Mining Incidents

Valmeyer #3 Quarry & Mill: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Columbia Quarry Company · Underground
Controlled by Clyde D Trexler
Monroe County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1100036

MSHA record for Valmeyer #3 Quarry & Mill (mine ID 1100036). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1984–1992
Latest incident
May 1992
Ownership history
  1. Columbia Quarry Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Valmeyer #3 Quarry & Mill sits in Monroe County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Monroe County, Illinois · Population 34,969
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$101,635
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1992 · 1 incident

May 1, 1992 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Columbia Quarry Company · Fall from machine

WHILE PREPARING TO LOAD A TRUCK WITH BAGGED MATERIAL,EMPLOYEE STARTED TO ENTER TRUCK BED AREA.ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN FRONT OF TRUCK DID NOT KNOW THE FIRST EMPLOYEE WAS ON TRUCK AND INDICATED DRIV ER TO MOVE FORWARD,FIRST EMPLOYEE FELL OUT OF BED AREA TO GROUND ABOUT 4 FEET.

1990 · 2 incidents

December 8, 1990 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Columbia Quarry Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

WORKING ON CONV BELT USING WELDING TORCH, HOT SLAG FELL IN GLOVE CUFF SEVERE BURN TO L WRIST

May 31, 1990 IL · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Columbia Quarry Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING AS ELECTRICIAN IN REPLACING SOME ELECTRICAL WIRING FROM ONE POLE TO ANOTHER. WHILE PULLING WIRE FROM OLD POLE, EMPLOYEE STRAINED AND, ACCORDING TO DOCTOR, PULLED HERNIA.

1986 · 1 incident

April 8, 1986 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Columbia Quarry Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE GREASING 4OTORS AND EWUIPMENT EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING HIS BACK

1985 · 1 incident

February 21, 1985 IL · Metal/Non-Metal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Columbia Quarry Company · Accident type, without injuries

FREEZING & THAWING. TEMPORARY LOSS OF HAULAGE ROAD. THE ROOF SEEMED TO SEAL ITSELF. THERE FORE WE ARE ABLE TO CLEAN UP THE AREA

1984 · 1 incident

May 17, 1984 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Columbia Quarry Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

WHILE WORKING AS PLANT MILL OPERATOR, EMPLOYEE FELL OFF LOADING BIN PLATFORM APPROX. 8 FT HIGH TO GROUND AND SUFFERED SEVERE LACERATION TO LEFT ARM AND TWISTED BACK.