Mining Incidents

Valley Run Stone Div/Avery Gravel Co Inc Metal/Non-Metal

Newark, Kendall County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102701

Valley Run Stone Div/Avery Gravel Co Inc has $4K 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
9
Years on record
1990–2004
Latest incident
Aug 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
46
citations
6
significant & substantial
$4,425
proposed penalties
$4,425
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
13
inspections on record
205
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: 205 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Valley Run Stone Div/Avery Gravel Co Inc has $4K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
46 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-11-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2007 Q1 3,158 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 15,455 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 16,546 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 15,029 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,971 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 17,021 7 1 411.3
2005 Q3 16,441 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 14,294 0 0 0.0
Show 21 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q1 10,047 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 14,525 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 18,370 8 0 435.5
2004 Q2 15,940 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 8,616 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 16,523 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 14,765 1 0 67.7
2003 Q2 14,794 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 6,279 1 0 159.3
2002 Q4 14,369 9 2 626.3
2002 Q3 14,056 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 12,784 7 1 547.6
2002 Q1 9,069 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 13,463 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 13,099 12 1 916.1
2001 Q2 12,493 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 7,551 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 15,140 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 11,154 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 11,650 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 8,370 1 1 119.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2004 · 2 incidents

August 24, 2004 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Run Stone Div/Avery Gravel Co Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee had right hand on mast. Carosel closed pinching thumb on right hand. Employee lost skin on side and tip of thumb requiring skin grafting. Thumb also had fracture.

January 15, 2004 IL · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE

THE OXYGEN HOSE ON THE TORCH DEVELOPED A LEAK FILLING HIS GLOVE WITH OXYGEN. A SPARK IGNITED THE GLOVE, CAUSING 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON HISLEFT HAND

2002 · 1 incident

September 14, 2002 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Valley Run Stone Div/Avery Gravel Co Inc · Struck by flying object

EE HIT BUCKET TOOTH WITH HAMMER. A SMALL PIECE OF THE TOOTH CAME OFF CUTTING HIS LEFT LEG. RESULT 3 STITCHES IN LEFT LEG.

2000 · 1 incident

1999 · 2 incidents

1997 · 1 incident

November 15, 1997 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Valley Run Stone Div/Avery Gravel Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WINDY, WET COLD CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTED TO WET GLOVES LETTING A HMMER SLIP OUT OF AN EE'S HAND HITTING ANTOHER.

1993 · 1 incident

1990 · 1 incident

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