Mining Incidents

CIMBAR-MV Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by John H Waters
Mt. Vernon, IN, Posey County, IN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1202507

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2023–2025
Latest incident
Oct 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2021
128
citations
21
significant & substantial
$72,543
proposed penalties
$41,051
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 23,126 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 574 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 576 22 0 38194.4
2025 Q1 20,217 5 1 247.3
2024 Q4 23,067 28 4 1213.9
2024 Q2 560 6 0 10714.3
2024 Q1 589 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 24,684 5 3 202.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

October 9, 2025 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CIMBAR Performance Minerals · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was cleaning pellet mill turbilizer & one of the blades on the machine cut EE's right hand and smashed it

May 20, 2025 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CIMBAR Performance Minerals · Fall down stairs

Miner was carrying a motor tophat to JetMill #6 and slipped on the 3rd step on the stairs. Miner was holding the handrail in one hand and the motor top hat in the other.

2023 · 1 incident

September 19, 2023 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
CIMBAR Performance Minerals · Struck by flying object

Employee was chasing an air leak at the dryer and when they went to adjust the couplings in the lines.. Upon tightening the PT it blew open and insulation particles got in their throat and ears.