Mining Incidents

Vermilion Plant (MC47) Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Riverstone Group
Oglesby, La Salle County, IL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1103208

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2011–2024
Latest incident
Oct 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
110
citations
10
significant & substantial
$22,581
proposed penalties
$21,622
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 5,145 7 1 1360.5
2025 Q3 6,578 4 0 608.1
2025 Q2 1,489 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,664 8 2 2183.4
2024 Q4 6,011 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,656 3 0 1811.6
2024 Q2 7,252 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 533 2 0 3752.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2024 · 1 incident

October 30, 2024 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
RiverStone Group, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Employee alleges was installing some grease lines and pulled a utility knife out of their pocket. It slid in EE's hands cutting EE's left palm. EE received stitches.

2022 · 1 incident

July 18, 2022 IL · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator OTHER
RiverStone Group, Inc. · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee alleges they were getting out of the truck and they felt a pop in their lower back. Employee sought medical attention with a chiropractor.

2021 · 1 incident

April 14, 2021 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
RiverStone Group, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was changing out a troughing roller when a speck of rust/metal got into employee's right eye. Employee thought employee got metal out of eye, but eye swelled up the next morning, and sought treatment to remove piece of rust/metal.

2011 · 1 incident

November 28, 2011 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
RiverStone Group, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee alleges he was connecting a hose under a machine and the cyl pin came out from the machine and the wedge hit him on the right side of his head causing him to receive stitches.