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: 129 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
South Quarry has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
27 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $363 in penalties contested before the Commission, $363 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-12-19.
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.
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.
3citations taken to the federal commission · 11% of citations on record
Settled
3 · 100%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$363 proposed, $363 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2019-11-10.
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
3
2025
0
2024
2
2023
3
2022
3
2021
5
2020
2
2019
4
2018
3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
South Quarry sits in Winnebago County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Winnebago County, Illinois · Population 283,289
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$64,363
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
2026 Q2
575
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
0
0
0
2025 Q4
0
0
0
2025 Q3
0
0
0
2025 Q2
0
0
0
2025 Q1
0
0
0
2024 Q4
231
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
576
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
437
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
0
0
0
2023 Q4
804
5
0
6218.9
2023 Q3
412
5
2
12135.9
2023 Q2
370
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
0
0
0
2022 Q4
331
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
65
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
286
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
194
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
1,487
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
2,163
3
0
1387.0
2021 Q2
177
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
19
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
523
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
346
4
0
11560.7
2020 Q2
0
0
0
2020 Q1
0
0
0
2019 Q4
599
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
1,002
3
0
2994.0
2019 Q2
442
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
0
0
0
2018 Q4
415
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
573
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2021 · 1 incident
September 9, 2021IL · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerOTHER
N-TRAK Group, LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Employee was tending to MSHA inspector requests as EE was visiting the site. EE went to throw an item in the trash can and when EE lifted the lid, a bee/wasp flew out and stung EE. EE had an allergic reaction which EE never had before in EE's life, causing another EE to call 911. EE was in the ER of about 2 hours then released and then came back to work.