Mining Incidents

Golconda Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Golconda, Pope County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1103087

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2001–2007
Latest incident
Jul 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
30
citations
6
significant & substantial
$2,739
proposed penalties
$2,554
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
2008 Q3 2,539 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,098 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 10,371 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 13,013 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 14,107 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 15,925 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,694 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 5,212 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

8 on file

2007 · 1 incident

July 17, 2007 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Florida Rock Industries Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing down the ladder of the water truck. His finger got caught on the bracing of the ladder, lacerating his pinky finger on the outside of his right hand. Employee received stitches from local emergency room.

2006 · 1 incident

September 26, 2006 IL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Florida Rock Industries Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was releasing water hose from water truck to wash out bed of customer's truck. Employee was unreeling hose when his left index finger got caught in the reel. Employee suffered laceration to index and had to have stitches. Employee was wearing PPE (gloves).

2005 · 1 incident

April 29, 2005 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Florida Rock Industries Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was lowering extension ladder into empty barge. Lower portion of ladder suddenly extended all the way down to bottom of barge. This causing employee's left hand to twist and causing injury mainly to his left thumb.

2004 · 3 incidents

November 9, 2004 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Florida Rock Industries Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Employee was shoveling underneath a belt at the plant. He was kneeling on a metal beam and some loose rock rolled onto the beam. Employee did not notice the rock had rolled onto the beam, and when he shifted in his kneeling position, he placed his left knee on top of some of the loose rock. This caused redness and swelling in Employee's left knee.

July 9, 2004 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cherokee Contracting Llc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT THE PREPERATION PLANT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME WET MATERIAL AND FELL, CAUSING INJURY TO HIS LEFT KNEE.

February 23, 2004 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cherokee Contracting Llc · Struck against stationary object

EE had been repairing a backhoe. He finished the job, was leaving the walkway & caught the second finger of his left hand on a bolt sticking out of the machine by his wedding ring, causing a deep laceration.

2002 · 1 incident

January 16, 2002 IL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Cherokee Contracting Llc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING HAND GRINDER ON STEEL. WHEEL HIT A WELD CAUSING GRINDER TO BOUNCE HITTING THE LEFT GLOVE AND HAND. LACERATION OF INDEX FINGER BETWEEN KNUCKLE AND FIRST JOINT - LEFT HAND.

2001 · 1 incident

October 1, 2001 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Cherokee Contracting Llc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS USING HAND GRINDER-FELT SOMTHING IN LEFT EYE-TOOK OFF SAFETY GLASSES TO FLUSH EYE OUT-WENT TO DR AND FOUND SCRATCH OR ABRASION OF CORNEA.