Mining Incidents

LEMONS GRAVEL CO: 10 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Stoddard County, MO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2301124

MSHA record for LEMONS GRAVEL CO (mine ID 2301124). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1990–1997
Latest incident
Feb 1997
Ownership history
  1. Lemons Gravel Company 1950 to 1993
  2. Lemons Gravel Company 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

LEMONS GRAVEL CO sits in Stoddard County, Missouri, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Stoddard County, Missouri · Population 28,547
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$54,067
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
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1997 · 1 incident

February 3, 1997 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lemons Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

CUTTING A 8" X 1/4" X 20' WATER FEED PIPE TO THE CLASSIFYING TANK. HAD CUT 1 END PARTWAY THROUGH & OTHER END ALL WAY THROUGH. CUT SUPPORT ONE END. WHEN HE CUT CENTER SUPPORT PIPE FELL & BROKE END AWAY THAT WAS ONLY PARTIALLY CUT. PIPE FELL ON WORKER, CAUGHT HIM IN BACK AND SHOVED HIM AGAINST GUARD RAIL.

1995 · 1 incident

October 19, 1995 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lemons Gravel Company · Fall from machine

AS EE WAS DISMOUNTING TRUCK, HE TURNED TO STEP OFF PLATFORM ONTO STEP, SLIPPED & FELL ABOUT 8' TO GROUND. LANDED ON R LEG; TWISTED ANKLE.

1992 · 2 incidents

April 2, 1992 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lemons Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS GETTING ON CAT HAULING TRUCK MISSED THE STEP AND JARRED HIS LEG WHICH CAUSED LOW BACK PAIN.

March 28, 1992 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lemons Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS PUTTING OXYGEN TANK ON TORCH WHEN IT RELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT

1991 · 3 incidents

October 24, 1991 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lemons Gravel Company · Fall from machine

EE WAS WASHING THE LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF THE STEP WHEN HE SLIPPED HE CAUGHT HIMSELF AN DPULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK.

June 20, 1991 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lemons Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

WAS WORKING UNDERNEATH A LOADER WHEN DIRT AND SANF FELL INTO LEFT EYE.IT BECAME IRRITATED AND SWOLLEN.

February 14, 1991 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lemons Gravel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS HELPING LIFT A TIRE FOR THE WABCO (SIZE 1800X 33) AND BACK STARTED HURTING BETWEEN SHOULDERS.

1990 · 3 incidents

September 8, 1990 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lemons Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

WAS CLEANING OUT TRUCK BED. HAD THE BED UP AND CUT MIDDLE FINGER ON BED AND GOT RUST PIECES IN CUT.

June 27, 1990 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lemons Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON HIS TRUCK WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED HE HIT HIS HAND ON THE SHARP EDGE OF THE BUMPER.

May 22, 1990 MO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lemons Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

HOLDING WATER HOSE JUMPED FROM TRUCK BY OTHER EMP LANDING ON TOP OF INJ PERSON HE WENT DOWN TO KNEES FELT PAIN IN SHOULDER BACK KNEES