Mining Incidents

Yard 98 - Fairbury Metal/Non-Metal

VCNA Prairie, Inc · Surface
Controlled by VOTORANTIM CIMENTOS
Pontiac, Livingston County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102972

Yard 98 - Fairbury has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000–2007
Latest incident
Sep 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
32
citations
3
significant & substantial
$2,439
proposed penalties
$2,261
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $178 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
22
inspections on record
220
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: 220 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Yard 98 - Fairbury has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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
32 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-10-02.
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
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 137 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,895 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 119 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,113 5 0 4492.4
2007 Q3 1,926 0 0 0.0
Show 30 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q2 1,418 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 1,772 2 0 1128.7
2006 Q3 2,172 2 0 920.8
2006 Q2 1,741 1 0 574.4
2006 Q1 263 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,897 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,804 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,971 3 0 1009.8
2005 Q1 2,334 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 995 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,327 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,530 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,042 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 4,176 3 0 718.4
2003 Q3 4,179 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 5,196 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,771 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,316 2 0 376.2
2002 Q3 6,434 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,698 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 928 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,342 4 1 1707.9
2001 Q3 4,302 3 0 697.4
2001 Q2 3,461 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 694 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,536 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,662 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,176 7 2 3216.9
2000 Q1 1,839 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2007 · 1 incident

September 20, 2007 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Prairie Material Sales, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

While unloading screen panel from loader bucket onto catwalk, operator cut right wrist while setting it down on the catwalk.

2003 · 2 incidents

March 8, 2003 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Prairie Material Sales, Inc. · Flash burns (electric)

ENERGIZED ELECTRICAL WIRE TOUCHED GROUND SURFACECAUSING FLASH AND BURN TO EMPLOYEE'S FACE AND HANDS.

2000 · 1 incident

September 5, 2000 IL · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver MACHINERY
Prairie Material Sales, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE ARTICULATED TRUCK WAS HAULING DIRT WHEN THE FRONT PIN ON THE RIGHT STEERING CYLINDER CAME OUT & THE TRUCK TURNED SHARP TO THE LEFT ROLLING THE BOX OVER & WENT OVER AN 8' EMBANKMENT. THE DR IVER SUSTAINED SOME CUTS ON HIS LEFT ARM AND ELBOW AREA FROM THE GLASS OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THECAB DID STAY UPRIGHT.

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The full compliance file on Yard 98 - Fairbury

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