MINE DETAILS
Buffington Plant
MSHA MINE ID1200426
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- Buffington Plant41.63917, -87.40889Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-17. MSHA quarterly production and employment reports.
Coal production
—reported short tons
Hours worked
—reported employee hours
Tons per hour
—production ÷ hours worked
Missing values appear as —. Totals use available reports. Tons per hour requires production and hours for the same quarters and a nonzero hours total. * Striped bars mark partial mine coverage or an incomplete quarter. See the table for coverage.
Quarterly data and reporting coverage
| Quarter | Coal (short tons) | Hours worked | Tons / hour | Avg. employees | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2025 Q2 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2025 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2025 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q1 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q2 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-17
Violations
13742 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
40 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
173,755.00137 of 137 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
368.508 inspections · 8 with hours
Counts are published records, including contractor records. * The quarter was incomplete at the snapshot date; recent counts may rise as reports arrive. — means no reported amount or hours. Portfolio totals use current membership.
Quarterly safety data
| Quarter | Violations | S&S | Proposed USD | Accident records | Fatality records | Inspections | On-site hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q1 | 9 | 0 | 10,972.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64.5 |
| 2025-Q2 | 44 | 7 | 55,855.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 104.5 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-Q1 | 42 | 15 | 31,362.00 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 102.8 |
| 2026-Q2 | 42 | 20 | 75,566.00 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 96.8 |
| 2026-Q3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-Q4 * | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio · 4.3 on-site hours
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
Injured was cleaning walkway with water hose when slurry splashed back below EE's safety glasses. While attempting to wipe off of EE's face, some entered EE's eye. Injured rinsed eye but required medical attention on 6/18 when condition didn't improve.
56.18002(c) · $165.00 proposed
56.20003(a) · S&S · $2,936.00 proposed
56.14107(a) · S&S · $1,320.00 proposed
56.14110 · S&S · $9,757.00 proposed
56.12019 · S&S · $2,936.00 proposed
56.4402 · S&S · $592.00 proposed
56.20003(a) · S&S · $3,184.00 proposed
56.20003(a) · S&S · $3,184.00 proposed
56.18002(a) · S&S · $11,450.00 proposed
56.12008 · $313.00 proposed
56.20003(a) · $755.00 proposed
56.20003(a) · $336.00 proposed
56.12028 · $313.00 proposed
56.11002 · S&S · $3,448.00 proposed
56.12032 · S&S · $3,448.00 proposed
56.20003(a) · $336.00 proposed
56.20003(a) · S&S · $3,736.00 proposed
56.12032 · $313.00 proposed
56.12028 · $313.00 proposed
56.12019 · $151.00 proposed
56.12032 · S&S · $3,448.00 proposed
56.12032 · S&S · $3,448.00 proposed
56.14107(a) · S&S · $1,037.00 proposed
Safety sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-17.
Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.
Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.
S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.
Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.
Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.
CFR headings link to the current Title 30 index; they are not historical legal determinations.
OWNERSHIP
Operator and controller history
Current ownership comes from MSHA Mines. Historical start and end dates come from MSHA Controller and Operator History.
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Carmeuse Holding SAcontrolsCarmeuse Lime and Stone, Inc.operatesBuffington Plant
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 1200426—
Carmeuse Holding SAcontrolsCarmeuse Lime and Stone, Inc.operatesBuffington Plant
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 1200426—
Lafarge SAcontrolsCarmeuse Lime and Stone, Inc.operatesBuffington Plant
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 1200426—
Carmeuse Holding SAcontrolsCarmeuse Lime IncoperatesBuffington Plant
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 1200426—
Lafarge SAcontrolsMarblehead Lime CompanyoperatesBuffington Plant
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 1200426—
Carmeuse Holding SAcontrolsMarblehead Lime CompanyoperatesBuffington Plant
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 1200426—
Carmeuse Holding SAcontrolsMarblehead Lime CompanyoperatesBuffington Plant
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 1200426—
General Dynamics CorpcontrolsMarblehead Lime CompanyoperatesBuffington Plant
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 1200426Other historical summaries · source-specific periods
RECORD SUMMARY
Production, safety and enforcement
These summaries use the periods stated on each card, independently of the reporting period above.
01 / SAFETYwatch
Accidents and injuries
126 historical accident/injury rows; 1 coded fatalities and 1,534 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD13 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
1,599 violation rows across the full record; 431 carry an S&S flag and $1,360,088 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY540 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHwatch
Occupational health samples
340 personal; 158 area. 43 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 0 noise rows have an action-level or PEL dose above 100%. These are separate measures, not a silica exceedance count. Silica results and sample status are shown separately.
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE498 samples
personal-health-samplesarea-samples04 / PRODUCTIONcontext
Quarterly production and employment
29K employee hours and 55 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
2002-Q40 tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly05 / LEGALwatch
Contests, conferences and decisions
156 contested-violation rows, 156 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 100 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE412 linked rows
conferencescontested-violationscivil-penalty-dockets-decisions06 / CONTRACTORScontext
Contractors
Contractors are linked through this mine’s violation or accident records. Their production and hours cover all their operations, so they are not included in this mine’s totals.
ENTITY-LEVEL CONTEXT41 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
163 inspection events and 7K published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE28 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 17, 2026. 1 silica records across the mine’s published history.
Personal silica samples · concentration / limit
Quarterly mean · published C/E ratio
— No eligible measurements. * Quarter in progress. Means describe the available samples, not average exposure across the mine.
Quartz % is the sample’s quartz content; µg/m³ is its reported concentration. Personal C/E is the ratio to the limit published with that sample. Personal and area concentration units and void status are not specified in those source files.
| Date / sample | Dataset / analyte | Occupation / area | Measurement | Sample status | Published action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No silica records match these filters. Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. | |||||
Sources and interpretation
- Coal means use numeric concentrations from samples marked not voided, excluding control/invalid sample types and dates after the snapshot. Missing values remain null; reported zeroes remain zero.
- Quarterly means describe available samples, not mine-wide or worker-average exposure. Quarters with no eligible measurements remain empty; the current quarter is partial.
- Personal C/E is MSHA's published concentration-to-limit ratio. A value above 1 is not by itself a citation or a determination under the 2024 silica rule. Personal and area files do not publish a void-status field.
- Area records include bulk-dust analyses and are kept separate from personal exposure results. Their concentration units are not specified in the source dictionary.
- Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. Coal quartz percentage and concentration are separate measures. No compliance threshold is inferred for coal samples.
Coal quartz field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal personal field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal area field definitions ↗
EIA + TITLE 30
EIA production and cited regulations
EIA annual figures are reported separately from MSHA. Regulation links use the current eCFR snapshot.
Not present in the 2024 EIA coal workbook.
This can mean the operation is non-coal, inactive for the annual period, or outside the EIA-7A reporting population.
30 CFR 56.18002Examination of working places.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.20003Housekeeping.5 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.14107Moving machine parts.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14110Flying or falling materials.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.12019Access to stationary electrical equipment or switchgear.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.4402Safety can use.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.12008Insulation and fittings for power wires and cables.1 recent row ↗
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
978797356.18002(c)Citation
978789156.20003(a)S&S
978789056.14107(a)S&S
978797256.14110S&S
978797156.12019S&S
978788956.4402S&S
978788856.20003(a)S&S
978788756.20003(a)S&S
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
Calcium oxideCleanup Man
C/E: 00.64Concentration: 0003.22 · limit: 0005.00Source unit unspecified
Calcium oxideHand Loader
C/E: 00.18Concentration: 0000.91 · limit: 0005.00Source unit unspecified
Calcium oxideTruck Loader
C/E: 00.18Concentration: 0000.88 · limit: 0005.00Source unit unspecified
Calcium oxideBelt Crew
C/E: 00.51Concentration: 0002.53 · limit: 0005.00Source unit unspecified
Calcium oxideBelt Crew
C/E: 00.20Concentration: 0001.02 · limit: 0005.00Source unit unspecified
Calcium oxideBelt Crew
C/E: 00.30Concentration: 0001.51 · limit: 0005.00Source unit unspecified
Calcium oxideCleanup Man
C/E: 00.33Concentration: 0001.64 · limit: 0005.00Source unit unspecified
Calcium oxideCleanup Man
C/E: 00.12Concentration: 0000.61 · limit: 0005.00Source unit unspecified
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
16 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors126Feb 20, 2000—Jun 17, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Feb 25, 1976—Feb 25, 1976mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal1,584Feb 23, 2000—Jun 5, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal156Nov 10, 2008—Jun 16, 2025mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal100Mar 2, 2000—Jul 16, 2024mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal156Apr 17, 2007—Jun 5, 2026mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety2,354Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety489Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance8Jan 1, 1950—Oct 14, 2010mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance24Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance54Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance163Feb 23, 2000—Jun 22, 2026mine-keyed
Minesidentity · production · logistics1Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Area Sampleshealth · safety158May 31, 2017—Nov 1, 2023mine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Personal Health Sampleshealth · safety340Jan 24, 2001—Feb 5, 2026mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal1,599Feb 23, 2000—Jun 5, 2026mine-keyed
107(a) Orders Issuedsafety · compliance—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
NOTES
Limitations
- Contractor production is entity-level and is never represented as mine-attributable.
- Missing rows can mean no event, publication delay, identity mismatch, or inapplicability.