Mining Incidents

Versailles Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
Versailles, Ripley County, IN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1200008

Versailles Quarry has $20K 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
13
Years on record
1984–2026
Latest incident
Apr 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
77
citations
14
significant & substantial
$19,650
proposed penalties
$19,316
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $334 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
54
inspections on record
903
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: 903 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Versailles Quarry has $20K 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.
$20K
proposed penalties
$19K
current assessed
$19K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
75 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-07.
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
2025 Q4 7,179 3 1 417.9
2025 Q3 7,835 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 6,616 1 0 151.1
2025 Q1 3,553 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 6,478 6 3 926.2
2024 Q3 7,123 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 7,152 4 0 559.3
2024 Q1 2,539 3 0 1181.6
Show 94 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 7,368 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 8,093 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 7,886 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,333 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 6,642 2 1 301.1
2022 Q3 7,019 3 2 427.4
2022 Q1 4,793 5 0 1043.2
2021 Q4 6,351 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 7,215 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 7,984 1 1 125.3
2021 Q1 2,507 3 3 1196.6
2020 Q4 2,337 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 8,046 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 6,900 5 2 724.6
2020 Q1 5,261 2 0 380.2
2019 Q4 7,603 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 8,049 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 8,507 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 4,803 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 7,718 1 0 129.6
2018 Q3 8,101 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 7,191 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 3,411 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 4,731 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 6,374 1 0 156.9
2017 Q2 5,620 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,973 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 4,568 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 6,908 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 5,357 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 3,158 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 6,011 3 0 499.1
2015 Q3 6,701 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 5,711 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,533 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 5,675 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 7,295 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 6,665 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,263 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,789 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 7,129 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 6,936 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 3,268 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 6,812 2 0 293.6
2012 Q3 7,488 1 0 133.5
2012 Q2 7,707 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,956 2 0 403.6
2011 Q4 6,914 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 9,151 4 1 437.1
2011 Q2 8,703 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 7,653 2 0 261.3
2010 Q4 9,472 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 9,684 3 0 309.8
2010 Q2 8,762 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 5,667 4 0 705.8
2009 Q4 8,536 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 8,068 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 8,582 2 0 233.0
2009 Q1 7,036 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 8,775 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 9,807 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 7,644 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 5,436 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 8,138 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 10,558 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 12,254 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 8,648 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 8,798 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 11,738 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 10,017 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 9,119 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 9,561 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 10,722 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 10,293 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 8,300 3 0 361.4
2004 Q3 8,907 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 9,223 3 0 325.3
2004 Q1 8,033 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 10,176 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 10,544 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 10,123 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 8,863 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 9,725 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 9,400 1 0 106.4
2002 Q2 9,408 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 8,540 2 0 234.2
2001 Q4 8,409 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 8,657 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 8,716 2 0 229.5
2001 Q1 7,368 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 7,116 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 9,784 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 9,950 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 8,726 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2026 · 1 incident

2020 · 1 incident

June 29, 2020 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a loader in the pit muck pile area and hit an ridge in the floor causing the loader to stop abruptly and jarring employee's back. Employee did not request medical attention at time of injury but the next day stated that it was not improving and would like to be seen by a doctor.

2006 · 1 incident

August 14, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

employee was driving off-road truck when he felt a sharp pain in his back

1998 · 2 incidents

June 30, 1998 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REPLACINGS SCREENS ON SECONDARY END PINCH TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER AND FRACTURED IT.

1992 · 1 incident

1989 · 1 incident

April 29, 1989 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING HAND SANDER ON A PIECE OF METAL AND A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE SNADING OPERATION GOT IN THE RIGHT EYE.

1987 · 1 incident

December 15, 1987 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING SHOP THROUGH SMALL ENTRANCE DOOR AT THE SAME TIME ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING LARGE SHOP DOOR TO TAKE LOADER OUT. WHEN OPENING LARGE DOOR IT GOES PAST SMALL ENTRANCE DOOR . EMPLOYEE GOT INDEX FINGER CUT OFF AT 1ST JOINT AND MIDDLE FINGER MASHED ON LEFT HAND.

1986 · 3 incidents

September 16, 1986 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Berry Materials Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WIRE WAS WOUND 5ROUND REAR AXLE OF TRUCK EMPLOYEE USED POCKET KNIFE TO CUT THE WIRE HAND SLIPPED & HE CUT ARM

April 14, 1986 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Berry Materials Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING OUT OF DART TRUCK HIS RIGHT LEG WAS REACHING DOWN TOWARDS THE GROUND AND SOMEHOW PULLED MUSCLE IN THE GROIN AREA.

January 14, 1986 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Berry Materials Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING CHISEL AN8 SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN SPRING FROM TRUCK.HE MISSED HITTING CHISEL AND HIT LEFT THUMB.FINGER SPLIT OPEN REQ 5 STITCHES.

1984 · 2 incidents

July 10, 1984 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Berry Materials Corp · Struck by flying object

WAS PUTTING A NEW CABLE ON SHOVEL AND THE END OF THE CABLE SLIPPED STRIKING EMPLOYEE INTHE FACE CUTTING HIS LIP.

March 30, 1984 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Berry Materials Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS HAMMERING ON CHUTE BROUGHT HAND BACK AND H IT ROUGH EDGE ON A BEAM

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