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Big Island Plant # 51 Metal/Non-Metal

Riverstone Group, Inc. · Surface

Controlled by Riverstone Group

Rock Island, IL, Rock Island County, IL · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1102174

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2001–2002
Latest incident: Dec 2002

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$1,032

proposed penalties

$1,032

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	Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4	3,327	0	0.0
2002 Q3	3,553	0	0.0
2002 Q2	3,049	6	1967.9
2002 Q1	2,522	2	793.0
2001 Q4	3,270	0	0.0
2001 Q3	3,823	0	0.0
2001 Q2	3,676	4	1088.1
2001 Q1	2,382	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

4 on file

2002 · 1 incident

December 13, 2002 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Riverstone Group, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REBUILDING A JET PUMP WHILE HE WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLTS FOR THE COVER SEAL, AS HE STOOD UP HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

2001 · 3 incidents

September 12, 2001 IL · Metal/Non-Metal weighman, scale person SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Riverstone Group, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM THE SCALE AND SLIPPED ON LOOSE GRAVEL AND TWISTED HER LEFT KNEE.

August 14, 2001 IL · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY

Riverstone Group, Inc. · Struck by flying object

EE ALLEGES HE WAS TRYING TO LINE UP ELBOW WITH A PUMP. THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE WELD AND IT FLEW BACK AND HIT HIM ON HIS ARM, CUTTING HIS LEFT ARM.

August 3, 2001 IL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Riverstone Group, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ALLEGES HE WAS INSTALLING A DREDGE PUMP SHELLAND STARTED FEELING A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.