Southwest Lime Quarry Inc · Struck by falling object
ROOF CAVE IN OF AREA APPROX. 30' X 40' ABOUT 2' THICK, CRUSHING EMPLOYEE TO DEATH INSIDE VEHICLE.
NEOSHO QUARRY: 2 recorded fatalities Metal/Non-Metal
Southwest Lime Quarry Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
William D Eckhoff
Newton County,
MO
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2300202
MSHA record for NEOSHO QUARRY (mine ID 2300202). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 16
- Years on record
- 1986–1996
- Latest incident
- May 1996
Ownership history
- Southwest Lime Company 1950 to 1984
- Southwest Lime Company 1984 to 1994
- Southwest Lime Quarry Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
NEOSHO QUARRY sits in Newton County, Missouri, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Newton County, Missouri · Population 59,490
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$64,583
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Fatalities at this mine
2 recorded
May 10, 1996
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Southwest Lime Quarry Inc · Struck by falling object
ROOF CAVE IN OF AREA APPROX. 30' X 40' ABOUT 2' THICK, CRUSHING EMPLOYEE TO DEATH INSIDE VEHICLE.
Reportable incidents
14 on file (excluding fatalities above)1995 · 5 incidents
September 28, 1995
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Southwest Lime Quarry Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS DRIVING MOXY INTO CARE ENTRANCE WITH BED RAISED & CAUGHT BED ON CAVE CEILING FLIPPED CAB THREW EMPLOYEE AGAZINST DOOR RESULTING IN RIB & LUMBAR CONTUSION
June 17, 1995
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southwest Lime Quarry Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATES SHE WAS HELPING SHOVEL DIRT & GRAVEL AND HER RIGHT WRIST STARTED HURTING.
June 17, 1995
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southwest Lime Quarry Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATES HIS RING ON 4TH FINGER OF LEFT HAND CAUGHT ON A SHAKER SCREEN WHILE HE WAS MOVING THEM, CAUSING CONTUSIONS AROUND RING.
June 12, 1995
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
MACHINERY
Southwest Lime Quarry Inc · Flash burns (welding)
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WELDING WITH OUT HELMET OR GLASSES AND RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES.
June 7, 1995
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Southwest Lime Quarry Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
EE STATES HE LOST HIS BALANCE WHILE CLEANING OUT CONVEYOR BELT, AND CAUGHT HIS RT THUMB ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE ROLLER CRUSHING THE TIP OF HIS THUMB.
1994 · 4 incidents
December 2, 1994
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southwest Lime Quarry Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 15-20# JUG OF ANTIFREEZE UP TO EUCLID AND STRAINED NECK MUSCLE.
November 23, 1994
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southwest Lime Quarry Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREEN ON TELESMITH SCREEN PLANT, SCREEN CAUGHT AND PULLED RIGHT ARM BACK CAUSING DISLOCATION OF RIGHT SHOULDER.
September 1, 1994
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Southwest Lime Quarry Inc · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS MANUALLY CLEANING OUT JAW OF CRUSHER ROCK BOUNCED OFF CONVEYOR BELT HIT EMPLOYEES LOWER BACK CAUSING RAISED CONTUSION.
August 17, 1994
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southwest Lime Quarry Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
JUMPED DOWN OFF LOADER, LANDED OFF BALANCE, TWISTED RIGHT KNEE, STRAINED KNEE MUSCLE, POSSIBLE TENDON DAMAGE.
1991 · 1 incident
May 1, 1991
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southwest Lime Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
REMOVING HANGE BOLDER FROM CRUSHER JAWS, BOLDER MOVED PINNINGPRY BAR AGAINST FINGER. 2ND. SIDE OF FINGER WAS BROKEN AND CRUSHED REQUIRING REMOVING FIRST JOINT. LEFT HAND.
1989 · 1 incident
Southwest Lime Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
REMOVING BROKEN SPRING FROM JOY COMPRESSOR; AXLE SMASHED HIS HAND REQUIRING 6 STITCHES IN HIS FINGER.
1988 · 1 incident
Southwest Lime Company · Contact with hot objects or substances
CLEANING EXHAUST FAN ON ASPHALT PLANT.
1987 · 1 incident
August 7, 1987
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southwest Lime Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HIT LEG WITH SL9DGE HAMMER WHILE PERFORMING MAINENANCE ON CRUSHER, SELF-INFLICTED.
1986 · 1 incident
May 9, 1986
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southwest Lime Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HELPING LIFT HA4MERS FOR HAMMERMILL AND SUFFERED A HERNIA.EFFECTS NOT EVIDENT FOR ABOUT 1 WK.