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Mertens Clay Pits: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Audrain, Audrain County, MO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2300993

MSHA record for Mertens Clay Pits (mine ID 2300993). 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
1994–1997
Latest incident
Feb 1997
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
4
inspections on record
22
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: 22 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. A P Green Refractories Inc 1950 to 1979
  2. Mertens Construction Co., Inc. 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2004 0
2003 0
2002 0
2001 2
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mertens Clay Pits sits in Audrain 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.
Audrain County, Missouri · Population 24,688
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$56,232
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
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
Show 12 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 664 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 352 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 1,662 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,311 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1997 · 1 incident

February 10, 1997 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mertens Construction Co., Inc. · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING FUEL IN A TRACK LOADER, TOOK A STEP BACK AND FELL OFF THE TRACK LANDING ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES ON THE GROUND.

1994 · 2 incidents

July 19, 1994 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Mertens Construction Co., Inc. · Contact with heat

DIAGNOSED AS A HEAT RELATED ILLNESS.

July 19, 1994 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mertens Construction Co., Inc. · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL A HOOD BACK ON A SCRAPER THE WEIGHT SHIFTED & KNOCKED HIM OFF BACKWARDS