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Metz Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

VCNA Prairie LLC · Surface

Controlled by VOTORANTIM CIMENTOS

Fairbury, Livingston County, IL · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 1103294

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 2020–2024
Latest incident: Mar 2024

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2026

citations

significant & substantial

$642

proposed penalties

$642

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	3,743	0.0
2025 Q3	300	0.0
2025 Q2	4,632	0.0
2025 Q1	681	0.0
2024 Q4	3,100	0.0
2024 Q2	0
2024 Q1	0
2023 Q4	2,525	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

3 on file

2024 · 1 incident

March 11, 2024 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS

VCNA Prairie LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was tasked with moving a 100ft water hose located on a hill approximately 50ft over. Injured employee was located at top of the hill and assisting employee was at the bottom. Both employees grabbed their ends of the hose and tried to pull it over when the Injured Employee felt a sharp pain in lower back

2022 · 1 incident

July 30, 2022 IL · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

VCNA Prairie LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While the employee was cutting a conveyor belt performing maintenance, the knife slipped and cut the inside of EE's left knee.

2020 · 1 incident

August 5, 2020 IL · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Valley View Industries, Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Miner, along with the assistance of other miners, was pulling on the ground, an uncharged electric cord near the end of the shift. Later that night and next morning, EE felt discomfort which they attributed to this task. EE went to primary doctor that following day who ordered an ultrasound which the miner had on 8/12/2020.