Mining Incidents

WILLIAMSVILLE STONE COMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Colas S A
Poplar Bluff, Butler County, MO · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2301163
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2001–2025
Latest incident
May 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

emp was picking up trough roller and turning at the same time but didn't lift it high enough and struck the frame causing a jarring motion to EE's lower back

2024 · 2 incidents

Contact with hot objects or substances

A miner was cutting a piece of metal with a torch. A piece of hot metal fell from the cut and on to the miner's jeans. The metal melted through the jeans and fell down in to the miner's slip-on boot and came to rest on the top and outside of the miner's left foot - burning their foot.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Miner was swinging a 3 pound hammer when they felt a pain in their right shoulder and elbow.

2022 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Some ice had built up due to weather on the apron of a shop bay. Employee was attempting to move a truck off the apron so the ice could be cleaned off when employee slipped and fell, injuring left wrist.

2021 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

EE was driving personal vehicle on way to leave for the day. Snowfall caused the ee to become disoriented and ee struck a stockpile. EE's head struck the steering wheel causing an abrasion to ee's lip. Injury required stitches.

2013 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee noticed that eyes had become irritated. Mine foreman and employee found defective heater core. Employee's eye irritation had not improved after two days and medical attention was provided. Eye doctor believed eye irritation was the result of direct contact (i.e. hand rubbing) of unknown particle or contaminate to eye.

2012 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was applying downward pressure on wrench and bolt extractor to remove broken bolt from loader drive yoke. The bolt extractor broke and the employee's downward force caused him to slip and hit face/lip on nearby steering cylinder.

2006 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing a cutting edge wear liner from loader bucket. Employee was loosening nut with air-powered tool when bolt began to spin, employee used hand to push bolt up into the wear liner's bolt socket. Weight of the tool pushed the bolt from the socket, thus allowing the bolt to spin freely. The employee's hand was cut when bolt head spun.

2005 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator was driving a haul truck when another truck dropped a large rock on the haul road. Operator stopped and got out of truck and rolled rock off of road. Haul road was very rough after rain and operator complained he was being jarred around while driving truck.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

EE WAS USING A 40 OUNCE BALLPEEN HAMMER TO FREE A STEEL WEDGE THAT HOLDS A BLOW BAR INSIDE OF A IMPACT CRUSHER. WHILE STRIKING THE WEDGE OUT, A SLIVER CHIPPED OF THE HAMMER HEAD AND WENT INTO HIS RIGHT HAND NEAR THE THUMB.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEAVY RAINFALL SPLASHED DIRT INTO EYE, SAFETY GLASSES WERE REMOVED SO OPERATOR COULD SEE WHAT HE WAS DOING. DIRT WAS SPLASHED IN RIGHT EYE.