Mining Incidents

Coopers Lane Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
Sellersburg, Clark County, IN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1201391

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2003–2023
Latest incident
Sep 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
123
citations
24
significant & substantial
$102,341
proposed penalties
$44,313
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 9,745 1 0 102.6
2025 Q3 1,274 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,887 1 0 169.9
2025 Q1 5,210 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,008 3 1 748.5
2024 Q3 7,358 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,351 4 0 2960.8
2023 Q4 9,591 9 0 938.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2023 · 1 incident

September 13, 2023 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

A loader operator was exiting the piece of equipment, a Kawasaki Z7 Front End Loader. When descending the ladder pan, EE missed the bottom step of the loader losing grip and falling to the ground. EE had used their right hand to break the fall.

2022 · 1 incident

June 7, 2022 IN · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg., Inc. · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The Injured Worker was injured when EE fell or slid approximately 30 feet while working on a bench. Based on information available at this time, it appears the Injured Worker injured at least their neck and upper extremities.

2015 · 1 incident

February 23, 2015 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg., Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Loader Operator was spreading rock in employee parking lot, to add more traction to the icy conditions that morning. He climbed down from his loader to move his personal vehicle. After moving his personal truck, he stepped out of the truck and slipped and fell on his left side.

2013 · 1 incident

June 12, 2013 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg., Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee placed pin from tie rod on hub he was under and started using an air hammer to remove bushing. The pin fell and struck employee on the head between safety glasses and hard hat.

2004 · 1 incident

July 12, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Liter's Quarry Of Indiana Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While doing maintenance on an impact crusher, the ee got his foot stuck behind. the rotor, when the rotor came lose and started to turn it broke his foot.

2003 · 2 incidents

April 15, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Liter's Quarry Of Indiana Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE DRILLING A BLAST HOLE THE DRILLER DROPPED A STEEL OUT OF THE CAROSEL. IN TRYING TO LIFT DRILL STEEL BACK INTO RACK THE DRILLER PULLED HIS BACK MUSCLE.

January 16, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver STRIKING OR BUMPING
Liter's Quarry Of Indiana Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS RUNNING PLANT WHEN IT STOPPED SO HE HAD TO GET A CONV. GOING HE SHUT THE WHOLE PLANT DOWN AND STARTED TO WORK ON A CONV. TAILPULLEY WHEN HE WAS WALKING AWAY FROM IT . HIS HEAD ON A PIEC E OF ANGLE.