Mining Incidents

North Quarry (CS55) Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Riverstone Group
Floaissant, St Louis County, MO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2300223

North Quarry (CS55) has $170 in proposed MSHA penalties and $55 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
29
Years on record
1983–2001
Latest incident
Apr 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
3
citations
0
significant & substantial
$170
proposed penalties
$115
paid to date
68% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $55 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
5
inspections on record
98
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: 98 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

North Quarry (CS55) has $170 in proposed MSHA penalties and $55 outstanding across 0 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.
$170
proposed penalties
$170
current assessed
$115
paid to date
$55
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-08-12.
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
2003 Q3 1 1 0 1000000.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 386 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,447 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 8,663 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 18,430 0 0 0.0
Show 6 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q2 20,165 1 0 49.6
2001 Q1 9,464 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 19,614 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 23,619 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 19,939 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 19,161 1 0 52.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

29 on file

2001 · 1 incident

April 23, 2001 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bellefontaine Quarry Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE USING HAND-HELD WIRE BRUSH, BRUSH SLIPPED AND FLEW BACK AND HIT HIS FINGER BREAKING THE FINGER.

1998 · 1 incident

1997 · 2 incidents

March 21, 1997 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Bellefontaine Quarry Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HIT ON FOREHEAD ABOVE (R) EYE.

1994 · 2 incidents

June 18, 1994 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Bellefontaine Quarry Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING THE EDGE OFF TAPER LOCK AND THE STEEL SPLINTERED AND ENTERED THE RIGHT EYE.

1993 · 6 incidents

July 23, 1993 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Bellefontaine Quarry Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS SHARPENING CHISEL & METAL SHAVING BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.

July 23, 1993 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellefontaine Quarry Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING DOOR ON HI-LIFT & CAUGHT FINGER IN DOOR. THE PINKIE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND WAS CUT.

July 20, 1993 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bellefontaine Quarry Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO JUMP FROM CATWALK TO TRUCK AND WAS CAUGHT UP BY HIS LEFT ARM ON THE DOOR OF THE TRUCK CAUSING HIM TO WRENCH THE SHOULDER AREA.

June 15, 1993 MO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellefontaine Quarry Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT UP BY HIS RING ON HIS LEFT HAND WHEN HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER FROM THE HI-LIFT. THE RING CAUGHT ON THE STEP OF THE LADDER CUTTING INTO HIS FINGER AND REQUIRING STITC HES.

March 29, 1993 MO · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellefontaine Quarry Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PLACED A HOOK IN THE METAL EYE AND APPLIED RESISTANCE CAUSING EYE TO BREAK AND HOOK TO SWING BACK AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYEBROW.

March 25, 1993 MO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Bellefontaine Quarry Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PIECE OF SLAT BROKE WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING AND PIECES EMBEDDED IN EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE.

1989 · 1 incident

October 30, 1989 MO · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
West Lake Quarry & Material Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

ROCK LODGED IN HOLE IN CAB SHIELD IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING HOLE, WHILE BREAKING ROCK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER (#4), HAMMER GLANCED OFF ROCK TWISTING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT WRIST (PRESCRITION DRUGS ONLY ).

1988 · 4 incidents

October 4, 1988 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
West Lake Quarry & Material Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT BARS ON I053 FEEDER WHEN A HAMMER FACE AND GRIZZLY BAR WAS HIT TOGETHER A SLIVER AT STEEL HIT THE OUTSIDE CORNER OF LEFT EYE EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLA SSES WITHOUT SIDE SHIELDS.

August 24, 1988 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
West Lake Quarry & Material Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING WEEDS.

August 2, 1988 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
West Lake Quarry & Material Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING A STEP LADDER WHILE WORKING ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. HE STEPPED ON A 2"X4 BOARD ON FLOOR, TURNING RIGHT ANKLE.

1987 · 6 incidents

October 19, 1987 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
West Lake Quarry & Material Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN STEPPING U1 INTO EUCLID TRUCK EMPLOYEE PULLED A GROIN MUSCLE FIRST LOST TIME DAY WAS 102187

September 22, 1987 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
West Lake Quarry & Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GR3NDING BROKEN TRANSMISSION MOUNT, WHEN A PIECE OF FRINDING FLAKE BOUNCED OFF SHIRT LEPAL GLANCED OFF INSIDE OF SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE.

September 2, 1987 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
West Lake Quarry & Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLEANING 9OCK OUT OF FEEDER A ROCK APPROX 200# ROLLED DOWN ON EE'S FOOT BRUSING IT.

August 21, 1987 MO · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
West Lake Quarry & Material Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING 8RILL STEEL COUPLING FELL FROM TOP OF DRILL STEEL & EE STEPPED OFF ROCK PILE WIT DRILL STEEL IN HAND TO KEEP COUPLING FROM HII%*%% HITTING HIM & PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

July 25, 1987 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
West Lake Quarry & Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING A HEAVY PIECE OF BELTING FOR A NEW WIPER PAD ON J152 BELT AND POCKET KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING PART OF LEFT THUMB OFF.

July 14, 1987 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
West Lake Quarry & Material Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTED BAIL FRO4 SHOVEL OFF WORK BENCH & PULLED SOMETHING IN LEFT SHOULDER.

1986 · 3 incidents

September 3, 1986 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
West Lake Quarry & Material Company · Struck by flying object

CUTTING WIRE CA6LE WITH HAMMER TYPE CABLE CUTTER STRAND OF WIRE FLEW FROM CUTTER AND LODGED IN NECK

April 9, 1986 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
West Lake Quarry & Material Company · Struck against a moving object

WATER TRUCK DRI5ER CLAIMS HE HIT A HOLE IN THE HAUL ROAD CAUSING A PAIN IN HIS NECK, WHILE WETTING ROAD TO ELIMINATE DUST.

March 18, 1986 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
West Lake Quarry & Material Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

INJ CONSTRUCTIN1 WALKWAY ON RIP-RAP PLANT WHEN HE FELL 20' TO ROCK FLOOR.

1984 · 2 incidents

August 15, 1984 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
West Lake Quarry & Material Company · Fall onto or against objects

I.NAME CHECKING OIL AND GREASING DOZER IN GREASE ROOM OVER GREASE PIT.STEPPED FROM ONE SIDE OF PIT TO THE OTHER HIT HEAD ON RIPPER OF DOZER CAUSED HIM TO FALL INTO GREASE PIT.FALL CAUSED RIGHT ARM TO BE PULLED OUT OF SOCKET.TAKEN TO HOSP ARM WAS RESET TOLD NOT TO WORK FOR AT LEAST 3 WEEKS.

June 26, 1984 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
West Lake Quarry & Material Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I.NAME WAS CLEANING ROCKS OUT OF CONE CRUSHER & SPRAINED HIS RIGHT HAND. HE DID NOT THING THAT HE WOULD REQUIRE MED ATT. HOWEVER THE HAND KEPT HURTING SO HE WENT RO E/R. HE WAS INSTRUCTED NOT TO RETURN TO WORK THAT DAY OR THE NEXT 2 DAYS THEREAFTER BECAUSE HE HAD PULLED LIGAMENTS IN HSI HAND.

1983 · 1 incident

March 23, 1983 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
West Lake Quarry & Material Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

HAULING ROCK FROM BINS TO STOCKPILE AREA.PULLED UNDER BIN TO LOAD AND WALKED DOWN CATWALK TO TRIP LEVER FOR BINS.WHILE WATCHING BIN AND TRUCK BED STEPPED BACK AND OFF END OF CATWALK.FELL 4\ TO GROUND ONTO RIGHT SHOULDER AND ELBOW.

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