Mining Incidents

Yard 91 - Elburn Metal/Non-Metal

VCNA Prairie LLC · Surface
Controlled by VOTORANTIM CIMENTOS
Elburn, Kane County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102610

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2003–2024
Latest incident
Oct 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
79
citations
12
significant & substantial
$9,756
proposed penalties
$9,638
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 3,979 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 5,363 3 1 559.4
2024 Q4 6,005 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,067 3 0 2811.6
2024 Q2 7,430 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,606 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 5,146 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 7,086 2 0 282.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2024 · 1 incident

October 21, 2024 IL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
VCNA Prairie LLC · Struck against a moving object

Operator reported that while driving the haul truck down the ramp into the pit, the truck slid sideways into a rut, causing a jarring motion that resulted in discomfort to EE's right wrist and lower back. EE was wearing EE's seatbelt at the time and had been holding onto the bar with EE's right hand.

2022 · 1 incident

August 11, 2022 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
VCNA Prairie LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee had a tick bite.

2007 · 1 incident

2006 · 1 incident

2003 · 1 incident

February 13, 2003 IL · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND

EE EXITED TRUCK TO CHECK TAILGATE & WAS CLEANINGMATERIAL FROM THE TAILGATE PIN. WHEN AIR OPERATED LATCH ACTIVATED OPENING THE CLOSING ON LEFT HAND CRUSHING IT