56 | 0.21 | Utility Man |
| 2026-07-29 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2026-07-29 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.42 | 1.39 | 0.30 | Utility Man |
| 2021-07-14 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.21 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2017-07-20 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2017-07-20 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2009-05-20 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2009-05-20 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Laborer, Bullgang | ||
| 2009-05-20 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2008-08-20 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.57 | 1.59 | 0.36 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2008-08-20 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.15 | 1.47 | 0.10 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2008-08-20 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2005-10-04 | Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz | 6.47 | 10 | 0.65 | Drill Operator, Rotary Air |
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
- Rush County Stone Company Inc 1950 to 2003
- Rush County Stone Co Inc 2003 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2007 | 11 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2005 | 7 |
| 2004 | 7 |
| 2003 | 9 |
| 2002 | 9 |
| 2001 | 8 |
| 2000 | 9 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Rush County Stone sits in Rush County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.Rush County, Indiana · Population 16,734
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$64,393
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 5,321 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 | 4,005 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q4 | 4,039 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 3,850 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3,753 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 4,353 | 4 | 3 | 918.9 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,138 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 4,993 | 26 | 1 | 5207.3 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 3,844 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 4,404 | 13 | 5 | 2951.9 |
| 2023 Q4 | 3,547 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 3,710 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 4,132 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 3,745 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 3,240 | 6 | 1 | 1851.9 |
| 2022 Q3 | 4,112 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 3,656 | 2 | 0 | 547.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 3,485 | 1 | 0 | 286.9 |
| 2021 Q4 | 2,701 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 1,369 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 1,149 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 1,199 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 2,865 | 1 | 1 | 349.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 3,679 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 2,989 | 1 | 0 | 334.6 |
| 2020 Q1 | 3,552 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 3,321 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 3,239 | 2 | 0 | 617.5 |
| 2019 Q2 | 3,021 | 4 | 1 | 1324.1 |
| 2019 Q1 | 2,083 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 1,152 | 1 | 0 | 868.1 |
| 2018 Q3 | 2,362 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,961 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 1,318 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 2,262 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 3,749 | 2 | 0 | 533.5 |
| 2017 Q2 | 2,590 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 2,450 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 2,772 | 1 | 0 | 360.8 |
| 2016 Q3 | 3,059 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 3,593 | 3 | 2 | 835.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 3,336 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 2,904 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 2,175 | 4 | 0 | 1839.1 |
| 2015 Q2 | 2,388 | 1 | 0 | 418.8 |
| 2015 Q1 | 2,696 | 2 | 1 | 741.8 |
| 2014 Q4 | 2,677 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 1,977 | 2 | 0 | 1011.6 |
| 2014 Q2 | 2,095 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 3,559 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 1,628 | 2 | 0 | 1228.5 |
| 2013 Q3 | 2,361 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 2,140 | 3 | 0 | 1401.9 |
| 2013 Q1 | 2,512 | 1 | 0 | 398.1 |
| 2012 Q4 | 1,615 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,945 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,942 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 3,994 | 3 | 0 | 751.1 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,662 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 3,846 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 4,261 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 3,413 | 1 | 0 | 293.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 4,120 | 6 | 3 | 1456.3 |
| 2010 Q3 | 3,212 | 4 | 2 | 1245.3 |
| 2010 Q2 | 4,197 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 1,866 | 4 | 1 | 2143.6 |
| 2009 Q4 | 2,206 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 3,547 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 3,763 | 2 | 2 | 531.5 |
| 2009 Q1 | 3,572 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 4,291 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 3,447 | 2 | 0 | 580.2 |
| 2008 Q2 | 4,020 | 1 | 0 | 248.8 |
| 2008 Q1 | 3,545 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 3,864 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 6,806 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 5,306 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 3,344 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 4,081 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 3,892 | 4 | 0 | 1027.7 |
| 2006 Q2 | 4,373 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 4,208 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 3,628 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 3,423 | 13 | 2 | 3797.8 |
| 2005 Q2 | 3,123 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 3,604 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 3,175 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 3,314 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 3,464 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 2,781 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 4,230 | 1 | 0 | 236.4 |
| 2003 Q3 | 3,914 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 4,810 | 1 | 0 | 207.9 |
| 2003 Q1 | 4,229 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 4,802 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 5,256 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 5,320 | 5 | 2 | 939.8 |
| 2002 Q1 | 2,348 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 4,706 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 4,850 | 1 | 0 | 206.2 |
| 2001 Q2 | 4,905 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 2,155 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 4,058 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 4,965 | 18 | 6 | 3625.4 |
| 2000 Q2 | 4,520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 2,856 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file2012 · 1 incident
2008 · 1 incident
Rush County Stone Co Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Miner was re-setting stop blocks at base of stacker conveyor, when lost balance and mashed finger between conveyor frame and block.
2007 · 2 incidents
Rush County Stone Co Inc · Struck against stationary object
Miner was cleaning spillage off conveyor belt at tail section between guard and tail box, when he stepped off the concrete block supporting the tail section and twisted right ankle inward.
Rush County Stone Co Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Miner was cleaning stone from grizzlies when a stone slid from top of grizzlies smashing right ring finger between two pieces of stone.
2006 · 1 incident
Rush County Stone Co Inc · Struck by falling object
Slid hammer forward to attach to winch line to pull hammer from bed of pickup, hammer slipped and landed on finger. Driller was wearing gloves.
2005 · 1 incident
August 15, 2005
IN · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rush County Stone Co Inc · Fall onto or against objects
Employee was stepping down off a piece of our water truck, when he slipped and reached to catch his balance. While reaching he cut his index finger on a piece of metal. The cut required six stitches. No lost workdays.
1990 · 1 incident
Rush County Stone Company Inc · Contact with electrical current
HE WAS WORKING ON AN ELECTRIC BOX. HIS HELPER THOUGHT HE WAS FINISHED AND TURNED THE POWER BACKM ON THE BOX SINCE HE WAS NOT QUITE DONE. HE RECEIVED A SHOCK. HE WAS NOT LOST NAY TIME. GROIN AREA. AT A LATER DATE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN INQUINAL HERNIA SURGERY AT A LATER DATE.
1989 · 2 incidents
May 17, 1989
IN · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Rush County Stone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL WAS MAKING NEW STELL PLATE CHUTE FOR STONE TO FLOW FROM UNDER CRUSHER. HE WAS WELDING PLATE IN PLACE. AS HE WAS ADJUSTING PLACEMENT PLATE SLIPPED & CAUGHT RIGHT RING FINGER JUST ABOVE SEC OND JOINT. FINGER HAS BEEN WORKED ON IT WAS NOT SEVERED COMPLETELY BUT SURGEON SAID IT WOULD BE 50-50 CHANCE TO SAVE FINGER.
April 19, 1989
IN · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rush County Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
THIS EMPLOYEE HAND PICKS FLAGSTONE. HE WAS HELPING TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES TO PUSH A ROCK TO THE CNENTER OF THE PICKING TABLE WHEN HE SAID HIS BACK HURTS.