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Plant #2: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Mercer County, MO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2301938

Plant #2 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Jan 1987
Ownership history
  1. Martin Marietta Aggregates 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1987 4
1986 4
1985 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Plant #2 sits in Mercer County, Missouri, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Mercer County, Missouri · Population 3,501
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$60,357
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1987 · 1 incident

January 27, 1987 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS DI8MANTELING THE DRIVE SHAFT BETWEEN THE HAMMER MILL AND POWER UNIT. WHILE LOOSENING ABOLT, THE RACHET AND SOCKET SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. HE F ELL FORWARD, ST9ICKING HIS MOUTH ON THE DRIVE SHAFT, BREAKING ONE THOOTH AND BREAKING HIS PARTIAL PLATE.