Mining Incidents

Thorntown Plant #2 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by The Heritage Group
Thorntown, Boone County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202328

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2005–2014
Latest incident
May 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
28
citations
4
significant & substantial
$2,725
proposed penalties
$2,725
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
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 619 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,990 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 3,716 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,087 2 0 489.4
2015 Q2 2,931 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,819 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,543 0 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

7 on file

2014 · 1 incident

May 27, 2014 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
U. S. Aggregates, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee inside screen deck, another employee slid screen down to him. While pulling screen towards him, the screen cloth caught employee's right index finger. The sharp edge of screen cloth cut right index finger, requiring sutures.

2011 · 1 incident

June 16, 2011 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
U. S. Aggregates, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was working on the jaw crusher. Employee lifted a 30-pound take-up bearing and stepped back and had a sudden pain in his middle back causing him to double over. Employee received a strain/possible muscle spasm to his middle back. Employee has lost time and restricted time. He has not returned to full duty at this time.

2009 · 1 incident

March 16, 2009 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
U. S. Aggregates, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking to the water pumps to prime. Employee stepped down where two catwalks connect and rolled his left ankle. Employee received a sprain to his left ankle. Employee was to return to restricted duty on 3-17-09.

2006 · 1 incident

June 29, 2006 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 was walking from one location to another at the plant and stepped on a raised area of ground and turned his right ankle. Employee received a sprain to his right ankle and is restricted to light duty work.

2005 · 3 incidents

November 30, 2005 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
U. S. Aggregates, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was working on the processing plant. He was guiding a new metal chute into position when his finger got caught between the chute and an angle iron. Employee received a laceration to his left index finger. He received stitches. There is no lost or restricted time.

June 24, 2005 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
U. S. Aggregates, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was working on the loader. Employee slipped off the Hydro Tank and fell partly to the ground. His supervisor was close by and caught him before he hit the ground. Employee hit his right leg on the tank causing a laceration that required several stitches. There was no lost or restricted time.

January 27, 2005 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
U. S. Aggregates, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was putting a cable on a truck to pull it out of the mud. Employee stepped in a hole on frozen ground and turned his ankle. Employee left work and went to the hospital and then called his supervisor that evening and told him that he injured himself on the job. He received a bad sprain to his left ankle. He was given an air cast. Pending per workers comp.