The detonator had a dead battery. In order to set off the shot, employee brought up a loader. The loader battery was used to set the shot off. Employee was unable to be inside the shelter provided for blasting.
Calhoun Quarry #1 Metal/Non-Metal
Calhoun Quarry Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Jerome Sievers
Fieldon,
Jersey County,
IL
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1100111
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2002–2025
- Latest incident
- Mar 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
177
citations
47
significant & substantial
$165,626
proposed penalties
$154,133
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q3 | 2,131 | 3 | 3 | 1407.8 |
| 2025 Q2 | 2,233 | 5 | 1 | 2239.1 |
| 2025 Q1 | 683 | 4 | 3 | 5856.5 |
| 2024 Q4 | 2,711 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 2,563 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 5,092 | 2 | 1 | 392.8 |
| 2023 Q2 | 2,048 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 2,349 | 2 | 0 | 851.4 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
March 5, 2025
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Calhoun Quarry Inc
· Struck by flying object
Reportable incidents
3 on file (excluding fatalities above)2013 · 1 incident
Calhoun Quarry Inc · Flash burns (electric)
In the process of starting operations for the day, the plant operator received 1st degree burns when the electrical box in the electrical shed used for the Deister Screen arced while disengaging the knife switch. He had engaged the switch to on, discovered the electrical motor had not come on, then in the process of pulling the knife switch to off position it arced.
2011 · 1 incident
May 10, 2011
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calhoun Quarry Inc · Struck by falling object
Tryed to move a rock using his hands when another rock fell against his finger.
2002 · 1 incident
Calhoun Quarry Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object
CLEANING CHUTE UNDER SCALPING SCREEN & A ROCK ROLLED HITTING FINGER.