Mining Incidents

West Plains QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

West Plains, Howell County, MO · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2300051
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2024
Latest incident
Mar 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2024 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was carrying a rectangular shaped wear plate that weighs approximately 30-40 pounds. Employee attempted to step up onto an elevated platform and lost EE's balance which cause EE to stumble. As a result, the plate smashed EE's right hand between the wear plate and a cross bar member resulting in a broken right index finger.

2022 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Crew was excavating a pipe out of a trench w/a loader. Employee A was on the loader being directed by Employee B on the ground. Employee B directed Employee A to pull forward when they did the pipe wedged between the teeth on the bucket. This caused the pipe to rotate & struck Employee B in the shoulder & head. No broken bones concussions or contusions. Just sore.

2019 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Caught hand between 150 pound hammer and cone nut wrench.

2014 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Years of driving cause of numbness w hand carpal tunnel syndrome.

2013 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Dismounting excavator slipped off step had hold of hand hold pulled shoulder

2007 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was helping do ground fault check on plant, turned to step off walkway, twisted knee.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Removing logs from new stockpile site slipped on loose dirt and fell.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee was checking for air leak on left rear when plunger moved to set position lacerating right index finger.

2000 · 2 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

BIG ROCKS IN ROCK PILE EE WAS PICKING UP THE BIGROCKS OUT OF PILE: SLIPPED ON ROCK & WENT DOWN ON PILE HIT HIS SHOULDER ON PILE OF ROCKS

Fall onto or against objects

CAT WALK WAS WET, SLIPPED AND HIT HIS LEG, CUTTING HIS RIGHT SHIN.