Mining Incidents

Putnamville Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
Cloverdale, Putnam County, IN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1202073

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2002–2024
Latest incident
Jan 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
139
citations
34
significant & substantial
$68,378
proposed penalties
$61,898
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 5,816 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,601 2 1 1249.2
2025 Q2 2,544 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,965 12 2 6106.9
2024 Q4 2,035 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,778 17 6 2942.2
2024 Q2 5,028 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,496 6 1 4010.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2024 · 1 incident

January 18, 2024 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking to the truck to get a tool. They stepped on uneven, snowy ground and twisted their ankle.

2023 · 1 incident

May 16, 2023 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

While tightening a bolt on the crusher wear plates, the employees gloved hand slipped off the ratchet EE was using. EE fell back onto the other plates, fracturing EE's left femur.

2012 · 1 incident

July 26, 2012 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. · Struck by flying object

While removing sheave with a hammer a piece of metal chipped from hammer & struck right forearm. Metal imbedded arm causing one inch laceration.

2005 · 2 incidents

August 23, 2005 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIRING CRUSHER. EE WAS HOLDING A TOOL (WRENCH) WHILE A COWORKER WAS STRIKING IT WITH A HAMMER. THE TOOL SLIPPED AND THE HAMMER STRUCK EE'S THUMB.

2004 · 1 incident

May 16, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

INCIDENT NOT AN ACCIDENT. WAS NOTIFIED SUNDAY BY PUTNAMVILLE FIRE DEPT. THAT OUR MACHINE WAS ON FIRE. SMOKE NOTICED BY FIRE DEPT. AND WAS EXTINGUISHED. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. NO PERSONNEL FROM RED TOP RENTALS OR HANSON AGGREGATES WERE PRESENT AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED.

2003 · 1 incident

August 4, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EE WAS SHOVELING STONE OFF OF THE #15 CONVEYOR FROM THE CATWALK. HE WAS WORKING HIS WAY DOWN THE CONVEYOR WHEN HE CAME TO THE END OF THE CATWALK AND STEPPED OFF OF THE CATWALK FALLING TO THE G ROUND - AN ACCESS LADDER IS IN PLACE AT THE END OF THE CATWALK.

2002 · 1 incident

May 6, 2002 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. · Struck by powered moving object

THE KEY CYLINDER ON THE FORD FUEL TRUCK WAS BROKEN. TO START THE TRUCK EE HAD TO JUMP ACROSS THE CELLONOID ON THE STARTER. HE MADE SURE THE TRANS WAS IN NEUTRAL, RAISED THE HOOD AND LEANED OVER THE TIRE. WHEN HE JUMPED IT THE FIRST TIME IT IDLED AND DIED. SECOND TIME IT LUNGED FORWARDAND GOT ON HIS LEFT FOOT KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. TRUCK ROLLED OVER HIS LEG.