Mining Incidents

Maple Hill Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Bloomington, Monroe County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1201039

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2000–2006
Latest incident
Apr 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
35
citations
9
significant & substantial
$27,880
proposed penalties
$27,880
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
2010 Q3 4,441 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,813 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2 1 0 500000.0
2009 Q3 5,287 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 5,000 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,522 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,727 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,942 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

2 recorded
April 21, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
B G Hoadley Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object

Two men were drilling bottom line when a seam in the next cut back gave way. The piece of stone that broke loose was large enough to crush both men. One man was fatally crushed and the other is in critical condition.

June 12, 2000 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
B G Hoadley Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS DIGGING OUT BLOCKS FROM BLOCK STACK. HE HAD REMOVED TWO BLOCKS FROM THE STACK, AND PARKED HIS OADER ABOUT 15 FEET AWAY FROM THE BLOCKS. HE THEN GOT OUT OF THE LOADER TO EXAMINE THE TWO BLOCKS WHICH WERE ABOUT 4 FEET APART. THE BACK BLOCK WAS UNSTABLE AND TIPPED FORWARD FATALLY CRUSHING HIM BETWEEN IT AND THE FRONT BLOCK.

Reportable incidents

10 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2006 · 1 incident

April 21, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
B G Hoadley Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object

Two men were drilling bottom line when a seam in the next cut back gave way. The piece of stone that broke loose was large enough to crush both men. One man was fatally crushed and the other is in critical condition.

2005 · 1 incident

January 7, 2005 IN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
B G Hoadley Quarries Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STARTED CAT D8 BULLDOZER & STEPPED DOWN ON ROCK, THE ROCK ROLLED & HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

2004 · 1 incident

April 28, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
B G Hoadley Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRILLING DOG HOLE IN STONE WHEN THE DRILL BIT CAUGHT HIS RIGHT PANT LEG, TWISTING HIS PANTS CAUSING THE ABRASION

2003 · 2 incidents

December 10, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
B G Hoadley Quarries Inc · No Value Found

EE CLIMBED LADDER TO REPAIR WATER LINE ON SAW. WHEN HE WAS DONE HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OFF LADDER.

August 7, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
B G Hoadley Quarries Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS WELDING A PIN ON A TEREX 72-81 LOADER WHEN HOT SLAG RAN INTO HIS WELDING GLOVE. HE SUSTAINED A 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HIS LEFT WRIST.

2002 · 1 incident

2001 · 2 incidents

December 7, 2001 IN · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B G Hoadley Quarries Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF LIMBESTONE BLOCK OPERATING A DRILL. HE SLIPPED ON MUD, SCRAPING HIS RIGHT LEG ON THE BLOCK.

August 8, 2001 IN · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B G Hoadley Quarries Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS STANDING BY QUARRY SAW, TURNED AROUND AND SLIPPED IN A MUD POCKET, THEN FELL AND BROKE HIS RIGHT LEG FEMUR.

2000 · 2 incidents

May 5, 2000 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
B G Hoadley Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TAKING DRILL BIT OFF OF DRILL WHEN THE DRILL BIT ROLLED AND CUT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

March 14, 2000 IN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B G Hoadley Quarries Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING LIMESTONE BLOCK WITH A PICK TO BRACE THE BLOCK ON THE SAW WHEN DUST FROM BLOCK ENTERED EYE AROUND THE SIDE OF SAFETY GLASSES.