Capital Quarries Co. Inc. · Struck by flying object
Employee was tracking the trommel plant to the pit. Something popped and struck the employee on the middle finger of the left hand.
Independence Portable Metal/Non-Metal
Capital Quarries Co. Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Michael K Farmer; Elliott (Bud) E Farmer
Marthasville,
Warren County,
MO
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2301301
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2006–2026
- Latest incident
- Mar 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
46
citations
5
significant & substantial
$5,190
proposed penalties
$5,190
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 | 4,945 | 1 | 0 | 202.2 |
| 2025 Q3 | 5,026 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3,645 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2,185 | 1 | 0 | 457.7 |
| 2024 Q4 | 2,735 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,841 | 1 | 0 | 543.2 |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,350 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 2,683 | 1 | 0 | 372.7 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2026 · 1 incident
2006 · 1 incident
Richard J Mertens Inc · Struck by falling object
Employee was removing steel from a hole to clean bit when the coupler & steel above whre he was standing worked loose and fell on him - hit his neck.