Mining Incidents

US Aggregates-Monon Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

US Aggregates Inc · Surface
Controlled by The Heritage Group
Monon, White County, IN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1200194

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2010
Latest incident
Sep 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
79
citations
29
significant & substantial
$20,029
proposed penalties
$20,029
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 4,826 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,840 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,282 1 0 189.3
2025 Q1 3,995 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,559 5 3 3207.2
2024 Q2 3,517 6 3 1706.0
2024 Q1 1,270 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 3,100 6 3 1935.5
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2010 · 1 incident

September 8, 2010 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a fouled metal strap out of the primary feeder with a torch. When strap cut through stored energy in the metal strap (not recognized) caused the strap to swing toward the employee striking his right forearm resulting in a broken bone.

2006 · 1 incident

June 5, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Using knife to cut belting to place on back of scalping screen when the knife slipped and lacerated left inner thigh.

2002 · 2 incidents

October 10, 2002 IN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE PULLED ON OVERHEAD STARTER ROPE FOR HONDA ENGINE. LATER INT HE DAY, EE COMPLAINED OF TIGHTNESS AND SORENESS IN BACK.

August 10, 2002 IN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P. · Struck by falling object

EE WAS MONITORING PROGRESS OF WASH SCREEN SHAFT REMOVAL. WHEN THE SHAFT DROPPED OUT, IT UNEXPECTEDLY SLID ALONG A HANDRAIL & CREATED A CHAIN OF EVENTS THAT RESULTED IN A URETHANE SCREEN PANEL TIPPING OVER FROM STORED POSITION. EE HAD MOVED BACKWARD & LOST FOOTING FALLING TO THE SAME SURFACE IN LINE WITH THE SCREEN TRAJECTORY. CUT RT EYEBROW.

2000 · 1 incident

July 13, 2000 IN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PREPARING TO REPLACE A BEARING ON THE WASH SCREEN. AS HE WAS TRYING TO TAP OFF THE INNER RACE BY HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER HE FELT SOMETHING HIT HIM IN THE LEG. AFTER COMPLETING THE JOB HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. A PIECE OF METAL WAS REMOVED FROM HIS UPPER THIGH WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES. DIVISION OFFICE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF INCIDENT UNTIL 7-31-00.