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Plainfield Stone Metal/Non-Metal

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Surface

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company

Plainfield, Will County, IL · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1102885

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 7
Years on record: 2001–2006
Latest incident: Apr 2006

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$3,670

proposed penalties

$3,620

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
2022 Q1	387	0	0.0
2021 Q4	6	0	0.0
2021 Q1	4,093	0	0.0
2020 Q4	738	0	0.0
2020 Q3	3,247	0	0.0
2020 Q2	2,455	3	1222.0
2020 Q1	3,941	0	0.0
2019 Q4	3,862	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

7 on file

2006 · 2 incidents

April 27, 2006 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating a CAT 980H shipping loader when at approximately 7:40 pm he asked to talk to his foreman. The employee climbed down the ladder and when he stepped onto the ground he felt a burning sensation in his foot. The employee was diagnosed with a foot strain on 4/27/06, and at his reexam was placed on restrictions on 5/2/06.

April 17, 2006 IL · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Rainstorm and muddy conditions resulted in employee slipping while in the process of erecting a tarp over work area. The employee sustained a back strain from the slip and fall.

2005 · 1 incident

May 4, 2005 IL · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Worker, with the help of a co-worker, was manually pushing a stacker conveyor when he felt a pop in his right heal. Worker snapped his achelies tendon in two.

2003 · 1 incident

January 20, 2003 IL · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against stationary object

EE STATES HE WAS STEAMMING HOLES, PUT HIS SHOVEL INTO A MOUND OF FROZEN ROCK AND HIS WRIST BEGAN TO HURT.

2002 · 2 incidents

July 9, 2002 IL · Metal/Non-Metal coal sampler HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER AT THE WAIST TO MOVE A BUCKET OF MATERIAL (BUCKET APPROX. 40-60#). DID NOT ACTUALLY LIFT BUCKET WHEN HE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN ("BACK GIVING OUT").

March 4, 2002 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 to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS DOING A PRE-SHIFT INSPECTION OF A LOADER.AS HE WAS LIFTING THE COVER OFF THE LOADER HE SLIPPED AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. HE WENT TO THE CLINIC FOR TREATMENT AND WAS RELEASED TO COME TO WORK WITH RESTRICTIONS.

2001 · 1 incident

February 2, 2001 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE EE WAS CLEANING FROZEN MATERIAL FROM A CHUTE UNDER THE JAW, USING A SHORT PRYBAR AND HAMMER, HE FELT PAIN ACROSS HIS UPPER BACK. ON 2-5 HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WAS RETURNED TO WO RK WITH RESTRICTIONS. ON 2-15 EE WAS RELEASEDTO FULL DUTY STATUS.