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First Creek Quarry: 26 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Michael Mertens
Hermann, Gasconade County, MO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2302317

First Creek Quarry has $3K 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
1
Years on record
2008
Latest incident
Feb 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
26
citations
1
significant & substantial
$2,793
proposed penalties
$2,793
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Richard J. Mertens, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
40
inspections on record
390
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 390 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

First Creek Quarry has $3K 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
26 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-05-27.
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.
3.8%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
3.8%
reasonably likely or greater
38.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 26.9% low, 73.1% moderate, 0.0% 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: 2020-05-28, 6 years ago
12
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg12
Show the individual readings (12)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2020-05-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-03-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-04-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-11-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-11-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-05-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-05-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2008-07-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2008-07-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Complete Load-Haul-Dump
2008-07-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2007-01-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0.02 Front-end Loader Operator
2007-01-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0.04 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.
Ownership history
  1. Richard J. Mertens, Inc. 2005 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2021 1
2020 2
2019 3
2018 2
2017 3
2016 2
2015 2
2014 2
2013 2
2012 3
2011 2
2010 3
2009 3
2008 3
2007 3
2006 2
2005 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

First Creek Quarry sits in Gasconade County, Missouri, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Gasconade County, Missouri · Population 14,774
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$65,096
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
2021 Q2 36 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 99 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 510 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 864 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 422 2 1 4739.3
2020 Q1 503 2 0 3976.1
2019 Q4 916 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,207 1 0 828.5
Show 56 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q2 540 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,346 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 849 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,137 1 0 879.5
2018 Q2 676 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 548 1 0 1824.8
2017 Q4 1,022 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,455 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,004 1 0 996.0
2017 Q1 1,025 1 0 975.6
2016 Q4 898 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 945 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,025 1 0 975.6
2016 Q1 750 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 809 1 0 1236.1
2015 Q3 873 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 967 1 0 1034.1
2015 Q1 655 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 759 1 0 1317.5
2014 Q3 849 1 0 1177.9
2014 Q2 1,008 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 477 1 0 2096.4
2013 Q4 824 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 967 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 762 2 0 2624.7
2013 Q1 634 1 0 1577.3
2012 Q4 709 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,135 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,395 1 0 716.8
2012 Q1 1,341 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 993 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 988 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 951 1 0 1051.5
2011 Q1 587 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 987 1 0 1013.2
2010 Q3 1,400 1 0 714.3
2010 Q2 1,648 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,395 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,317 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,058 1 0 485.9
2009 Q2 1,356 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 963 1 0 1038.4
2008 Q4 1,095 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,755 2 0 1139.6
2008 Q2 2,074 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,496 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,720 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,278 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,629 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,040 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 976 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,073 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,170 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,067 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,020 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,139 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2008 · 1 incident

February 14, 2008 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Richard J. Mertens, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Failure of hose on new grease gun caused pressurized grease to strike employee's right eye. He was not wearing eye protection. There were safety glasses available and use of eye protection was covered in safety training. He has vision at this time, but extent of damage is inconclusive for now.