Batesco Quarries · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE STOOPED OVER TO MOVE A RAILROAD TIE AND TWISTED BACK.
Rich Hill #4: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Batesco Quarries
· Surface
Controlled by
Ash Grove Cement Company
Vernon County,
MO
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2301321
Rich Hill #4 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Aug 1984
Ownership history
- Batesco Quarries 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 6 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Rich Hill #4 sits in Vernon County, Missouri, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.Vernon County, Missouri · Population 19,713
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$54,519
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1984 · 1 incident
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1983 · 1 incident
October 10, 1983
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Batesco Quarries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I.NAME USING SLEDGE HAMMER MISSED OBJECT ATTEMPTING TO HIT AND INSTEAD STRUCK LEFT FOOT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.