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Les Mitchell Quarry: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Mitchell Les
Lafayette County, MO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2301565

MSHA record for Les Mitchell Quarry (mine ID 2301565). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1988–1994
Latest incident
Sep 1994
Ownership history
  1. Les Mitchell Quarries Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Les Mitchell Quarry sits in Lafayette County, Missouri, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Lafayette County, Missouri · Population 32,974
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$79,091
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1994 · 1 incident

September 19, 1994 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Les Mitchell Quarries Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS PUTTING A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON THE LOADER HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HIT THE CORNER OF HT EHYDRULIC TANK. THE CORNER OF THE TANK SEVERED A TENDON.

1989 · 1 incident

June 23, 1989 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Les Mitchell Quarries Inc · Struck by flying object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING PUTTING A TOOTH ON A SHOVEL WHEN A PIECE OF METAL BECAME IMBEDDED IN HIS EYE. SUBMITTED DUE TO AN AUDIT.

1988 · 1 incident

November 4, 1988 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Les Mitchell Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS WORKING ON A WHEEL LOADER HE LIFTED THE AIR CLEANER TO SET IT OUT OF THE WAY AT THE TIME A SEVERE PAIN WAS FELT IN GROIN HE WENT TO HIS DR THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD HE HAD A RUPTU E