Mining Incidents

MO PORTABLE #3 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Hunt Midwest Enterprises
Caldwell County, MO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2301935

MSHA record for MO PORTABLE #3 (mine ID 2301935). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1986–1998
Latest incident
Nov 1998
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
2
inspections on record
13
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 13 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 1,966 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,022 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,733 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1998 · 3 incidents

November 10, 1998 MO · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Hunt Midwest Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHEN THE SHOT WAS FIRED, A PIECE OF FLYROCK ENTERED THE STEEL PIPE HE WAS POSITIONED IN, AND HIT HIM IN TEH UPPER AND LOWER BACK. AFTER INVESTIGATING THIS MATTER, THE COM PANY QUESTIONS WHETHER THE INJURY RESULED WITH THE FLYROCK ENTERING THE STEEL PIPE.

June 16, 1998 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Trager Stone - Trager Quarries Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CHANGING A TIRE ON A PIT TRUCK AND SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN TIRE AND TIRE LUG.

June 3, 1998 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Trager Stone - Trager Quarries Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WAS FEEDING CRUSHER IN CONTROL TOWER BUILDING. HE BLACKED OUT AND FELL FORWARD AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DOOR AND CATWALK OUTSIDE THE DOOR.

1997 · 2 incidents

October 24, 1997 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Trager Stone - Trager Quarries Company · Fall onto or against objects

WAS CLEANING AND UNPLUGGING HOPPER- HE WAS STANDING ON A ROCK AND MOVED ANOTHER ROCK AND THE ROCK HE WAS STANDING ON FELL AND HE FELL AGAINST THE HOPPER- ( THE LOWER RIGHT LEG FELL AGAINST HTE HOPPER)

September 5, 1997 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Trager Stone - Trager Quarries Company · Fall onto or against objects

WAS FEEDING THE CRUSHER IN CONTROL TOWER BUILDING HE BLACKED OUT AND FELL FORWARD AND HIT HIS HEAD & CHIN AREA ON THE HANDRAIL OUTSIDE OF DOOR.

1993 · 2 incidents

September 28, 1993 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Trager Stone - Trager Quarries Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SCREENING RIPRAP SCREENING PLANT HAD VEBRATIOR HE REACHED UP TO BEND BOLT & THE BOLT BROKE OFF IN HIS HAND & CUT TENDONS & NERVES IN THE JOINT OF LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND

1992 · 1 incident

October 27, 1992 MO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Trager Stone - Trager Quarries Company · Struck by flying object

CHANGING CARRIER BEARING ON UKE AND INTERBEARING RACE WDS SEIQED UP ON THE DRIVE SHAFT USED HAMMER TO BEAT OFF AND A PIECE OF HAMMER CHIPPED OFF AND EMBEDDED IN HIS CHEST.

1991 · 1 incident

1989 · 1 incident

July 29, 1989 MO · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor ELECTRICAL

ADJUSTING HEAD PULLEY AND RECEIVED ELECTICAL SHOCK, JUMPED OFF CRUSHER AND LANDED ON HEEL AND CRACKED BONE IN HEEL.

1986 · 1 incident

July 17, 1986 MO · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Farmers Stone-Trager Quarries Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS RA3SING DRILL STEEL WHEN BOLT ON BOTTOM OF DRILL BROKE LETTING DRILL STEEL FALL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON FOOT.

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