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.
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 file2024 · 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
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
July 26, 2007
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Prairie Material Sales, Inc. - Aggregate Division · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Attempting to lift boat from water.
2006 · 1 incident
June 19, 2006
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Prairie Material Sales, Inc. - Aggregate Division · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
While placing a new belt on a dry El Jay screen catwalk, he turned wrong and heard knee pop.
2003 · 1 incident
Prairie Material Sales, Inc. - Aggregate Division · 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