Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. · Drowning
The employee was performing work activities on a sand dredge to free a clam shell bucket from material in a lake when the dredge capsized.
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. operator
Controlled by
Heidelberg Materials AG
MSHA operator ID: L16286
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
3,583
citations
644
significant & substantial
$1,636,581
proposed penalties
$1,423,508
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $213,073 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
2,410
inspections on record
49,454
inspection hours
7.2
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.3,583 citations across 49,454 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.$1.6M
proposed penalties
$1.5M
current assessed
$1.4M
paid to date
$33K
outstanding
3,515 assessments are final orders; 81 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 79 non-fatal
- EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS 1 fatality · 2 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 230 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 162 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 149 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 76 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
8
2025
12
2024
14
2023
13
2022
10
2021
20
2020
12
2019
13
2018
11
2017
7
2016
13
2015
7 (1f)
2014
8
2013
13
2012
6
2011
10
2010
9
2009
14
2008
19
2007
14
2006
9
2005
34
2004
18
2003
24
2002
17
2001
25
2000
20
1999
15
1998
31
1997
19
1996
17
1995
33
1994
55
1993
46
1992
48
1991
43
1990
46 (1f)
1989
43
1988
6
Mines on record
- Nokomis Quarry IL
- Versailles Quarry IN
- Thornton Quarry IL
- Federal Underground IL
- Romeo Quarry IL
- LAUREL QUARRY KY
- Waterville Stone Quarry OH
- Fairmount Quarry IL
- PLUM RUN STONE OH
- Elkton Quarry KY
- MT. VERNON MINE & MILL KY
- Aggrock Quarry IN
- Tyrone Mine & Mill KY
- Ardmore Stone Quarry IN
- Indian Point Quarry IL
- Wagner Quarries OH
- Monon Quarry IN
- Putnamville Quarry IN
- UPTON QUARRY KY
- HARDING STREET QUARRY-SURFACE IN
- Coopers Lane Mine IN
- Milner Quarry IN
- Woodburn II IN
- Sandusky Quarry OH
- Scott County Quarry IN
- Dry Fork Sand & Gravel OH
- Franklin Quarry & Mill KY
- Sylvania Stone Quarry OH
- FLEMINGSBURG QUARRY KY
- Morris Sand & Gravel IL
- Hayden Quarry IN
- Angola Sand & Gravel IN
- Russellville Quarry & Mill KY
- Bloomville Stone Quarry OH
- Atkins Mine IN
- Paulding Stone Quarry OH
- Salem Quarry IN
- Lower Huntington Quarry IN
- Flat Rock Stone Quarry OH
- Harding Street Quarry-Sand & Gravel IN
- Harding Street Quarry-Underground IN
- Denniston Quarry MI
- Marion Mine & Mill KY
- IRVINGTON QUARRY KY
- North Vernon Quarry IN
- WOODBURN STONE QUARRY IN
- Princeton Quarry And Mill KY
- Canton Quarry KY
- Pulaski Quarry KY
- North Baltimore Shop OH
- RUSSELLVILLE STONE IN
- Princeton Mine KY
- Tyrone Quarry KY
- Washington County Plant IN
- Yellow Rock Quarry KY
- GREENCASTLE PLANT IN
Fatalities under this operator
2 recorded
July 5, 1990
KY · Metal/Non-Metal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Hanson Aggregates Midwest Inc · Struck by flying object
THE POWDER CREW WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING OFF A FLOOR SHOT. THE POWDER MAN TOLD THE POWDER MAN HELPER HE WAS GOING TO WALK UP TO A POINT AND YELL BACK AT HIM WHEN TO FIRE THE SHOT. THE POW DER MAN GAVE THE SIGNAL TO SHOOT. A FLY ROCK WAS BLOWN OVER A EST. 200-250 FT BLUFF AND HIT THE POWDER MAN IN THE HEAD.
Watch this operator
Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at any Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. mine.
For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants
The full compliance file on Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc.
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.