Mining Incidents

Base Rock Burfordville Metal/Non-Metal

Base Rock Minerals · Surface
Controlled by BMC Enterprises Inc
Bufordville, Cape Girardeau County, MO  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2302446

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2014–2023
Latest incident
Aug 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
52
citations
10
significant & substantial
$9,426
proposed penalties
$9,326
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 1,920 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,213 2 0 903.8
2025 Q2 2,193 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,811 2 0 1104.4
2024 Q4 2,040 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,006 5 2 2492.5
2024 Q2 2,627 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,511 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

2 on file

2023 · 1 incident

August 21, 2023 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fischer Quarry & Hauling, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking with a ladder in one arm and tools in the other. EE stepped on a rock and lost balance. EE fell on right shoulder and was taken to the ER for evaluation. EE was eventually diagnosed with an acute-on-chronic rotator cuff tear. EE has been out of work since that time because of the medical restrictions. Anticipated return date in late October.

2014 · 1 incident

February 13, 2014 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T & M Stone Quarry LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Thursday Feb. 13, 2014 at approximately 10AM an EE and IE were replacing drive belt on 16X20 shaker Screen. IE turned & felt a sharp pain go through his shoulder, the other EE asked if he was ok, IE said yes lets just get it done. Over the course of the weekend the pain didn't ease up. IE went to Dr. Waiting on Dr. report & schedule MRI.