Taylor Quarries, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING NUTS ON HOPPER WITH A SOCKET AND THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF A NUT.
Taylor Quarries, Inc.: 43 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Taylor Quarries, Inc. has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 16
- Years on record
- 1983–1996
- Latest incident
- Mar 1996
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
43
citations
4
significant & substantial
$5,394
proposed penalties
$4,717
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $677 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
32
inspections on record
546
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 546 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Taylor Quarries, Inc. has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
43 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $873 in penalties contested before the Commission, $196 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-04-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.9.3%
significant & substantial
7.0%
high negligence or reckless
9.3%
reasonably likely or greater
69.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 16.3% low, 76.7% moderate, 7.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1
citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
- Settled 1 · 100%
0%
S&S designation survived the contest
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
78%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$873 proposed, $196 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2010-02-23.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENT 2010-484M | Settlement | Lesnick | 2011 | $873 → $196 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2011-09-08, 15 years ago
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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.0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
10
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Respirable dust, <.1mg6
- Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz4
Show the individual readings (10)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-09-08 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2011-09-08 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Supervisor, Co. Official | ||
| 2010-06-03 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.27 | 10 | 0.03 | Truck Driver |
| 2010-06-03 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 1.52 | 10 | 0.15 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2010-06-03 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2010-06-03 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2005-12-29 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Truck Loader | ||
| 2005-12-29 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2005-06-29 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.2 | 10 | 0.02 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2005-06-29 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.24 | 10 | 0.02 | Front-end Loader Operator |
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.
Ownership history
- Taylor Quarries, Inc. 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2005 | 7 |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2002 | 9 |
| 2001 | 11 |
| 2000 | 10 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Taylor Quarries, Inc. sits in Barton 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.Barton County, Missouri · Population 11,685
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$49,503
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Q3 | 530 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 530 | 1 | 0 | 1886.8 |
| 2014 Q1 | 530 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 609 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 855 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 559 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 695 | 1 | 0 | 1438.8 |
| 2012 Q3 | 844 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Q2 | 658 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1,477 | 1 | 0 | 677.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 984 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,980 | 1 | 0 | 505.1 |
| 2011 Q2 | 3,426 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 3,369 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 3,158 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 4,328 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 5,029 | 3 | 1 | 596.5 |
| 2010 Q1 | 4,019 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 3,903 | 4 | 1 | 1024.9 |
| 2009 Q3 | 4,190 | 3 | 0 | 716.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 4,382 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 4,278 | 5 | 0 | 1168.8 |
| 2008 Q4 | 4,208 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 4,270 | 5 | 0 | 1171.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 4,459 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 3,822 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 3,513 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 3,591 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 3,285 | 2 | 0 | 608.8 |
| 2007 Q1 | 3,116 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 2,136 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 2,249 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 3,495 | 1 | 0 | 286.1 |
| 2006 Q1 | 3,913 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 4,015 | 2 | 0 | 498.1 |
| 2005 Q3 | 4,126 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 4,235 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 2,789 | 1 | 0 | 358.6 |
| 2004 Q4 | 2,969 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 3,773 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 4,433 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 3,066 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 4,089 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 4,360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 4,225 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 3,428 | 8 | 2 | 2333.7 |
| 2002 Q4 | 4,150 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 4,033 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 3,459 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 5,498 | 1 | 0 | 181.9 |
| 2001 Q3 | 5,616 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 4,273 | 4 | 0 | 936.1 |
| 2001 Q1 | 3,062 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 4,112 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 4,093 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 4,166 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
16 on file1996 · 2 incidents
January 17, 1996
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Taylor Quarries, Inc. · Struck against stationary object
WHILE ADJUSTING THE BRAKES ON THE LOADER, THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE ADJUSTING NUT AND EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND THRUST INTO A BOLT CAUSING LACERATIONS TO THE BACK OF THE RIGHT HAND.
1994 · 1 incident
December 13, 1994
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Taylor Quarries, Inc. · Struck by falling object
EE WAS PULLING A BOULDER FROM THE HOPPER AND ABNOTHER ROCK FELL ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT CRUSHING HIS BIG TOE.
1993 · 3 incidents
October 14, 1993
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Taylor Quarries, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TWO ROCKS WERE BLOCKING THE HAUL ROAD. EE GOT OUT AND MOVED ONE OF THE ROCKS (18" DIAMETER). HE THOUGHT THAT HE HAD JUST PULLED A MUSCLE AND DIDN'T REPORT THIS UNTIL 10-24-93. HE THEN WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 10-23-93.
September 9, 1993
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator
MACHINERY
Taylor Quarries, Inc. · Flash burns (welding)
WELDERS BURN BOTH EYES.
May 11, 1993
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Taylor Quarries, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
LATERAL BELT HAD STOPPED DUE TO A ROCK BEING WEDGED BETWEEN TAIL PULLY AND BELT. EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN ROCK BY TURNING BELT BACKWARDS. ROCK CAME LOOSE AND THE PULLEY TURNED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S FINGER, CRUSHING THE TIP OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND, BETWEEN THE BELT AND PULLEY.
1992 · 1 incident
January 22, 1992
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
MACHINERY
Taylor Quarries, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
GRINDING ON BULLDOZER PARTS,GRINDER JERKED UP AND HIT HIM IN CHIN.
1990 · 3 incidents
November 1, 1990
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Taylor Quarries, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WORKING ON LIME TRUCK. TOOK OFF GLASSES TO SEE BETTER. HAMMERING ON METAL AND A CHIP CAME OFF AND WENT IN HIS LEFT EYE.
July 11, 1990
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Taylor Quarries, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HAMMERING ON HAMMER MILL WITH SLEDGE HAMMER, PIECE OF STEEL SLIPPED OFF OF PUMP AND LODGED RIGHT FOREARM TOP.
May 29, 1990
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Taylor Quarries, Inc. · Struck by flying object
ROCK FLEW OFF OF CONVEYOR AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE.
1988 · 2 incidents
October 11, 1988
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Taylor Quarries, Inc. · Fall from machine
MAN WAS UNLOADING 50 LB BAGS OF NITRATE FROM THE TRUCK BED. FOOT WENT THROUGH OLD BOARD IN TRUCK BED AND HE FELL ON HIS BACK AND HIT THE SIDE BOARD ON HIS LOWER BACK.
May 20, 1988
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Taylor Quarries, Inc. · Struck by falling object
DROPPED IRON ON FOOT.
1986 · 2 incidents
September 9, 1986
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Taylor Quarries, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface
CLEANING AIR CL9ANER ON CRUSHER,SLIPPED AND TWISTED BACK.
January 24, 1986
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Taylor Quarries, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects
HE WAS TRYING T2 OPEN FLAP GATE ON CRUSHER. HIS PRY BAR GOT STUCK AND WHEN HE WENT TO PULL IT OUT HE FELL.
1984 · 1 incident
February 13, 1984
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Taylor Quarries, Inc. · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE DRIVES A TRUCK FROM LOADING BINS TO STOCKPILE WHILE DRIVE UNDER LOADING BINS THEN JUMPING OUT OF TRUCK TO TOPERATE A LEVELER TO LOAD HE WAS SUFFERED HERNIA WHICH RESULTED TO EMERGENCY EMERGENCY SURGERY HE FELT DISCOMFORT MARCH 15TH WENT TO DR. AND WAS HOSPITALIZED MARCH 27( DR. HERNIA HAD BEEN THER 4-5 WEEKS DONT KNOW APPROX. DATE OR TIME ININJURY.
1983 · 1 incident
November 3, 1983
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Taylor Quarries, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
LOADING SHOT AND CARRYING 50 LB OF NITRATE BAG.RAINING,GROUND WAS WET AND SLIPPERY.EMPL STEPPED AND SLIPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED HIS BACK.