Mining Incidents

Elmhurst-Chicago Stone operator

Controlled by Charles Hammersmith Jr
MSHA operator ID: L00319
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
106
Mines on record
8
Years on record
1984–2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
278
citations
38
significant & substantial
$28,855
proposed penalties
$28,855
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
110
inspections on record
1,981
inspection hours
14.0
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.
278 citations across 1,981 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$29K
proposed penalties
$29K
current assessed
$29K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
278 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-05-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2015
2
2014
1
2013
1
2012
3
2008
1
2007
1
2006
2
2005
5
2003
1
2002
1
2001
1
2000
1
1998
1
1997
1
1996
1
1995
4
1994
2
1993
3
1992
7
1991
12
1990
12
1989
18
1988
11
1987
3
1986
9 (1f)
1985
1
1984
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
November 24, 1986 IL · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Elmhurst-Chicago Stone · Struck by falling object

ENGINEER AND AS8ISTANT ENTERED AN UNKNOWN HAZZARD AREA A BOULDER FELL FROM THE FACE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEES

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