Mining Incidents

Rockridge Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

G&K Sarai Company · Surface
Liberty, Jackson County, MO  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2301278

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2002–2025
Latest incident
May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
125
citations
33
significant & substantial
$26,158
proposed penalties
$26,158
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 15,793 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 16,920 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 15,012 2 0 133.2
2025 Q1 9,752 1 0 102.5
2024 Q4 13,635 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 13,875 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 13,606 1 0 73.5
2024 Q1 11,841 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

9 on file

2025 · 1 incident

May 1, 2025 MO · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler STRIKING OR BUMPING
G&K Sarai Company · Struck against stationary object

Servicing truck and hit head on machine.

2022 · 1 incident

June 16, 2022 MO · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper OTHER
G&K Sarai Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Was helping reposition steel on the forklift. EE was bite by a snake.

2019 · 1 incident

August 21, 2019 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
G&K Sarai Company · Struck against a moving object

Employee was driving 5997 on the north side. The truck the employee was driving went through berm onto lower level. Truck rested on the ledge.

2014 · 1 incident

November 25, 2014 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
G&K Sarai Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was using a 10# sledge hammer to break rocks. Employee felt pain/pop in shoulder on down swing of hammer.

2009 · 1 incident

August 27, 2009 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
G&K Sarai Company · Fall from machine

Driver climbed up the ladder of the truck to do a pre trip inspection, he bent over to check the oil & water and fell off the truck. He landed on his left side resulting in a hair line crack of his hip, scraped left elbow and hand. Contributing factors: It rained last night so there was moisture on the truck and on his boots from walking to the truck.

2008 · 2 incidents

October 14, 2008 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
G&K Sarai Company · Struck against a moving object

EE had been running a rubber tired loader #4382 and hurt his back while operating the loader. Don't know when injury occurred EE's last day at work was 10/14 then he was rained out/lack of work. Injury wasn't reported until 10/17 to Foreman.

January 16, 2008 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
G&K Sarai Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee exited her truck (5997) and went to shut the oiler off at the top of the Gencor (#6303) and slipped and twisted her knee. Knee strain w/small tear.

2003 · 1 incident

August 18, 2003 MO · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
G&K Sarai Company · Contact with heat

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MECHANICS PUT ENGINE IN TRUCK AND PASSED OUT. SPECIFICALLY GUIDING ENGINE INTO TRUCK WITH HAND SIGNALS. HE ALSO SPRAINED HIS ANKLE WHEN HE FELL.

2002 · 1 incident

January 15, 2002 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
G&K Sarai Company · Struck against a moving object

WAS STRIPPING DIRT OFF WINTERSET ROCK AND BACKED OFF EMBANKMENT BETWEEN 20-30' WITH DIRT SLIDE UNDER. OPERATOR'S ERROR. IT WASN'T REPORTED UNTIL 0620 ON NEXT DAY. FOREMAN PICKED HIM UP AT QUIT TING TIME AND WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT ACCIDENT.