Mining Incidents

Base Rock Bonne Terre: 83 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Base Rock Minerals · Surface
Controlled by BMC Enterprises Inc
Desloge, St Francois County, MO  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2302182

Base Rock Bonne Terre has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2000–2018
Latest incident
Jul 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
83
citations
12
significant & substantial
$9,100
proposed penalties
$9,100
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
73
inspections on record
1,060
inspection hours
7.8
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
83 citations across 1,060 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Base Rock Bonne Terre has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
83 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
14.5%
significant & substantial
6.0%
high negligence or reckless
14.5%
reasonably likely or greater
42.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 14.5% low, 79.5% moderate, 6.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2025-10-07
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
64
samples
23
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg41
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz16
  • Arsenic fumes3
  • Beryllium fumes3
Show the individual readings (100)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2025-10-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2025-10-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-10-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Cleanup Man
2024-10-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-04-09 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.3 10 0.03 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2024-04-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2021-08-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2021-08-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2021-08-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2019-01-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2019-01-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2018-06-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2018-06-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-06-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-06-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Cleanup Man
2017-03-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2017-03-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-03-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-03-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Operator, Rotary Air
2012-10-18 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2012-10-18 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2012-10-18 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Operator, Rotary Air
2011-10-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2011-10-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2011-10-04 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 10 0.01 Truck Driver
2011-01-26 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.27 10 0.03 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-01-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-01-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2010-09-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2010-09-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-12-23 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Copper fumes 0 100 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Manganese fumes 0 5 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Iron oxide fumes 0.03 10 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Copper fumes 13.33 300 0.04 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Iron oxide fumes 0.52 20 0.03 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.02 20 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Manganese fumes 0.05 5 0.01 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Iron oxide fumes 0.01 20 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.01 20 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Manganese fumes 0 5 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Utility Man
2009-12-23 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Utility Man
2007-07-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.48 2.2 0.22 Truck Driver
2007-07-03 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.21 10 0.02 Front-end Loader Operator
2007-07-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-07-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-07-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2006-07-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-07-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-07-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2005-04-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-04-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2005-04-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2005-04-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-04-27 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.42 10 0.04 Truck Driver
2004-03-11 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.41 10 0.04 Truck Driver
2004-03-11 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.29 10 0.03 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-03-11 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.25 10 0.03 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-03-11 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.23 10 0.02 Mechanic
2004-03-11 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.42 10 0.04 Utility Man
2003-02-27 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.12 10 0.01 Truck Driver
2003-02-27 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.61 10 0.06 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-02-27 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 1.32 10 0.13 Mechanic
2003-02-27 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.57 10 0.06 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-02-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-12-13 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.2 10 0.02 Crusher Oper/Worker
2001-12-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-12-13 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.41 10 0.04 Crusher Oper/Worker
2001-12-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2001-12-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

Base Rock Bonne Terre recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Missouri, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.13 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2025 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2021 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2020 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2017 * 7.48 7.48 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Base Rock Minerals Inc 1999 to 2013
  2. Base Rock Minerals 2013 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 12
2025 11
2024 11
2023 11
2022 18
2021 16
2020 13
2019 14
2018 16
2017 14
2016 11
2015 11
2014 10
2013 10
2012 11
2011 11
2010 14
2009 12
2008 16
2007 17
2006 14
2005 12
2004 13
2003 14
2002 13
2001 12
2000 12
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Base Rock Bonne Terre sits in St. Francois County, Missouri, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
St. Francois County, Missouri · Population 66,864
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$54,813
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2026 Q2 6,979 1 0 143.3
2026 Q1 6,043 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 6,156 1 0 162.4
2025 Q3 6,280 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,302 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 5,791 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 5,879 1 0 170.1
2024 Q3 5,281 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 5,119 2 0 390.7
2024 Q1 4,752 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 4,389 2 0 455.7
2023 Q3 4,235 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 4,682 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 4,958 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,714 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 8,128 3 1 369.1
2022 Q2 9,600 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 7,992 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 8,358 2 1 239.3
2021 Q3 8,358 1 0 119.6
2021 Q2 8,391 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 6,766 3 0 443.4
2020 Q4 6,515 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 5,984 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 6,170 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 6,636 3 0 452.1
2019 Q4 6,243 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 6,937 3 0 432.5
2019 Q2 7,162 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 6,932 2 0 288.5
2018 Q4 6,340 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 8,043 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 8,989 1 0 111.2
2018 Q1 7,542 1 0 132.6
2017 Q4 7,157 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 7,250 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 6,390 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 5,947 1 0 168.2
2016 Q4 5,186 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 6,037 2 0 331.3
2016 Q2 5,564 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 5,380 1 0 185.9
2015 Q4 5,328 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 5,625 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 5,336 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 4,976 1 0 201.0
2014 Q4 3,834 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,744 1 0 210.8
2014 Q2 4,593 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 4,328 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,589 3 0 653.7
2013 Q3 5,679 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 5,333 5 3 937.6
2013 Q1 4,740 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 4,558 3 1 658.2
2012 Q3 6,314 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 6,909 2 0 289.5
2012 Q1 5,899 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 5,104 2 0 391.8
2011 Q3 5,772 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 6,008 2 0 332.9
2011 Q1 5,654 4 1 707.5
2010 Q4 6,529 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 6,753 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 7,202 2 0 277.7
2010 Q1 8,415 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 6,610 1 1 151.3
2009 Q3 8,048 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 6,239 1 0 160.3
2009 Q1 5,297 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 7,310 2 1 273.6
2008 Q3 8,637 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 8,601 2 0 232.5
2008 Q1 9,370 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 8,615 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 10,683 1 0 93.6
2007 Q2 9,047 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 6,568 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 6,548 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 7,277 2 0 274.8
2006 Q2 8,188 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 7,004 1 0 142.8
2005 Q4 6,645 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 6,409 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 6,470 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 5,860 2 0 341.3
2004 Q4 5,842 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 7,283 1 0 137.3
2004 Q2 6,555 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 6,552 4 0 610.5
2003 Q4 6,770 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 7,457 1 0 134.1
2003 Q2 7,902 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 6,958 1 0 143.7
2002 Q4 7,431 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 7,683 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,653 3 0 530.7
2002 Q1 5,826 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 6,091 2 0 328.4
2001 Q3 6,195 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 5,994 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 6,294 3 3 476.6
2000 Q4 7,205 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 7,497 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 7,080 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,292 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2018 · 1 incident

2017 · 1 incident

November 21, 2017 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Base Rock Minerals · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was exiting loader climbing down ladder and landed on twisted ankle.

2013 · 1 incident

February 25, 2013 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Base Rock Minerals Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was attempting to unclog crusher. As he was getting up into a standing position, he braced himself by placing his hand in access window. A rock dislodged and fell on his hand/finger.

2011 · 2 incidents

December 12, 2011 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Base Rock Minerals Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The door latch was stuck. He pulled the latch and strained his arm.

November 7, 2011 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Base Rock Minerals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was cutting a belt and cut his finger

2008 · 2 incidents

October 15, 2008 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Base Rock Minerals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Changing the oxygen tank. It slipped out of his hands and when he grabbed it while it was falling, he strained his lower abdomen.

June 20, 2008 MO · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Base Rock Minerals Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Using prybar to free clogged material in the shoot on top of cone crusher. Boulder broke free while using prybar causing boulder to smash finger between bar and hopper.

2006 · 1 incident

May 17, 2006 MO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Base Rock Minerals Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Employee slipped while descending from a temporary scaffolding system and fell about 3 feet to the working platform. Bruised Right shoulder and Right side of neck.

2005 · 2 incidents

July 16, 2005 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Base Rock Minerals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Descending ladder of 500 Komatsu and pulled a muscle in his rib.

April 14, 2005 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 Inc · Fall from ladders

Stepped off ladder on Tyler Screen and fell on the rocks.

2003 · 1 incident

2000 · 1 incident

December 13, 2000 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Base Rock Minerals Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED ON SNOW COVERED ICE PATCH