Mining Incidents

Sycamore Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Sycamore, De Kalb County, IL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1101106

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2001–2024
Latest incident
Jun 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
100
citations
18
significant & substantial
$13,223
proposed penalties
$13,039
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 6,345 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,725 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,101 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,967 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,844 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 8,108 2 0 246.7
2024 Q2 612 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,860 1 0 259.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2024 · 1 incident

June 20, 2024 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was seated on the inside of the cab of the loader when they caught their right middle finger between the door and the inside of the door frame.

2021 · 1 incident

2017 · 1 incident

July 14, 2017 IL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Ee was prep to clean the A/C of the control tower with the water trk but while exiting the truck ee stepped on a rock and sprained left knee. The ee sought medical attn on 7/24 and was diag with a sprain and released w/o rest. MRI results were obtained which revealed a hairline fracture of the femoral condyle which made this as a med reportable injury as of 8/7/17.

2010 · 1 incident

June 25, 2010 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was attempting to start a weed eater and strained his right arm. The Device had restriction when pulling on the starter rope.

2007 · 1 incident

October 6, 2007 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against stationary object

There were stones present on the ground around Bin #8 due to spillage. While walking toward the stairs, Employee was inattentive to the condition, stepped on a stone causing a fall to ground, injuring left ankle. Employee finished the shift. The next day Employee went to a clinic and an x-ray was taken, confirming a fracture.

2006 · 1 incident

May 1, 2006 IL · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee had obtained two FM-20 samples from the production cone and one belt stream sample of CM-7 in the morning. Employee then went to the QC lab where he was in the process of splitting down a sample. Employee discarded half the sample into a 5-gallon bucket (approx. 30lbs) at waist height when he felt a sharp pain in the upper part of his back resulting in a strain.

2001 · 2 incidents

June 3, 2001 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall from ladders

EE WAS BEGINNING TO WORK OFF A SECURED LADDER (~12-16'). HE STATED EXTENTION LADDER SAFETY LATCHGAVE WAY AND HE FELL TO GROUND.

January 22, 2001 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

2 EMPLOYEES WERE POSITIONING TWO DRAINAGE PIPES TO JOIN TOGETHER. IN THE PROCESS OF ALIGNING AND JOINING, ONE EE HAD HIS FINGER CAUGHT. THE IMPACT RESULTED IN A LACERATION AND FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT RING FINGER (LAST JOINT AT FINGERNAIL).