Mining Incidents

Lemont Quarry & Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Romeoville, Will County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1101546

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2001–2004
Latest incident
Apr 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
43
citations
7
significant & substantial
$3,243
proposed penalties
$3,152
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
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 4,064 3 0 738.2
2004 Q3 9,421 1 0 106.1
2004 Q2 1,628 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,780 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 14,097 1 0 70.9
2002 Q3 9,876 4 0 405.0
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

2004 · 1 incident

April 7, 2004 IL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P. · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING DOWN INCLINE IN AN EMPTY TRUCK & HIT A POT HOLE, STRAINING BACK. THE ORIGINAL INJURY WAS CLASSIFIED AS FIRST AID BUT BECAME A LOST TIME AFTER 5/12/04, A DR.'S VISIT & PHYSICAL THERAPY WERE PRESCRIBED.

2003 · 1 incident

May 30, 2003 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P. · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS DOING REPAIRS INSIDE CRUSHER, PLACED HIS HAND ON BRASS SOCKET RING AND CUT FINGER ON SHARP EDGE.

2002 · 3 incidents

November 23, 2002 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P. · Struck against a moving object

EE OPERATING LOADER TO REBUILD BERM ON RAMP, LOST POWER, BRAKES & HYDRAULICS - ROLLED FORWARD OVER EDGE OF RAMP, LOADER ROLLED ONTO LEFT SIDE & SLID ABOUT 20' TO REST ON BENCH.

June 26, 2002 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P. · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING A JAM IN OR UNDER THE JAW CRUSHER WHEN A ROCK SLIPPED OR ROLLED OVER PINCHING HIS HAND AND BREAKING ONE FINGER.

March 5, 2002 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

AFTER INSPECTING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN A LOADEREE STARTED WALKING BACK TOWARDS THE SHOP. EE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS TREATED FOR A FRACTURED ANKLE WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY.

2001 · 1 incident

April 10, 2001 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MANUALLY PULLING CONVEYER BELT OVER THE DRIVE PULLEY OF A CONVEYER USING THE V-BELTS ON THE DRIVE ASSEMBLY TO TURN THE HEAD PULLEY WHEN HIS LEFT THUMB BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO OF THE V-BELTS. THE UNIT WAS LOCKED OUT AND EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BRUISED THUMB,AND THUMB WAS PUT IN A SPLINT.