Mining Incidents

Portable Plant #2 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Michael P Vondra
Bartlett, Cook County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102980

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2008
Latest incident
May 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
9
citations
1
significant & substantial
$827
proposed penalties
$827
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
2013 Q3 1,128 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 90 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 0 0 0
2008 Q2 3,202 1 1 312.3
2008 Q1 198 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 531 0 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

2 on file

2008 · 2 incidents

May 16, 2008 IL · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluff City Materials, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was researching part for part number and part came undone from hose and sprayed miner with 10-W hydraulic oil. Miner flushed immediately with saline and as a precaution was taken to a local medical facility. No damage and miner was released to full duty immediately.

March 31, 2008 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluff City Materials, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was replacing the blade on the d6 dozer when he bumped the hydraulic cylinder with his shoulder causing the cylinder to fall on and cut his left thumb. He severed 2 tendons and required surgery to repair tendons. Follow up appt. is 4/11/08 followed by physical therapy. Released for light duty w/restrictions.