MLC - Bonne Terre has $554K in proposed MSHA penalties and $54K outstanding across 14 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
40
Years on record
2008–2025
Latest incident
Oct 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
372
citations
149
significant & substantial
$553,520
proposed penalties
$464,404
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $89,116 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
97
inspections on record
2,156
inspection hours
17.3
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.
372 citations across 2,156 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
MLC - Bonne Terre has $554K in proposed MSHA penalties and $54K outstanding across 14 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$554K
proposed penalties
$518K
current assessed
$464K
paid to date
$54K
outstanding
361 assessments are final orders; 14 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q4
21,168
4
0
189.0
2025 Q3
19,935
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
17,677
6
1
339.4
2025 Q1
20,696
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
17,378
4
0
230.2
2024 Q3
20,958
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
21,442
3
0
139.9
2024 Q1
21,501
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
13,529
2
0
147.8
2023 Q3
20,485
2
0
97.6
2023 Q2
21,196
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
19,497
5
1
256.4
2022 Q4
19,661
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
17,786
1
0
56.2
2022 Q2
21,125
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
19,360
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
16,842
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
18,033
6
5
332.7
2021 Q2
18,850
1
0
53.1
2021 Q1
16,037
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
17,302
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
16,994
3
0
176.5
2020 Q2
17,369
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
18,942
2
0
105.6
2019 Q4
17,040
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
17,732
7
1
394.8
2019 Q2
17,574
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
14,734
3
0
203.6
2018 Q4
15,103
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
18,162
6
2
330.4
2018 Q2
17,899
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
18,693
4
0
214.0
2017 Q4
19,226
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
18,815
1
0
53.1
2017 Q2
18,003
9
3
499.9
2017 Q1
18,551
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
19,554
5
2
255.7
2016 Q3
18,611
5
1
268.7
2016 Q2
17,754
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
20,366
7
2
343.7
2015 Q4
19,662
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
19,454
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
18,614
2
0
107.4
2015 Q1
19,096
10
3
523.7
2014 Q4
19,933
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
20,206
16
5
791.8
2014 Q2
18,422
2
2
108.6
2014 Q1
19,174
11
5
573.7
2013 Q4
19,847
7
5
352.7
2013 Q3
16,669
34
14
2039.7
2013 Q2
15,790
8
2
506.6
2013 Q1
13,606
2
1
147.0
2012 Q4
11,762
18
7
1530.4
2012 Q3
12,263
7
5
570.8
2012 Q2
12,450
10
4
803.2
2012 Q1
11,254
16
10
1421.7
2011 Q4
10,711
5
1
466.8
2011 Q3
7,197
12
6
1667.4
2011 Q2
9,270
5
4
539.4
2011 Q1
9,607
18
10
1873.6
2010 Q4
5,319
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
14,163
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
18,095
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
15,136
11
8
726.7
2009 Q2
11,183
9
2
804.8
2009 Q1
11,037
15
2
1359.1
2008 Q4
17,101
2
1
117.0
2008 Q3
23,050
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
21,578
21
11
973.2
2008 Q1
20,368
41
19
2013.0
2007 Q4
9,546
0
0
0.0
Fatalities at this mine
2 recorded
October 16, 2025MO · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanFatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was performing cleaning and maintenance. They began work around 7 pm and was discovered by coworkers on the ground below the area of work. It is believed they fell.
January 25, 2008MO · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techFatality · HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Two men were working atop an 80 ft silo attempting to reset the chain on a bucket elevator. One man was below and in phone contact with one of the two mechanics atop. As the call was ending, the assisting mechanic atop knocked a 'miner's bar' off the platform. The bar fell and hit the man below on the back of the head. The man died approx. three hours later in the hospital.
An employee slipped and fell while descending the wooden stairs near the office trailers, landing on their arm and injuring their shoulder. During the fall, their foot slipped forward, causing them to land backward on their arm near the elbow, resulting in pain extending to the shoulder. A medical evaluation confirmed a small fracture in the left shoulder.
Employee was cleaning out the vault area of the kiln, scooped up a large piece of Hot Coating. It rolled over the back of the bucket striking a hydraulic fitting, causing it to break and spray Hot hydraulic oil , causing a flash fire that was extinguished in less a minute.
2023 · 1 incident
August 3, 2023MO · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanOTHER
Employee allegedly tripped while walking to the office.
March 28, 2018MO · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Minerals, LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Employee was cleaning material discharge from the dust chamber, using a skid steer when additional dust discharged from chute burning employee. Employee exited skid steer, landing in material pile also resulting in burns.
February 3, 2018MO · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was working inside wet scrubber removing dirt from the walls using a hammer-drill and shovel, working off a fully-decked scaffold. Employee was breaking debris off of wall, working above head, when a large piece of dirt broke free and struck employee in head and back, knocking employee to the scaffold deck. Employee was wearing all appropriate PPE.
2015 · 3 incidents
December 15, 2015MO · Metal/Non-Metalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Minerals, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Jerked coal mill inspection door and caught his finger between door and hand rail
August 15, 2015MO · Metal/Non-Metalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was removing rock from pollution floor. A clump of frozen rock and coal fell from pipe and hit employee on hardhat, which resulted in a concussion.
2013 · 5 incidents
November 29, 2013MO · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Was rodding out coal mill. Small piece of coal got in eye
2012 · 7 incidents
October 26, 2012MO · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Minerals, LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Employee was cleaning out the roll crusher, which was stopped up. When it came loose, lime dust got into his eye.
September 29, 2012MO · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Was working on pump in Maintenance shed. Slid hand down pipe. Was burr on pipe which cut right hand, requiring sutures
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