Capital Quarries Co. Inc. · Struck by flying object
Employee was tracking the trommel plant to the pit. Something popped and struck the employee on the middle finger of the left hand.
Independence Portable Metal/Non-Metal
Capital Quarries Co. Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Michael K Farmer; Elliott (Bud) E Farmer
Marthasville,
Warren County,
MO
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2301301
Independence Portable has $5K 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
- 2
- Years on record
- 2006–2026
- Latest incident
- Mar 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
46
citations
5
significant & substantial
$5,190
proposed penalties
$5,190
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
68
inspections on record
686
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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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.Rate withheld: 686 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Independence Portable has $5K 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.$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
44 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-08.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 4,945 | 1 | 0 | 202.2 |
| 2025 Q3 | 5,026 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3,645 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2,185 | 1 | 0 | 457.7 |
| 2024 Q4 | 2,735 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,841 | 1 | 0 | 543.2 |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,350 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 2,683 | 1 | 0 | 372.7 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 2,702 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 3,314 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 3,258 | 1 | 1 | 306.9 |
| 2023 Q1 | 2,135 | 1 | 0 | 468.4 |
| 2022 Q4 | 3,592 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 3,516 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 1,670 | 1 | 0 | 598.8 |
| 2022 Q1 | 1,419 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 1,749 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 2,004 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 3,661 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 2,425 | 1 | 0 | 412.4 |
| 2020 Q4 | 2,589 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 1,851 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 1,817 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 1,478 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,336 | 2 | 0 | 1497.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 1,482 | 2 | 0 | 1349.5 |
| 2019 Q2 | 1,656 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 1,378 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 978 | 3 | 1 | 3067.5 |
| 2018 Q3 | 1,226 | 1 | 0 | 815.7 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,378 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 923 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 1,411 | 1 | 0 | 708.7 |
| 2017 Q3 | 1,419 | 1 | 0 | 704.7 |
| 2017 Q2 | 1,427 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 1,229 | 1 | 0 | 813.7 |
| 2016 Q4 | 1,398 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 2,065 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 2,404 | 1 | 1 | 416.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 1,785 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 1,575 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 1,850 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,743 | 1 | 1 | 573.7 |
| 2015 Q1 | 1,128 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 1,471 | 1 | 0 | 679.8 |
| 2014 Q3 | 1,655 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 1,466 | 1 | 0 | 682.1 |
| 2014 Q1 | 852 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 1,224 | 1 | 0 | 817.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 1,207 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 1,287 | 1 | 0 | 777.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 876 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 1,320 | 1 | 0 | 757.6 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,266 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,195 | 1 | 0 | 836.8 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1,281 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,275 | 1 | 0 | 784.3 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,522 | 1 | 0 | 657.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 1,570 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,065 | 2 | 1 | 1877.9 |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,953 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,865 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,780 | 1 | 0 | 561.8 |
| 2010 Q1 | 1,720 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 1,789 | 1 | 0 | 559.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 2,104 | 1 | 0 | 475.3 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,627 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1,197 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,643 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 1,739 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 1,498 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,399 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,679 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 1,950 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 2,205 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 1,647 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,565 | 2 | 0 | 1278.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,758 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 1,680 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 1,814 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 1,400 | 1 | 0 | 714.3 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,530 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 2,500 | 1 | 0 | 400.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 2,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 2,200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 2,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 2,340 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 1,746 | 2 | 0 | 1145.5 |
| 2003 Q4 | 2,130 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 2,400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,920 | 4 | 0 | 2083.3 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,560 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 1,900 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 1,800 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 1,440 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 1,280 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 1,600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 1,600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 1,300 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 1,250 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 1,200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2026 · 1 incident
2006 · 1 incident
Richard J Mertens Inc · Struck by falling object
Employee was removing steel from a hole to clean bit when the coupler & steel above whre he was standing worked loose and fell on him - hit his neck.
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