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.
84 citations across 1,127 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Festus, MO has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
84 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-11-16.
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.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
6citations taken to the federal commission · 7% of citations on record
Stood as issued
3 · 50%
Vacated or withdrawn
3 · 50%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
14%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $2K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2011-12-21.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
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: 2023-09-12
22%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
68
samples
18
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz184 over
Respirable dust, <.1mg41
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz8
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (68)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2021-06-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
2.14
0.18
11.89
Utility Man
2018-08-09
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.79
0.25
3.16
Lab Technician
2018-08-09
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.51
0.25
2.04
Laborer, Bullgang
2018-08-09
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.33
0.28
1.18
Laborer, Bullgang
2023-09-12
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2023-09-12
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2022-10-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2022-02-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2022-02-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2021-07-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2021-06-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2021-06-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2021-03-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.13
0.38
0.34
Utility Man
2021-03-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.57
0.9
0.63
Utility Man
2020-12-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2020-12-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2020-12-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2019-01-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2019-01-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2018-10-17
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.28
0.32
0.88
Laborer, Bullgang
2018-10-17
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.21
0.43
0.49
Lab Technician
2018-08-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Kiln/Dryer Operator
2018-03-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.14
0.29
0.48
Lab Technician
2018-03-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
Building Repair/Maint.
2018-03-07
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.29
10
0.03
Building Repair/Maint.
2018-03-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Building Repair/Maint.
2017-10-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Kiln/Dryer Operator
2017-10-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.23
0.24
0.96
Laborer, Bullgang
2017-10-24
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.19
Front-end Loader Operator
2017-10-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2016-01-21
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2016-01-21
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2013-12-18
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.34
Laborer, Bullgang
2013-12-18
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.31
Crusher Oper/Worker
2013-12-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2013-12-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2013-04-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer Operator
2013-04-16
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.56
Truck Driver
2013-04-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2013-04-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-10-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-10-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-10-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Cleanup Man
2012-10-24
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.25
Crusher Oper/Worker
2012-04-25
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
0.36
0.42
Road Grader Operator
2012-04-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Cleanup Man
2012-04-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-04-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-04-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2011-11-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2011-11-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
0.28
0.57
Utility Man
2010-04-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.24
0.45
0.53
Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-04-22
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.18
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-04-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.25
1.45
0.17
Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-04-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.29
0.93
0.31
Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-12-22
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.2
Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-12-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
0.35
0.51
Utility Man
2009-12-22
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.18
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2009-09-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer Operator
2009-03-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Kiln/Dryer Operator
2009-03-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2008-10-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2008-10-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Supervisor, Co. Official
2008-10-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2008-10-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Sampler, Dust
2008-07-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
0.64
0.23
Bobcat Operator
2008-07-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
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.
Festus, MO recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2023.
Injury rate, 2023
ⓘ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 1.78 and the all-US-mining average was 2.10 cases per 100 workers.
In Missouri, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.20 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
2023 *
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 *
3.90
0.00
0.000
2018 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2017 *
3.43
0.00
0.000
2016 *
17.56
0.00
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2023
21
2022
25
2021
23
2020
23
2019
31
2018
27
2017
22
2016
21
2015
24
2014
19
2013
18
2012
16
2011
27
2010
29
2009
8
2008
7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Festus, MO sits in Jefferson 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.
Jefferson County, Missouri · Population 228,227
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$80,522
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
2023 Q4
4,670
1
0
214.1
2023 Q3
11,208
3
0
267.7
2023 Q2
14,311
2
0
139.8
2023 Q1
15,302
1
1
65.4
2022 Q4
12,972
2
0
154.2
2022 Q3
13,029
3
0
230.3
2022 Q2
13,511
3
1
222.0
2022 Q1
12,792
3
2
234.5
Show 54 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2021 Q4
12,335
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
12,484
1
0
80.1
2021 Q2
12,848
1
0
77.8
2021 Q1
12,623
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
11,120
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
8,698
1
0
115.0
2020 Q2
6,382
1
0
156.7
2020 Q1
14,308
2
0
139.8
2019 Q4
14,156
2
1
141.3
2019 Q3
15,825
2
0
126.4
2019 Q2
7,797
2
0
256.5
2019 Q1
13,441
3
1
223.2
2018 Q4
14,788
2
0
135.2
2018 Q3
15,361
6
0
390.6
2018 Q2
14,611
1
1
68.4
2018 Q1
15,272
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
17,962
2
0
111.3
2017 Q3
13,816
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
12,595
1
0
79.4
2017 Q1
13,865
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
12,558
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
10,577
1
0
94.5
2016 Q2
10,868
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
11,565
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
11,328
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
12,620
2
0
158.5
2015 Q2
12,949
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
14,411
1
0
69.4
2014 Q4
9,779
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
12,005
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
11,637
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
11,369
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
10,915
1
1
91.6
2013 Q3
9,727
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
7,990
1
0
125.2
2013 Q1
9,470
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
7,108
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
7,627
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
8,984
2
0
222.6
2012 Q1
8,930
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
8,438
2
0
237.0
2011 Q3
3,949
4
0
1012.9
2011 Q2
24,091
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
17,893
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
13,409
2
0
149.2
2010 Q3
11,744
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
10,381
2
0
192.7
2010 Q1
8,692
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
4,667
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
4,239
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
4,625
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
5,560
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
4,871
1
0
205.3
2008 Q3
3,476
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
15 on file
2022 · 1 incident
November 23, 2022MO · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The employee was pulling a power cable to a pump barge from shore. The employee did not know they were injured until the next day when they woke up and had lower back pain. They then informed their supervisor and the injured employee was brought to the Doctor. A MRI was scheduled for 12/5/22. After the results were read EE was given Physical therapy on 12/8/22 2 weeks.
2019 · 1 incident
July 12, 2019MO · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee fell to the ground after tripping over a water line near Conv. #1 TP while washing down with a water hose. Employee put out right hand to break the fall and reported shoulder pain. Doctor diagnosed a non displaced fracture on July 23rd.
2017 · 1 incident
June 22, 2017MO · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miner was climbing on feeder, changing liners. When in an awkward position miner felt a sharp pain in lower abdomen/groin. Miner was diagnosed with "STRAIN OF MUSCLE, FASCIA AND TENDON OF ABDOMEN."
2016 · 4 incidents
November 3, 2016MO · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miner was using a pipe wrench attempting to remove a fitting off of a trash pump. While pulling on the pipe wrench EE experienced a pain in stomach/groin.
March 1, 2016MO · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miner was placing a 3' x 4' piece of steel sheet into the steel rack, as EE placed the steel in the rack the top corner of a 4' x 8' sheet of 1/2" expanded metal caught EE's hand/glove and lacerated EE's left palm/wrist.
February 29, 2016MO · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
Mississippi Sand LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
While greasing conveyor from outside of guard, conveyor telescoped out. Grease extension was on fitting causing grease extension to reposition and caught miner's hand between extension and guard resulting in contusion to right hand.
2015 · 1 incident
December 21, 2015MO · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
While collecting QC samples, miner tripped on a nut/bolt protruding on walking surface. Miner fell (same level) forward and tried to catch himself with right arm, injuring right shoulder.
2012 · 3 incidents
December 14, 2012MO · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
On 1/29/2012 employee lifted a partially full bucket of grease and noticed discomfort in his shoulder/chest. Employee reported to employer on 2/2/2012 and was seen by a doctor on 2/10/2012. Diagnosis is an injury to the chest wall.
2011 · 3 incidents
July 13, 2011MO · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mississippi Sand LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was holding the pin out on the outrigger while another employee was trying to push the leg in. The leg retracted and pinched her right ring finger at the second knuckle, palm side.
February 21, 2011MO · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Employee was outside of his loader with his safety glasses on when the wind blew sand into his eyes. He flushed his eyes. On 2/23/11 employee contacted his supervisor and reported the incident, due to irritation of his eyes. He was sent for medical evaluation on 2/23/11.
2010 · 1 incident
February 26, 2010MO · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY