Mining Incidents

Strack Excavating LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Jo W Strack
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, MO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2302231

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2005–2014
Latest incident
Jun 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
58
citations
14
significant & substantial
$9,463
proposed penalties
$9,063
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
2015 Q4 3,292 1 1 303.8
2015 Q3 4,286 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 5,654 3 0 530.6
2015 Q1 5,370 1 0 186.2
2014 Q4 6,032 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 6,107 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 6,125 1 0 163.3
2014 Q1 3,802 1 0 263.0
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

2014 · 2 incidents

June 11, 2014 MO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Strack Excavating LLC · Struck by falling object

EE was cleaning shot in pit when he heard a crackling noise and noticed rock falling from high wall. One of the rocks struck the ledge of wall and exploded, the exploded rock was no bigger than the inside of a hard hat. EE was about 30 foot away and began running to avoid being struck but one rock did hit him from behind on his back right side-mid/upper shoulder.

June 5, 2014 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Strack Excavating LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was very quickly heading towards the dumpster located near the shop right before quitting time. He was rapidly walking/jogging and while doing so his knee gave out. When his knee gave out he fell onto the rock and cut his knee open. He immediately turned pale and felt nauseas so he was taken to the emergency room where he received stitches.

2013 · 2 incidents

July 23, 2013 MO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Strack Excavating LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was assisting in the replacement of conveyor belt- was holding a guard while fellow miner removed it. He planned to let the guard drop straight down but it was angled in towards the conveyor and it pinched his hand between the guard and the conveyor. It smashed his pinky and lacerated (1-in.) his index finger on the right hand.

April 9, 2013 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Strack Excavating LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner was switching out screens in Deister screen plant. He was moving a 50lb screen up a 12% incline when he stumbled, rushed to put the screen down so he wouldn't fall on it, and felt a "pinch" on the middle/rt. side of his back, although there was no pain at that time. Accident was reported to his supervisor 2 hrs later, after stabbing pain developed while in wheel loader.

2012 · 1 incident

December 21, 2012 MO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Strack Excavating LLC · Struck by powered moving object

Miner at crusher asked excavator operator to bring breaker over, due to hung rock. Miner motioned with hands for operator to swing breaker to left. When operator did, miner reports that he was hit in chest with breaker. Miner was bent back over crusher handrail. No witnesses to breaker hitting miner, although the operator saw miner bent back over catwalk handrail.

2010 · 1 incident

October 27, 2010 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Strack Excavating LLC · Struck against a moving object

Quarry truck was at the stockpile on the far east end of the property starting in forward motion, when the customer truck pulled in the lot on the opposite side of the stockpiles. Both trucks were traveling the same direction when the customer truck turned to the right, into the path of the truck. Quarry truck swerved to the right when customer truck hit back tire of truck.

2008 · 2 incidents

November 10, 2008 MO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Strack Excavating LLC · Fall from machine

Employee was trying to flip gates on the screen deck when he lost his balance and jumped from the deck 10-12ft landing on his feet.

July 24, 2008 MO · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Strack Excavating LLC · Struck against a moving object

EE was traveling down ramp, he was unable to maintain control and sideswiped the highwall at the bottom of the ramp.

2005 · 1 incident

April 4, 2005 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Strack Excavating LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Adjusting a bolt on the Crusher when he stumbled on the platform and broke his left foot.