Still under investigation. ** The miner was operating a loaded 40 ton articulated haul truck down a slope when the truck went out of control and hit a rib. The cab section overturned. The victim was ejected from the truck. **
Boone Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
Boone Quarry has $885K in proposed MSHA penalties and $90 outstanding across 30 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 3
- Total incidents
- 57
- Years on record
- 1999–2025
- Latest incident
- Mar 2025
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Boone Quarry has $885K in proposed MSHA penalties and $90 outstanding across 30 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 35,466 | 15 | 4 | 422.9 |
| 2025 Q3 | 32,470 | 10 | 3 | 308.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 42,944 | 28 | 6 | 652.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 34,545 | 10 | 3 | 289.5 |
| 2024 Q4 | 34,226 | 11 | 6 | 321.4 |
| 2024 Q3 | 27,798 | 11 | 5 | 395.7 |
| 2024 Q2 | 32,175 | 7 | 4 | 217.6 |
| 2024 Q1 | 36,083 | 8 | 1 | 221.7 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 40,583 | 9 | 1 | 221.8 |
| 2023 Q3 | 36,339 | 6 | 1 | 165.1 |
| 2023 Q2 | 35,797 | 5 | 2 | 139.7 |
| 2023 Q1 | 34,004 | 10 | 5 | 294.1 |
| 2022 Q4 | 33,717 | 10 | 6 | 296.6 |
| 2022 Q3 | 33,101 | 24 | 5 | 725.1 |
| 2022 Q2 | 32,438 | 12 | 4 | 369.9 |
| 2022 Q1 | 30,656 | 20 | 6 | 652.4 |
| 2021 Q4 | 29,942 | 5 | 4 | 167.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 32,034 | 24 | 8 | 749.2 |
| 2021 Q2 | 35,837 | 10 | 3 | 279.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 35,463 | 33 | 9 | 930.5 |
| 2020 Q4 | 41,237 | 24 | 8 | 582.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 37,316 | 23 | 8 | 616.4 |
| 2020 Q2 | 33,693 | 12 | 4 | 356.2 |
| 2020 Q1 | 32,908 | 17 | 4 | 516.6 |
| 2019 Q4 | 35,236 | 25 | 8 | 709.5 |
| 2019 Q3 | 33,931 | 24 | 4 | 707.3 |
| 2019 Q2 | 33,568 | 12 | 2 | 357.5 |
| 2019 Q1 | 34,667 | 21 | 8 | 605.8 |
| 2018 Q4 | 30,101 | 15 | 4 | 498.3 |
| 2018 Q3 | 31,128 | 10 | 4 | 321.3 |
| 2018 Q2 | 30,200 | 5 | 2 | 165.6 |
| 2018 Q1 | 27,403 | 8 | 2 | 291.9 |
| 2017 Q4 | 28,133 | 9 | 1 | 319.9 |
| 2017 Q3 | 31,864 | 1 | 1 | 31.4 |
| 2017 Q2 | 30,724 | 6 | 4 | 195.3 |
| 2017 Q1 | 28,977 | 4 | 0 | 138.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 30,601 | 5 | 0 | 163.4 |
| 2016 Q3 | 33,370 | 11 | 1 | 329.6 |
| 2016 Q2 | 30,345 | 4 | 3 | 131.8 |
| 2016 Q1 | 25,344 | 6 | 2 | 236.7 |
| 2015 Q4 | 31,473 | 6 | 1 | 190.6 |
| 2015 Q3 | 30,882 | 8 | 2 | 259.1 |
| 2015 Q2 | 28,747 | 5 | 4 | 173.9 |
| 2015 Q1 | 26,546 | 5 | 1 | 188.4 |
| 2014 Q4 | 30,939 | 7 | 2 | 226.3 |
| 2014 Q3 | 29,930 | 7 | 4 | 233.9 |
| 2014 Q2 | 30,356 | 11 | 1 | 362.4 |
| 2014 Q1 | 27,638 | 11 | 3 | 398.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 28,120 | 12 | 6 | 426.7 |
| 2013 Q3 | 28,887 | 3 | 1 | 103.9 |
| 2013 Q2 | 29,240 | 5 | 1 | 171.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 29,006 | 11 | 5 | 379.2 |
| 2012 Q4 | 30,038 | 6 | 1 | 199.7 |
| 2012 Q3 | 26,245 | 55 | 15 | 2095.6 |
| 2012 Q2 | 25,504 | 11 | 9 | 431.3 |
| 2012 Q1 | 23,203 | 11 | 4 | 474.1 |
| 2011 Q4 | 26,922 | 11 | 3 | 408.6 |
| 2011 Q3 | 32,893 | 8 | 2 | 243.2 |
| 2011 Q2 | 29,228 | 10 | 3 | 342.1 |
| 2011 Q1 | 27,794 | 11 | 3 | 395.8 |
| 2010 Q4 | 29,349 | 15 | 2 | 511.1 |
| 2010 Q3 | 29,373 | 22 | 5 | 749.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 25,222 | 10 | 3 | 396.5 |
| 2010 Q1 | 18,992 | 6 | 2 | 315.9 |
| 2009 Q4 | 28,657 | 33 | 15 | 1151.6 |
| 2009 Q3 | 24,342 | 14 | 5 | 575.1 |
| 2009 Q2 | 23,564 | 7 | 1 | 297.1 |
| 2009 Q1 | 26,469 | 11 | 3 | 415.6 |
| 2008 Q4 | 32,137 | 4 | 2 | 124.5 |
| 2008 Q3 | 33,326 | 22 | 8 | 660.1 |
| 2008 Q2 | 34,487 | 17 | 5 | 492.9 |
| 2008 Q1 | 28,207 | 18 | 7 | 638.1 |
| 2007 Q4 | 32,843 | 6 | 1 | 182.7 |
| 2007 Q3 | 29,794 | 14 | 2 | 469.9 |
| 2007 Q2 | 26,258 | 11 | 2 | 418.9 |
| 2007 Q1 | 23,057 | 10 | 4 | 433.7 |
| 2006 Q4 | 24,280 | 12 | 4 | 494.2 |
| 2006 Q3 | 26,865 | 4 | 3 | 148.9 |
| 2006 Q2 | 25,171 | 4 | 2 | 158.9 |
| 2006 Q1 | 23,005 | 12 | 5 | 521.6 |
| 2005 Q4 | 22,953 | 3 | 2 | 130.7 |
| 2005 Q3 | 27,050 | 5 | 1 | 184.8 |
| 2005 Q2 | 26,489 | 8 | 3 | 302.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 26,411 | 7 | 4 | 265.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 32,418 | 12 | 7 | 370.2 |
| 2004 Q3 | 35,518 | 14 | 2 | 394.2 |
| 2004 Q2 | 26,610 | 27 | 10 | 1014.7 |
| 2004 Q1 | 23,865 | 7 | 3 | 293.3 |
| 2003 Q4 | 28,627 | 12 | 4 | 419.2 |
| 2003 Q3 | 28,906 | 5 | 1 | 173.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 28,164 | 17 | 12 | 603.6 |
| 2003 Q1 | 27,323 | 4 | 1 | 146.4 |
| 2002 Q4 | 27,320 | 2 | 1 | 73.2 |
| 2002 Q3 | 28,463 | 6 | 4 | 210.8 |
| 2002 Q2 | 23,769 | 12 | 5 | 504.9 |
| 2002 Q1 | 23,227 | 3 | 0 | 129.2 |
| 2001 Q4 | 30,422 | 6 | 1 | 197.2 |
| 2001 Q3 | 32,457 | 6 | 2 | 184.9 |
| 2001 Q2 | 45,537 | 22 | 9 | 483.1 |
| 2001 Q1 | 37,364 | 3 | 1 | 80.3 |
| 2000 Q4 | 34,768 | 13 | 5 | 373.9 |
| 2000 Q3 | 30,589 | 17 | 4 | 555.8 |
| 2000 Q2 | 27,058 | 9 | 2 | 332.6 |
| 2000 Q1 | 18,728 | 12 | 5 | 640.8 |
Fatalities at this mine
3 recordedVICTIM WAS ON A BELT CONVEYOR TO CUT OFF A LOOSE PIECE OF BELT. HE FELL APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET TO THE GROUND BELOW. HE DIED ON JANUARY 11, 2011. HARD FROST THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT. FAILED TO WEAR COMPANY SUPPLIED SAFETY HARNESS.
FROM PRELIMINARY: THE VICTIM WAS IN THE AREA OF AN UNGUARDED SELF-CLEANING TAIL PULLEY OF A DISCHARGE BELT FOR A PORTABLE CRUSHER WHEN HIS CLOTHING BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE SHAFT, PULLING HIM I NTO THE CONVEYOR BELT.
Reportable incidents
54 on file (excluding fatalities above)2025 · 2 incidents
Employee stepped off a piece of equipment and rolled ankle
Employee was operating a skidsteer when it lost power and began to slide. Employee jumped for the equipment causing a sprain in employee's knee.
2024 · 4 incidents
Employee ran equipment while it was overheating.
Employee was cleaning chute when pressure washer hose got loose and smashed employee's finger against the rail, causing a laceration
Injured worker was driving down into the mine shaft and the brakes went out in the truck EE was driving. EE hit a wall to avoid hitting the vehicle in front of EE and the truck flipped upside down.
Employee suffered a laceration to their arm, hand scaling a heading.
2023 · 4 incidents
Employee dropped a piece of flat steel on ankle causing a contusion to the right lower leg/ankle.
Employee missed the step exiting the loader and fell.
Employee was carrying a screen and tripped.
Employee struck right thumb with hammer causing open fracture
2021 · 3 incidents
Loose rock in slope
Employee was hand scaling and loose rock fell and struck EE's hand, creating small laceration on left hand.
Employee states the controls on the Powder Monkey basket malfunctioned and pinned employee against the ceiling bruising their ribs.
2020 · 1 incident
Night shift employee was lifting a metal plate out of the third level dump hopper. As EE was attempting to pick the plate up EE felt a sharp pain in the lower back. EE then reported the incident to the supervisor. EE was taken to a nearby medical center where EE was treated for lower back muscle strain.
2019 · 3 incidents
Employee was kneeling on conveyor belt and slipped, EE rolled off into the frame work where EE's leg got caught.
Employee was shoveling rock and felt a pain in the abdomen. Incident reported 02/04/2019.
Employee was using hammer to remove steel coupler from drill and a piece of the coupler splintered off and lodged in employees right index finger.
2018 · 4 incidents
Employee stated got thumb nail caught on a piece of the structure.
Employee was a passenger in a UTV when the operator attempted to bypass an area in the roadway that was washed out, EE misjudged causing the vehicle to roll on to itself.
Employee attempted to bypass an area in the roadway that was washed out. EE misjudged causing the vehicle to roll on to itself.
Employee stated EE bent over to pick a box up and felt a pain above the belly button.
2017 · 1 incident
Employee was replacing tickets in the ticket box. When EE turned to go back to the scale house, EE slipped and fell on rocks, causing laceration to left knee requiring 7 stitches.
2016 · 2 incidents
Employee was pushing a roof bolt when a rock came down and struck wrist, resulting in a laceration on left wrist.
Replacing conveyor belt on number four conveyor in the equipment slope. Employee tripped and fell into the conveyor frame causing injury to right eyebrow. (Cut 10 stitches)
2014 · 1 incident
Employee scaled down a rock 2"x2"x1/2", rock hit the bar and caught employee's finger between the bar and handrail of the Roof Bolter.
2013 · 3 incidents
Employee was climbing down the ladder of the front end loader (980K Cat) when his foot slipped off the bottom rung causing him to sprain his right thumb/hand we he grabbed the handrail to stop a fall.
Employee was using a pry bar to trip the door on a transfer chute located at level 2 crushing plant. As he was prying in a downward motion, the pry bar slipped causing him to fall injuring his neck. Note: Employee was working on the ground level near the chute.
After checking the coolant and air filter box for the pre-shift inspection of the Jumbo Drill, she slipped and fell to the ground when dismounting the drill. The employee landed on the her left side and injured her left lower back.
2012 · 5 incidents
Employee hit a bump while driving the haul truck and felt a sharp pain in the right side of neck.
Employee was parked on a small grade. The drill was raised on jacks. He exited the drill and had his arm resting on the door frame of the drill. The door closed, striking the employee on the arm.
Employee was hand scaling the face from the bucket approx. 18' above the floor. When a "key" stone was dislodged, a piece of the face rolled over. It struck the pry bar and the bucket that the employee was standing in.
The employee bent to pick up the guard to replace on tail pulley after cleaning. When he lifted the guard from the ground he strained his back.
Employee lost footing exiting the rear of the service truck while starting the air compressor mounted on the back of the truck. The employee injured left knee.
2011 · 1 incident
Pushing roof bolts in ceiling. Small rock fell off of face and cut hand.
2010 · 1 incident
Mechanic was grinding on steel when personal grinder exploded, came apart and cut upper right thigh.
2008 · 2 incidents
Brake failed on WA 500 loader and rolled back 75' - 100' on slope hitting fuel truck.
She got out of forman truck and slipped and fell when she was walking to her hall truck
2007 · 1 incident
Employee states that while lifting hydralic motor from a tool box, he experienced pain in right side. Has not seen the doctor yet, so severity of injury is unknown at this point.
2006 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE ON THE MINE PROPERTY & LOST CONTROL. EE SLID INTO A BERM & ROLLED THE TRUCK. HE WAS NOT ON DUTY AT THIS TIME & HE WAS NOT OPERATING A COMPANY VEHICLE. EE WAS DRIVING IN AN AREA THAT HE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN.
2004 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS GETTING READY TO LOAD EXPLOSIVES AND ROCK FELL FROM FACE AREA HITTING HIM IN THE BACK.
CENTER PIN ON DRILL BOOM BROKE CAUSING BOOM ON DRILL TO LET GO WHILE RAISING STEEL OUT OF HOLE.
2003 · 2 incidents
WHILE CLEANING OUT @ PREPARATION TO PRIME A HOLE, ROCK SLIDE FROM ABOVE THE HOLE CUTTING HIS RT.HAND, REQUIRING SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED (ALLEGES) BACKWARD OFF DUMP TRUCK WHILE CHANGING OUT WINDSHIELD WIPER, LANDING ON HEELS OF FEET.
2001 · 5 incidents
EE WAS SCALING THE ROOF AT HEADING WHEN HOSE DEVELOPED A LEAK. IT FLOWED DOWN ARM CAUSING EQ TO ARC/SPARK. EE REACTED BY JUMPING OFF OF EQUIP AND FALLING, INJURING HIS L. ELBOW AND L. CALF MUS CLE.
ROOF FALL IN INTERSECTION GOING TO SHOP AREA.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A 16' DRILL STEEL WHICH WAS STUCK IN THE HEADING WHICH RESULTED IN LOWER BACK LUMBAR STRAIN. ORIG DR REPORT STATED EE WAS TO RETURN TO WORK 8-13-01 ON 8-15-01. HE R ETURNED TO DR AND WAS TOLD TO BE OFF WORK UNTIL 8-22-01.
EMPLOYEE WAS MARKING OFF FACE HEADING N-16 FOR DRILL HOLES TO BE DRILLED. ROCK FELL FROM FACE AREA AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD.
CLIMBING DOWN FROM LADDER - STEPPED ON ROCK THAT MOVED CAUSING FALL - BROKE ANKLE.
2000 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE STRAINED RIGHT ELBOW WHILE LIFTING 50LBBAGS OF NITRATE ON POWDER MONKEY. EMPLOYEE WILL BE OFF WORK UNTIL 11/30/00.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCKS FROM ROADWAY BY HAND, EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE FELT A POP COMING FROMHIS SHOULDER AREA, EMPLOYEE WAS COMPLAINING OF INJURY, WAS SENT TO CARROL COUNTY HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. DOCTOR REQUESTED LIGHT DUTY FOR 1 WEEK.
WHILE EE WAS ROOF BOLTING WITH THE JACK-LEG-DRILL, THE DRILL VIBRATED OFF OF STAND, STRIKING RIGHT LEG. LACERATION ON BOTTOM RIGHT LEG (3-4 STITCHES). BRUISED RIGHT KNEE. (SEE ATTACHED NARRATI VE.)
ON 3-1-2000, EMPLOYEE ADVISED HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE WAS IN PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN, AND THAT THE 950G LOADER WAS BOUNCING HIM AROUND CAUSING THE PAIN. ON 3-2 THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE SAFETY DEPT. DR REPORTED HE HAD RIGHT INGUINAL STRAIN.
1999 · 2 incidents
EE FELL BACKWARD OFF TRUCK ON HIS BACK STRIKING HIS HEAD ON ROCK.
EE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM 3RD RUNG ON LADDER AT PUGMILL.
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