Mining Incidents

Tower Rock Stn Co/Grays Point Facility Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Jay E Luhr; Michael Luhr
Scott City, Scott County, MO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2300926

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Jul 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
32
citations
6
significant & substantial
$3,249
proposed penalties
$3,191
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
2009 Q3 8,071 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 916 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,398 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 7,269 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 8,054 3 0 372.5
2006 Q3 2,845 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,706 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,746 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

1 on file

2000 · 1 incident

July 10, 2000 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Tower Rock Stone Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING HAUL TRUCKS WITH AN EXCAVATOR. A LOADED HAUL TRUCK WAS SIGNALED TO LEAVE THE LOADING SITE. AS IT PULLED AWAY, THE LEFT REAROUTSIDE TIRE FAILED VIOLENTLY. THE AIR BLAST FRO M THE TIRE FAILURE THREW A SMALL ROCK AT A HIGH VELOCITY INTO THE CAB OF THE EXCAVATOR STRIKING INJURED'S JAW ON LOWER LEFT SIDE. HIS MANDIBLE WAS FRACTURED & HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION.