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.
First Creek Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
Richard J. Mertens, Inc.
· Surface
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.
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
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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.$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.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
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| 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 file2008 · 1 incident
February 14, 2008
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
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Richard J. Mertens, Inc. · Struck by flying object
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