Mining Incidents

VALLEY PLANT #7 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Riverstone Group
St. Augustine, Warren County, IL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1100136

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2012–2022
Latest incident
Apr 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
83
citations
18
significant & substantial
$9,522
proposed penalties
$9,522
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 Q4 4,651 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,280 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,241 1 0 308.5
2025 Q1 2,579 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,119 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,856 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,236 1 0 809.1
2024 Q1 2,512 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2022 · 1 incident

April 18, 2022 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
River Stone Group Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee alleges was adjusting a conveyor belt and the wrench slipped pinning employee's right finger between the steel and wrench. Employee received 12 sutures.

2021 · 3 incidents

September 21, 2021 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
River Stone Group Inc · Struck against a moving object

The employee alleges EE was driving the loader across the pit and EE ran over a large rock causing the seat in the loader to bottom out. EE started having some pain in the middle and lower of EE's back.

July 22, 2021 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
River Stone Group Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee alleges they were cleaning the road with the loader and they hit a hard spot in the road causing them to move forward abruptly in the loader.

May 25, 2021 IL · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
River Stone Group Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was placing fuel hose nozzle back in cradle and felt discomfort in EE's side, shoulder and neck. Lifting nozzle from filler neck to hose nozzle cradle.

2020 · 1 incident

March 3, 2020 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
River Stone Group Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee alleges was removing a bolt from the cutting edge and the sharp edge of the bolt cut the middle palm of left hand.

2012 · 1 incident

June 20, 2012 IL · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
River Stone Group Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee alleges he was reaching for a roller on the ground and he got his arm caught on a piece of metal that went through his right arm - he received 4 stitches.