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Yard 95-Manteno Metal/Non-Metal

VCNA Prairie LLC · Surface
Controlled by VOTORANTIM CIMENTOS
Manteno, Kankakee County, IL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1102914

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2005–2023
Latest incident
Dec 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
230
citations
18
significant & substantial
$101,290
proposed penalties
$74,066
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 11,007 5 1 454.3
2025 Q3 1,623 1 0 616.1
2025 Q1 7,299 6 0 822.0
2024 Q3 10,383 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 12,205 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 913 1 0 1095.3
2023 Q4 11,954 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,081 18 0 16651.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2023 · 1 incident

December 1, 2023 IL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
VCNA Prairie LLC · Fall from machine

Cat 775E was preparing to dump shot rock into crusher, when the operator heard a loud pop and the cab became fully engulfed in flames. Operator quickly exited cab of haul truck and had to jump approximately 8ft down. Emergency services were called immediately and were onsite in approximately 5 minutes, due to the nature of the fire it took approximately 3 hours to extinguish.

2022 · 2 incidents

October 19, 2022 IL · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
VCNA Prairie LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was splicing belt. EE was placing board underneath belt to help support for cutting. EE flipped the rubber belt over board and felt a shocking pain in finger tip on three lower fingers of right hand. Employee was feeling pins and needles in those fingers, employee then started feeling pain in their right thumb.

August 9, 2022 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
VCNA Prairie LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

At 1:00 pm the employee was cutting new shim plates for Jaw crusher, as EE was cutting with the Torch the sparks from the cutting caught on EE's left pant leg, it caught on fire and when our employee noticed EE quickly put it out with water.

2021 · 3 incidents

May 20, 2021 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
VCNA Prairie LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cutting skirt rubber in a tight spot with a utility knife. EE was cutting towards self. Holding the rubber taught with EE's left hand, EE's right hand slipped and EE lost control of the knife and cut EE's forearm, right above where EE was wearing cut proof gloves - transported to emergency room where EE received 3 stitches.

April 7, 2021 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
VCNA Prairie LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee used the 980F as transport from C4, where employee was working, to the employee break room up top. At approximately 2:30am, the employee hit a bump & said the seat "bottomed out" & employee's back crimped. Employee initially thought employee was ok but, when employee tried to move a troughing roller, employee realized that employee couldn't do it because back hurt.

March 2, 2021 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
VCNA Prairie LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

2 employees picking up a piece of steel (aprox. 100lb)-last of 8 that they were standing up. Come a long was used to assist employees with moving steel. Employee heard a "pop" in elbow. Pain through forearm. 3/2 went to Physicians and diag. with elbow strain and lateral epicondylitis - no restrict. Went to Riverside 3/9 - restrictions: <10 lb 4-6 hours, no push/pull, grip 1-2 hrs.

2016 · 1 incident

December 20, 2016 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
VCNA Prairie LLC · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE HAD GOTTEN DUST IN LEFT EYE WHILE WORKING IN SURGE TUNNEL

2013 · 2 incidents

May 21, 2013 IL · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
VCNA Prairie LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting a quality control bucket and felt strain in right arm.

March 6, 2013 IL · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
VCNA Prairie LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Approximately 10 inches of snow had fallen over the previous 24 hour period. Employee walked out of break room and slipped on an icy patch falling forward onto her arms.

2009 · 1 incident

April 1, 2009 IL · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
VCNA Prairie LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While checking wheel lugs with torque wrench, wrench slipped, spun around and hit employee's face.

2007 · 2 incidents

2005 · 2 incidents