Mining Incidents

Ranken Location: 153 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

St. Louis, St Louis County, MO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2302010

Ranken Location has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $116 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
23
Years on record
1991–2016
Latest incident
Sep 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
153
citations
28
significant & substantial
$25,073
proposed penalties
$24,957
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $116 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
68
inspections on record
1,168
inspection hours
13.1
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.
153 citations across 1,168 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Ranken Location has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $116 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.
$25K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$116
outstanding
152 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-09-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
18.4%
significant & substantial
5.9%
high negligence or reckless
19.1%
reasonably likely or greater
53.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 16.4% low, 77.6% moderate, 5.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2018-10-30, 7 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
49
samples
17
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg27
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz12
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz4
  • Aluminum oxide fumes3
Show the individual readings (91)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2018-10-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 Mechanic
2018-10-30 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.49 Mechanic
2018-06-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-12-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-12-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2013-10-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2013-10-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2013-10-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2013-10-23 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.19 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-10-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2012-10-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 0.83 0.14 Laborer, Bullgang
2012-10-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2012-10-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Oiler, Greaser
2012-10-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-05-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Cleanup Man
2012-05-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2012-05-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2012-05-10 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.27 Building Repair/Maint.
2011-11-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2011-11-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Cleanup Man
2011-11-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2011-11-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-04-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2011-04-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 0.72 0.25 Truck Driver
2011-04-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-07-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 0.38 0.37 Oiler, Greaser
2009-07-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-07-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.25 0.63 0.40 Washer Operator
2005-04-13 Lead fumes 1.96 450 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Manganese fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Titanium dioxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Aluminum oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Copper fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Iron oxide fumes 0.01 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Manganese fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Titanium dioxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-04-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 0.46 0.35 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-04-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2005-04-13 Aluminum oxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Iron oxide fumes 0.11 20 0.01 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Lead fumes 2.35 450 0.01 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Manganese fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Titanium dioxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Zinc oxide fumes 0.02 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Aluminum oxide fumes 0.02 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Copper fumes 3.92 300 0.01 Welder, etc.
2005-04-13 Iron oxide fumes 0.09 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2004-10-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 1.04 0.13 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-10-19 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.19 Utility Man
2004-10-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-05-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-05-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2004-05-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-07-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 0.42 0.31 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-07-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.36 0.38 0.95 Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2003-07-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.33 1.16 0.28 Iron Worker
2003-07-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 0.27 0.89 Laborer, Bullgang
2000-11-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2000-11-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 1.21 0.11 Truck Driver
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

Ranken Location recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2019.

Injury rate, 2019
This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.94 and the all-US-mining average was 2.32 cases per 100 workers.
In Missouri, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.57 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2017 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2016 * 4.31 4.31 0.000
2015 * 11.45 8.59 0.000
2014 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2013 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2012 * 3.98 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Simpson Materials Company, LLC 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2021 3
2020 5
2019 12
2018 14
2017 17
2016 19
2015 27
2014 24
2013 23
2012 25
2011 25
2010 23
2009 23
2008 29
2007 30
2006 36
2005 33
2004 32
2003 31
2002 28
2001 27
2000 27
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Ranken Location sits in St. Louis County, Missouri, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
St. Louis County, Missouri · Population 996,618
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$81,340
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
2021 Q3 1 6 1 6000000.0
2021 Q2 2,279 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,445 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,559 2 1 781.6
2020 Q3 2,212 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,664 2 0 750.8
2020 Q1 2,812 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,561 3 0 842.5
Show 79 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q3 8,185 3 0 366.5
2019 Q2 7,578 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 7,350 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 9,149 6 1 655.8
2018 Q3 9,247 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 9,181 1 0 108.9
2018 Q1 5,762 1 0 173.6
2017 Q4 10,595 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 9,787 1 0 102.2
2017 Q2 9,614 1 0 104.0
2017 Q1 9,373 3 0 320.1
2016 Q4 11,223 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 12,313 13 5 1055.8
2016 Q2 12,690 1 0 78.8
2016 Q1 10,189 2 0 196.3
2015 Q4 18,956 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 19,584 2 1 102.1
2015 Q2 17,835 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 13,479 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 15,390 3 0 194.9
2014 Q3 14,519 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 13,970 2 0 143.2
2014 Q1 9,131 1 0 109.5
2013 Q4 11,390 4 1 351.2
2013 Q3 11,912 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 12,176 4 3 328.5
2013 Q1 8,617 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 10,465 2 1 191.1
2012 Q3 13,909 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 14,133 4 2 283.0
2012 Q1 11,740 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 12,284 4 1 325.6
2011 Q3 14,602 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 12,530 3 1 239.4
2011 Q1 6,757 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 11,638 4 1 343.7
2010 Q3 12,661 5 0 394.9
2010 Q2 11,800 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 8,150 3 0 368.1
2009 Q4 11,637 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 12,037 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 11,198 1 1 89.3
2009 Q1 7,549 3 1 397.4
2008 Q4 13,768 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 15,256 3 0 196.6
2008 Q2 15,011 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 13,127 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 15,312 10 1 653.1
2007 Q3 14,858 4 0 269.2
2007 Q2 14,978 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 13,902 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 14,271 1 0 70.1
2006 Q3 15,978 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 15,768 2 1 126.8
2006 Q1 13,600 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 13,583 3 0 220.9
2005 Q3 17,082 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 18,957 5 0 263.8
2005 Q1 15,479 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 18,830 2 1 106.2
2004 Q3 19,686 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 17,019 4 0 235.0
2004 Q1 13,128 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 16,508 7 0 424.0
2003 Q3 17,608 5 2 284.0
2003 Q2 17,919 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 8,653 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 15,708 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 15,402 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 18,184 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 19,142 1 0 52.2
2001 Q4 14,384 3 0 208.6
2001 Q3 14,077 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 16,116 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 17,658 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 14,361 7 2 487.4
2000 Q3 13,943 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 14,981 5 0 333.8
2000 Q1 12,455 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

23 on file

2016 · 1 incident

September 23, 2016 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Simpson Materials Company, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Large wrench slipped off crusher and hit employee above left eye.

2015 · 4 incidents

June 21, 2015 MO · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Simpson Materials Company, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was adjusting chain on drag line and cut the tip of his left index finger.

June 9, 2015 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Simpson Materials Company, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting cable on a drag line. When the cable was cut, it began spinning and caught one of the fingers of his glove. Finger was severely dislocated and cut.

March 19, 2015 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Simpson Materials Company, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting barrel into a truck, felt burning pain in abdomen/hernia.

January 29, 2015 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Simpson Materials Company, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was getting off a track hoe he was running, and stepped upon uneven ground. He rolled his right ankle, fell onto right knee, and fell on right shoulder.

2012 · 1 incident

November 12, 2012 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Simpson Materials Company, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling on conveyor belt and ruptured tendon in arm.

2010 · 1 incident

July 12, 2010 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Simpson Materials Company, LLC · Struck by flying object

While hammering to repair drag bucket, piece of metal was dislodged and penetrated right forearm.

2009 · 1 incident

April 8, 2009 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Simpson Materials Company, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee repairing dolly, high winds blew sand under safety goggles and into eye.

2008 · 2 incidents

October 28, 2008 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Simpson Materials Company, LLC · Fall from machine

Employee slipped and fell off the back of a maintenance truck. Fractured right collarbone and sustained a concussion.

January 4, 2008 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Simpson Materials Company, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee, cutting conveyor belt with razor knife, cut left hand between thumb and index finger.

2007 · 1 incident

2000 · 1 incident

1994 · 1 incident

March 28, 1994 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Simpson Materials Company, LLC · Struck by flying object

WHILE EE WAS SPLICING A 600' FIELD CONVEYOR BELT, THE WIND BLEW DUST INTO RT. EYE BELOW THE SAFETY GLASSES HE WAS WEARING.

1993 · 4 incidents

October 28, 1993 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Simpson Materials Company, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN GETTING OFF A WHEEL LOADER, EMPLOYEE STEPPED INTO A HOLE TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

October 27, 1993 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Simpson Materials Company, LLC · Struck by flying object

WHILE HAMMERING ON A PIECE OF STEEL, A SLIVER CHIPPED OFF THE STEEL BAR PIERCING HIS RIGHT LEG.

February 3, 1993 MO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Simpson Materials Company, LLC · Struck by falling object

WHILE WELDING A 1"X2"X3' PIECE OF STEEL, IT FELL ON LEFT FOOT INJURING 2ND TOE OF LEFT FOOT.

1992 · 2 incidents

May 20, 1992 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Simpson Materials Company, LLC · Struck by flying object

SETTING UP THE CRUSHER. WING WALL BRACE HIT HIM IN THE HEAD. LACERATION.

March 18, 1992 MO · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Simpson Materials Company, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

FLOOR OF THE CRANE WAS WET.WHILE WALKING ON IT EMPL SLIPPED AND FELL. CITED DURING INSPECTION ON 9-10-92.

1991 · 4 incidents

November 23, 1991 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Simpson Materials Company, LLC · Struck by falling object

WHILE UNDER SCREEN DECK TIGHTENING BOLTS, SOME SAND FELL FROM THE SCREEN AND SOME SAND RUST WENT INTO MY EYES.

October 1, 1991 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Simpson Materials Company, LLC · Struck by falling object

TOGETHER WITH A FELLOW EMPLOYEE, I WAS SETTING A DOOR IN ITS FRAME ON A CRANE. THE DOOR WAS STANDING ON IT'S OWN UNATTACHED. DOOR FELL AS I WAS WALKING AWAY FROM IT, STRIKING THE HEEL OF MY RI GHT FOOT. CITED DURING INSPECTION ON 9/10/92

March 6, 1991 MO · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Simpson Materials Company, LLC · Struck against stationary object

INHALED WHAT WAS BELEIVED TO BE CARBON MONOXIDE EXHAUST FROM ENGINE OR POWER PLANT.PASSED OUT STRIKING HEAD.