Mining Incidents

Falling Springs Quarry Company operator

Controlled by (Katharine) Anne Cramer
MSHA operator ID: L09510
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
43
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1987–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
202
citations
24
significant & substantial
$37,626
proposed penalties
$30,985
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,641 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
74
inspections on record
1,921
inspection hours
10.5
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.
202 citations across 1,921 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.
$38K
proposed penalties
$37K
current assessed
$31K
paid to date
$6K
outstanding
183 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2025
1
2024
2
2021
1
2020
2
2019
4
2018
3
2017
2
2015
3
2006
1
2003
3
2000
1
1998
2
1997
2
1996
1
1995
1
1994
2
1993
1
1992
2
1991
3
1990
2
1988
3
1987
1 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
September 14, 1987 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Falling Springs Quarry Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE ENTERE8 DUST BIN TO HELP CLEAR BLOCKAGE OF DISCHARGE CHUTE. DUST COLAPSED OR SLID COVERING UP EMPLOYEE CAUSING HIS DEATH

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