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Plainfield Plant Metal/Non-Metal

U. S. Aggregates, Inc. · Surface

Controlled by The Heritage Group

Plainfield, IN, Hendricks County, IN · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1201010

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 13
Years on record: 2000–2006
Latest incident: Sep 2006

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$2,396

proposed penalties

$2,396

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	Per 1M hrs
2006 Q4	3,441	0	0.0
2006 Q3	8,037	0	0.0
2006 Q2	8,412	3	356.6
2006 Q1	1,145	0	0.0
2005 Q3	1,185	0	0.0
2005 Q2	9,983	0	0.0
2005 Q1	7,070	0	0.0
2004 Q4	8,075	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

13 on file

2006 · 2 incidents

September 13, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS

U. S. Aggregates, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning out trays under drums on the crane. Employee was holding drag cable with left hand and reaching under the drum with right hand with small shovel scooping dirt and throwing the dirt behind him and strained his right upper back. He received a Thoracic Strain. He is restricted.

May 3, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

U. S. Aggregates, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a punch and hammer to punch holes in side of the wipers on the conveyor belt. Employee missed the punch and hit his left thumb with the hammer. Employee went home but the next morning he could not move his thumb and was sent to the company clinic. He received a contusion to his left thumb.

2005 · 2 incidents

November 29, 2005 IN · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger OTHER

U. S. Aggregates, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was leaving the shop and he reached to shut the shop door when the wind caught the door and the door closed on his left middle finger. His finger was smashed and cut in three places. Employee received a laceration to his finger. Steri strips were applied and he had to wear a finger guard but was able to do his regular work.

October 13, 2005 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

U. S. Aggregates, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stopped the 95NW Crane to check the cables on the spools and spray gear lube on the ballgear and deck gear. Employee crossed the center of the crane and started to step off the house onto the tracks when he slipped and twisted his left ankle. Employee received a sprain to his left ankle. He is restricted but is working.

2003 · 6 incidents

December 3, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

U. S. Aggregates, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING A CO-WORKER REMOVE A REAR GUARD ON THE SAND STACKER AND FELT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER POP OUT OF SOCKET. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A DISLOCATED RIGHT SHOULDER WITH SHOULDER STRAIN.

December 1, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND

U. S. Aggregates, Inc. · No Value Found

EE WAS SPLITTING FIREWOOD FOR THE PLANT. EE WAS LIFTING AND MOVING LARGE PIECES OF WOOD AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. EE RECEIVED A LUMBAR SPRAIN.

July 30, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

U. S. Aggregates, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WALKING UP LADDER TO ELECTRIC TRAILER IN THE YARD. ON THE LAST STEP EE FELT HIS LEFT KNEE POP & GIVE WAY. EE COULD NOT PUT WEIGHT ON HIS KNEE. HE HAD TO HAVE HELP TO THE CAR.

July 22, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

U. S. Aggregates, Inc. · No Value Found

EE WAS LOADING AN ENGINE STAND INTO BACK OF SERVICE TRUCK WITH A 988 CAT LOADER. THE CHAIN WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE STAND, SLIPPED AND CAME UNHOOKED CAUSING THE STAND TO KICK BACK TOWARDS EE AND HIT BOTH OF HIS LEGS KNOCKING HIM BACK ABOUT 6 FEET. LEFT ANKLE WAS BROKEN AND BONE BELOW LEFT KNEE. RIGHT LEG - LACERATION.

April 9, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

U. S. Aggregates, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS RE-LINING SHOOT TO LOG WASHER WHEN HE TOOK A HAMMER & TRIED TO DRIVE UP A PIECE OF STEEL ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SHOOT & CAUGHT HIS LEFT THIRD FINGER BETWEEN EDGE OF STEEL & HAMMER. HIS FI NGER WAS SMASHED & FRACTURED - THE TIP OF THE BONE.

March 11, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

U. S. Aggregates, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUTTING PADDLES ON THE LUG WASHER. EE TRIED ONE MORE TIME AND WHEN HE HIT THE PADDLE A PIECE OF METAL GOT INTO EE S RIGHT EYE. HE WORKED THE REST OF THE DAY WENT HOME, EYE GOT WORSE, HA D TO GO TO ER.

2002 · 2 incidents

December 5, 2002 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY

U. S. Aggregates, Inc. · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING THE AUTOMATIC WELDER BUILD-UP ROLLS ON CRUSHER. WHILE LOOKING AT THE WORK HE RECEIVED RADIATION BURNS TO BOTH EYES. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT BUT COULD NOT COME T O WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY.

December 5, 2002 IN · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver MACHINERY

U. S. Aggregates, Inc. · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING AUTOMATIC WELDER BUILD UP ROLLS ON CRUSHER. WHILE EE WAS LOOKING AT THE WORK, HE RECEIVED WELDING FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES. HE WAS GIVEN SALVE FOR EYES AND PAIN MEDICATIO N PRESCRIPTIONS.

2000 · 1 incident

March 1, 2000 IN · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

U. S. Aggregates, Inc. · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE DRAGLINE. HE CLIMBED DOWN THE DRAGLINE AND WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN, HE SLIPPED ON THE TRACK AND FELL. EMPLOYEE HAD A SPRAIN TO HIS LEFT KNEE AND LOWER LEG. HE WAS OFF WORK AND RETURNED TO RESTRICTED DUTIES.