Mining Incidents

Independent Limestone Company LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Bloomington, Monroe County, IN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1200052

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
42
Years on record
2000–2026
Latest incident
Jan 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
210
citations
61
significant & substantial
$88,794
proposed penalties
$88,703
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 23,485 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 24,115 4 0 165.9
2025 Q1 14,498 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,071 4 1 982.6
2024 Q3 23,994 38 14 1583.7
2024 Q2 852 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 16,544 4 1 241.8
2023 Q4 6,248 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

42 on file

2026 · 2 incidents

January 16, 2026 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Independent Limestone Company, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Around 8AM EE was working at the crusher. EE slipped on ice. Injured EE's back.

January 9, 2026 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Independent Limestone Company, LLC · Unclassified, insufficient data

Employee walked to the shop to load parts into the company's truck. They said they started to feel funny. They passed out and fell on their back and hit their head on the ground. Ambulance was called.

2025 · 1 incident

2022 · 2 incidents

March 21, 2022 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Independent Limestone Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was hooking a wire cable around a block of stone at the mill. The wire cable was hooked to an overhead crane. The block of stone was sitting on a 2" rock skid. EE was using right foot to push the wire cable under the rock. The crane operator thought heard EE was done and started up with the wire cable to raise the rock. EE's right foot was caught between the wire cable & rock.

2020 · 2 incidents

November 24, 2020 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Independent Limestone Company, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Climbed off loader stepped on rock and fell on left shoulder.

June 30, 2020 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Independent Limestone Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Got right hand caught in the belt of the pitching machine. They had to cut the belt to get hand out.

2019 · 4 incidents

July 30, 2019 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Independent Limestone Company, LLC · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Swinging hammer. Thinks pulled right shoulder.

March 14, 2019 IN · Metal/Non-Metal ball/rod/pebble/hand/limestone/dry mill operator, roller operator MACHINERY
Independent Limestone Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

As A bundle of scrap stone was being set down to be dumped, employee had gotten their right thumb between two pieces of stone.

January 11, 2019 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independent Limestone Company, LLC · Struck by flying object

The employees were getting ready to wash the ledge with a water hose when they turned it on they didn't know it had some ice in it. The hose stopped up and caused pressure to build up in the hose. The employee that got hurt couldn't control the hose & got struck in the right eye. Happened fast. Nobody knows if the hose hit them or if they hit their eye when they fell.

2018 · 2 incidents

August 15, 2018 IN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Independent Limestone Company, LLC · Fall from machine

EE fell off side of loader. Height from catwalk to ground is 7'. It happened on top of S-Ledge. EE was running B-Model loader moving block of stone. At some point the ladder on left side of operator has been hit against something. EE went to exit loader down this ladder & it broke off the side of loader & EE fell to ground onto rt. side. EE was on top step about 6' from ground.

2016 · 1 incident

2015 · 1 incident

September 22, 2015 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independent Limestone Company, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee picked up a rock and injured his back. Went to IU Health Occupational Services for medical review. IU Health gave him medication and requested to return in 7 days or sooner if problems worsen. Employee will be off work for 7 days. The date of the injury per employee was 9/22/15. Reported to management on 10/1/15.

2012 · 2 incidents

2011 · 3 incidents

2009 · 3 incidents

June 1, 2009 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independent Limestone Company, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Working on forklift, laying on side. Strained neck while holding head up.

2008 · 3 incidents

2007 · 1 incident

2006 · 3 incidents

November 29, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Independent Limestone Company, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Something pulled in groin. At the time of injury he was scraping chutes on crusher.

August 28, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independent Limestone Company, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was dragging a 10" pump hose. Hurt lower back. Restricted work duties as instructed by the doctor.

2005 · 2 incidents

June 20, 2005 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Independent Limestone Company, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Hit head on track. Cut above right eye. Fractured right arm.

2004 · 6 incidents

September 9, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independent Limestone Company, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Pulled muscle in left shoulder area. Pulling a water hose.

2003 · 1 incident

October 15, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND

USING A BREAKING HAMMER JONATHAN GOT PIECES OF STEEL IN UPPER RIGHT ARM. HE WAS HITTING A WEDGE WHEN TOP BROKE OFF STRIKING IN RIGHT UPPER ARM.

2002 · 1 incident

2001 · 1 incident

July 3, 2001 IN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Independent Limestone Company, LLC · Struck by flying object

ROCK FLIPPED OUT OF LOADER TIRE AND HIT EE IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HEAD AND INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS ON LEFT HAND.

2000 · 1 incident

October 20, 2000 IN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independent Limestone Company, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING AN AIRBAG. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT TESTICAL. HE SAID THAT HE WAS OK. HE DIDN'T NEED TO GO TO PROMPTCARE. ON NOV 2, 2000 HE SAID HE WANTED TO TO TO PROMPTCARE TO BE CHECKED B ECAUSE HE GOT UP FROM BED AND WAS IN A LOT OF PAIN.