Mining Incidents

JASPER PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

ILC Resources · Surface
Joplin, Jasper County, MO  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2302477

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
2014–2025
Latest incident
Aug 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2014
145
citations
38
significant & substantial
$72,606
proposed penalties
$60,201
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 17,308 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 16,341 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 18,234 8 2 438.7
2025 Q1 17,707 2 0 112.9
2024 Q4 17,922 6 1 334.8
2024 Q3 15,514 5 0 322.3
2024 Q2 15,030 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 15,553 4 0 257.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2025 · 1 incident

August 26, 2025 MO · Metal/Non-Metal car trimmer, car loader, bin puller, truck loader SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
ILC Resources · Fall onto or against objects

Employee fell, while inside of a fall protection cage, on top of a pneumatic trailer during the loadout process. During the fall, the employee struck EE's right side breaking 3 ribs and received other non-reportable contusions and abrasions.

2024 · 5 incidents

August 21, 2024 MO · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ILC Resources · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Laceration to left middle finger when air lock shifted and pinched finger.

July 26, 2024 MO · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ILC Resources · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While cleaning an air duct, the duct shifted and pinched employees hand between duct and railing of work platform.

March 20, 2024 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
ILC Resources · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

While operating a stand on skid steer, employee backed into a blow line pinching their foot resulting in a contusion.

January 24, 2024 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
ILC Resources · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Pinched left hand ring finger from belt skiving tool.

January 23, 2024 MO · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ILC Resources · Struck against stationary object

Probable foreign material in left hand. Treated w/ first aid until 1/23/24, when explored wound site and found nothing. Wound site closed. Reporting out of an abundance of caution.

2023 · 2 incidents

October 25, 2023 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
ILC Resources · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While climbing ladder to excavator, employee's foot slipped, resulting in discomfort in right calf. Injury did not require medical initially. Injury became reportable on 11/8/23 when employee reported swelling and bruising and injury became lost time.

July 4, 2023 MO · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
ILC Resources · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Worker caught left wrist between skid loader and equipment resulting in a fracture.

2020 · 3 incidents

July 8, 2020 MO · Metal/Non-Metal cleanup man, cleanup worker SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
ILC Resources · Fall from machine

Hatch on tanker trailer had bounced closed. Employee climbed up trailer to open hatch w/o fall protection and fell to ground. Employee incurred broken jaw and ribs, brain hemorrhage & contusions to liver, kidney & lung.

February 14, 2020 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ILC Resources · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While unplugging the cracker mill, operators hand slipped and became caught in the tensioner assembly, resulting in a laceration of the ring finger, right hand.

January 29, 2020 MO · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator OTHER
ILC Resources · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee claims they fell to the ground when pushed by a co-worker, suffering a lumbar strain.

2019 · 3 incidents

December 17, 2019 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
ILC Resources · Fall to the walkway or working surface

While walking on a slightly pitched roof, employee slipped and fell to the roof.

June 5, 2019 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
ILC Resources · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While on knees, employee reached under an auger and reports feeling a twinge in back.

April 4, 2019 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
ILC Resources · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While stepping off a ramp onto a trailer top to work on a hatch, employee reports feeling left knee buckle.

2018 · 2 incidents

May 29, 2018 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ILC Resources · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Plant was replacing an auger that was suspended with rigging straps. The motor and drive were attached, offset and balancing at the 12:00 position. The motor & drive unexpectedly became unbalanced and rolled to the 6:00 position, pinching the employees right hand. Cuts to the index and middle fingers required stitches. Improper rigging allowed the motor and drive to roll.

April 2, 2018 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
ILC Resources · Struck by flying object

Employee using a hand grinder and got a piece of metal in right eye

2015 · 2 incidents

June 1, 2015 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ILC Resources · Contact with hot objects or substances

The employee took off bearing cover of a screw conveyor when hot grease sprayed his forearm, hand and face.

March 31, 2015 MO · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ILC Resources · Over-exertion in lifting objects

employee was shoveling material into a pile and aggravated the ulnar nerve in the left elbow.

2014 · 1 incident

October 10, 2014 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
ILC Resources · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was taking a two piece cover off of an elevator door with a chisel and a hammer to pry the two pieces apart. The chisel became dislodged from between the two pieces and struck the employee in the forehead above the right eyebrow.