Mining Incidents

Utica Clay: 24 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Brickworks Limited
Utica, La Salle County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1101663

Utica Clay has $2K 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
2
Years on record
1991–1993
Latest incident
Sep 1993
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
24
citations
4
significant & substantial
$2,399
proposed penalties
$2,399
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
24
inspections on record
123
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: 123 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Utica Clay has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
24 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-07-02.
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.
16.7%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
16.7%
reasonably likely or greater
50.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 12.5% low, 87.5% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Ristokrat Clay Products Company 1950 to 1981
  2. Boehm Bros., Inc. 1981 to 2023
  3. Glen-Gery Corporation 2023 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2014 0
2013 0
2012 0
2011 0
2010 0
2009 2
2008 2
2007 2
2006 3
2005 3
2004 3
2003 2
2002 2
2001 3
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Utica Clay sits in LaSalle County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 1.0% 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.
LaSalle County, Illinois · Population 109,049
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$72,281
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
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q2 0 0 0
Show 48 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 157 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 690 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 390 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 174 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 731 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 645 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 667 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 296 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,204 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,106 1 0 904.2
2007 Q2 1,079 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 651 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 756 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,000 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,159 2 0 1725.6
2006 Q1 767 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,334 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,449 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,329 1 0 752.4
2005 Q1 1,920 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,480 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,078 1 0 927.6
2004 Q2 1,668 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,624 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,349 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,303 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,243 1 0 804.5
2003 Q1 1,488 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,251 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,426 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,337 3 0 2243.8
2002 Q1 1,297 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,634 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,355 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,756 7 2 3986.3
2001 Q1 1,688 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,442 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,608 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,339 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,435 7 2 4878.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1993 · 1 incident

September 2, 1993 IL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Boehm Bros., Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

REPAIRING EQUIPMENT. PULLED WRENCH AND STRAINED SHOULDER. REPAIRING EQUIPMENT FOR MINE SAFETY REGULATORS (MSHA).

1991 · 1 incident