Employee was moving some blocks and felt a strain in the abdomen. Employee was sent to the ER as soon as we were notified of the possible injury. Employee thinks they might have caused a hernia in the stomach.
Shell Knob Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Emery Sapp Construction Inc
Shell Knob,
Barry County,
MO
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2302352
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2009–2018
- Latest incident
- May 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
20
citations
1
significant & substantial
$3,104
proposed penalties
$3,104
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 | 5,867 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 6,031 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 6,130 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 7,086 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 5,461 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 4,107 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 4,922 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 4,438 | 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
4 on file2018 · 1 incident
May 23, 2018
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hutchens Construction Co. · Over-exertion in lifting objects
2012 · 1 incident
July 26, 2012
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hutchens Construction Co. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The men were working on a piece of equipment when a wrench slipped and cut the employee's left index finger.
2010 · 1 incident
June 4, 2010
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hutchens Construction Co. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE was unhooking a chain that was between a tractor/rockbreaker and a boulder, had his hand up on the guard rail when the rock breaker slid back and on top of his finger smashing it.
2009 · 1 incident
Hutchens Construction Co. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Tightening bolts on a screen with a wrench when felt a pop.