Mining Incidents

Base Rock Fruitland Metal/Non-Metal

Base Rock Minerals · Surface
Controlled by BMC Enterprises Inc
Fruitland, Cape Girardeau County, MO  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2302425

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2015–2022
Latest incident
May 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2015
51
citations
5
significant & substantial
$12,685
proposed penalties
$9,031
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 6,413 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 5,957 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,794 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,362 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 6,740 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,264 3 0 413.0
2024 Q2 6,577 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 6,312 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

7 on file

2022 · 2 incidents

May 23, 2022 MO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Base Rock Minerals · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employees were adjusting the jaw. At the time of completion, EE picked up the power unit for the porta power. When lifting it, EE felt a burning and stinging sensation on the left side of EE's abdomen.

March 30, 2022 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Base Rock Minerals · Fall from machine

While exiting cab of truck, driver fell from top step. Driver complained of pain to EE's left arm. This driver was not an employee or contractor of Baserock Minerals. This driver worked for Strack Excavating and was our customer.

2021 · 1 incident

December 2, 2021 MO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Base Rock Minerals · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a skid-steer at the plant. The employee's operation of the controls caused the skid-steer to abruptly change in speed, causing the employee to be jolted inside the cab. The sudden jolt caused the employee to feel pain in middle back and left shoulder.

2019 · 2 incidents

September 19, 2019 MO · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Base Rock Minerals · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While employee was treating for elbow injury, doctor discovered carpel tunnel and added new treatment program which included surgery.

August 13, 2019 MO · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Base Rock Minerals · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The jaw crusher was plugged with rock. Employees were removing smaller rocks by hand. EE lifted a rock and their elbow popped and began hurting.

2017 · 1 incident

February 6, 2017 MO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Strack Excavating, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was putting a track pin back in the Excavator, a piece of steel broke off sledge hammer or pin and embedded in right hand between first finger and thumb.

2015 · 1 incident

August 18, 2015 MO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Strack Excavating, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Was helping a delivery man lift a 55 gallon barrel of antifreeze. Caused him to have a hernia.