Radix Quarries · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Miner was complaining of back and chest pain for a couple of weeks. At 2:00pm, miner provided a description of pain similar to a heart attack. Miner was transported to hospital by prod. mgr.
Radix Joplin Metal/Non-Metal
Radix Quarries
· Surface
Controlled by
Springfield Underground, Inc. DBA Erlen Group
Ranoc,
Jasper County,
MO
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2300954
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 2000–2024
- Latest incident
- Aug 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
112
citations
14
significant & substantial
$27,070
proposed penalties
$16,334
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 | 5,168 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 6,092 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 5,795 | 4 | 0 | 690.3 |
| 2025 Q1 | 6,200 | 1 | 0 | 161.3 |
| 2024 Q4 | 5,132 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 6,341 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 5,400 | 2 | 0 | 370.4 |
| 2024 Q1 | 6,058 | 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
10 on file2024 · 1 incident
2021 · 1 incident
Radix Quarries · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE was splicing a water pump discharge hose. EE slipped on a rock and twisted back as EE fell.
2018 · 1 incident
Radix Quarries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee is unable to substantiate any of the above details and while we are unsure this incident actually happened at work, we are reporting on the side of caution. Employee only reports that they thought they had something in their eye when they left work on a Friday and sought treatment later that evening.
2009 · 1 incident
January 20, 2009
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Radix Quarries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The employee was cutting conveyer belt with a retractable knife. As he pulled the knife, toward his body, it slipped and lacerated his right leg. The laceration is about an inch long, but it did require stitches. He was treated and released back to work without restrictions.
2005 · 2 incidents
December 13, 2005
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Radix Quarries · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee was lifting on a pulley guard that was stuck in semi-frozen mud. About 45 min. later he began to have pain in the lower right abdomen/groin area. He said he did not initially injure himself at work; that he had severe pain the previous week and he had to stop doing physical activity. We sent him to the doctor as a precaution and he was prescribed Naprosyn 800mg.
Radix Quarries · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was filing something in a metal file cabinet and as she turned to walk away, she accidentally closed the cabinet drawer on her right little finger.
2002 · 2 incidents
October 23, 2002
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Radix Quarries · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPOSITION A CRUSHER HAMMER ON A PALLET WHEN THE HAMMER MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY, CATCHING HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN TWO HAMMERS. BOTH HAMMERS HAD JUST BEEN RELOCATED TO THE SHOP , BUT ONE WAS NOT DOWN COMPLETELY ON THE PALLET.
Radix Quarries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS USING A FACTORY WEDGE FOR TAKING THE CONE CRUSHER APART WHEN HE HIT THE WEDGE WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER, A PIECE CHIPPED OFF OF WEDGE AND HIT HIS LEFT ARM.
2001 · 1 incident
January 10, 2001
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Radix Quarries · Fall onto or against objects
EE WAS TAKING IT UPON HIMSELF TO LOOK AT THE MOTOR ON THE CONVEYOR TO GET A SERIAL NUMBER. WHEN HE CLIMBED UP ON THE CONVEYOR(NOT RUNNING). HE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO THE CONVEYOR, HITTING A ROL LER(?) INJURING HIS BACK.
2000 · 1 incident
Radix Quarries · Struck against a moving object
EE STARTED OPERATING THE HITACHI EXCAVATOR WITH RAMER HYDRAULIC HAMMER IN 3/1999. EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN & BURNING & EVENTUALLY HAD BLEEDING IN HIS STOOL. ON 3/7/00 EE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE CO DR AS HAVING A TEAR OR FISSURE INSIDE THE RECTUMSURGERY IS SCHEDULED AT WHICH TIME THE SURGEON HAS STATED HE WILL DETERMINE WHETHER THE INJURY IS WORK RELATED OR NOT