Mining Incidents

Van Acker Portable Plant #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Wayne H Van Acker
Elburn, Kane County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102383

Van Acker Portable Plant #1 has $121 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Jul 1991
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
2
citations
0
significant & substantial
$121
proposed penalties
$110
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $11 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
4
inspections on record
24
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: 24 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Van Acker Portable Plant #1 has $121 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.
$121
proposed penalties
$110
current assessed
$110
paid to date
$0
outstanding
2 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-09-25.
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
2003 Q2 430 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 140 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 320 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 68 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 30 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 740 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,003 2 0 1994.0
Show 5 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q2 96 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 162 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 639 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,072 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 606 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1991 · 1 incident

July 18, 1991 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Van Acker Sand & Gravel · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE MISSED RUNG ON LADDER WHILE DESCENDING 4'.STEPPED HARD ON SURFACE(HAIRLINE FRACTURE).

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