Mining Incidents

McCook Lime Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
McCook, Cook County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1100227

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Dec 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
25
citations
2
significant & substantial
$1,555
proposed penalties
$1,555
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
2002 Q4 17,279 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 17,117 3 0 175.3
2002 Q2 21,596 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 22,225 4 0 180.0
2001 Q4 22,742 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 22,667 4 1 176.5
2001 Q2 23,650 5 1 211.4
2001 Q1 23,865 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

7 on file

2002 · 5 incidents

December 2, 2002 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P. · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO CLIMB INTO LOADER, LOST GRIP ON HANDRAIL AND SLIPPED SIDEWAYS. HE PUT HIS HAND OUT TO STOP HIS FALL AND FRACTURED HIS LEFT WRIST.

September 23, 2002 IL · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P. · Fall down stairs

EE WAS CARRYING A SMALL TRANSMISSION BOX, WEIGHING APPROX 20# DOWN THE STEPS. HE MISJUDGED THE LAST STEP AND FELL. AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT, HE REQUESTED TO SEE A DOCTOR, THAT HIS ANKLE WAS HURTING.

July 2, 2002 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P. · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

LOOSE FINE HIGH CAL DUST CAME INTO SKID-STEER LOADER CAB, HITTING EE FULL FRONT. EE EXITED THECAB, INTO A 8"-12" H20/LIME PH13. EE THEN RAN TO WASH HOUSE TO SHOWER

March 9, 2002 IL · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P. · Struck by flying object

EE WAS ADJUSTING KILN WHEN A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND BLEW A FOREIGN OBJECT INTO HIS EYE. HE WENT TO THE CLINIC FOR TREATMENT WHERE THEY REMOVED A PIECE OF STEEL THAT WAS EMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT EYE.

February 14, 2002 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING WEIGHT OF A TRUCK AND WHEN HE STEPPED BACKWARDS HE STUMBLED OVER LOOSE LANDSCAPING BLOCKS. EE BROKE HIS FALL WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, SUSTAINING A MINOR FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT WRIST.

2000 · 2 incidents

October 3, 2000 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 10-3-00 EE NOTIFIED HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE HAD SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND WHEN EXAMINED NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE NEXT DAY HE WENT ANOTHER DR. AND WA S PUT ON LITE DUTY WORK, FOR A SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE. AFTER AN INVESTIGATION THE INCIDENT IS FOUND TO BE COMPENSABLE.

February 13, 2000 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS HELPING REPLACE THE ROLLERS IN A BOWL MILL. AS THE ROLLERS WERE PULLED INTO PLACE. THE EE PLACED HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE ROLLERS AND THE MILL HOUSING. THE ROLLERS SLIPPED INTO PLACE PINCHING, HIS THUMB AND INDEX FINGER. HE WAS RELEASED IMMEDIATELY BY HOISTING THE ROLLER AWAY FROM THE MILL.