What are Tipton Quarry's MSHA penalties?

Tipton Quarry has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties on record, with $0 currently outstanding across 3 contested dockets.

Tipton Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Surface

Controlled by Martin Marietta Materials Inc

Tipton, Cooper County, MO · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 2301586

Tipton Quarry has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 1989–2014
Latest incident: May 2014

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$7,178

proposed penalties

$6,298

paid to date

88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $880 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

inspections on record

396

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: 396 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

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.

$7K

proposed penalties

$6K

current assessed

$6K

paid to date

outstanding

26 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2023-11-15.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

See also the operator's enforcement record

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
2025 Q4	573	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	538	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	575	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	1,331	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	572	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	636	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	677	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	573	0	0	0.0

Show 96 earlier quarters

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4	1,383	1	0	723.1
2023 Q3	592	0	0	0.0
2023 Q2	1,014	0	0	0.0
2023 Q1	509	0	0	0.0
2022 Q4	579	0	0	0.0
2022 Q3	731	1	0	1368.0
2022 Q2	541	0	0	0.0
2022 Q1	554	0	0	0.0
2021 Q4	693	1	0	1443.0
2021 Q3	1,367	0	0	0.0
2021 Q2	1,274	0	0	0.0
2021 Q1	762	0	0	0.0
2020 Q4	774	0	0	0.0
2020 Q3	874	0	0	0.0
2020 Q2	1,068	1	0	936.3
2020 Q1	823	0	0	0.0
2019 Q4	738	0	0	0.0
2019 Q3	716	0	0	0.0
2019 Q2	794	0	0	0.0
2019 Q1	683	0	0	0.0
2018 Q4	326	0	0	0.0
2018 Q3	725	0	0	0.0
2018 Q2	1,488	0	0	0.0
2018 Q1	700	0	0	0.0
2017 Q4	664	0	0	0.0
2017 Q3	631	8	2	12678.3
2017 Q2	716	0	0	0.0
2017 Q1	2,537	0	0	0.0
2016 Q4	4,095	0	0	0.0
2016 Q3	2,883	0	0	0.0
2016 Q2	1,275	0	0	0.0
2016 Q1	1,609	0	0	0.0
2015 Q4	1,596	2	2	1253.1
2015 Q3	756	0	0	0.0
2015 Q2	665	0	0	0.0
2015 Q1	657	0	0	0.0
2014 Q4	606	0	0	0.0
2014 Q3	634	0	0	0.0
2014 Q2	2,578	0	0	0.0
2014 Q1	3,080	0	0	0.0
2013 Q4	2,775	1	0	360.4
2013 Q3	1,936	0	0	0.0
2013 Q2	2,777	0	0	0.0
2013 Q1	929	1	0	1076.4
2012 Q4	1,385	0	0	0.0
2012 Q3	1,698	0	0	0.0
2012 Q2	2,191	0	0	0.0
2012 Q1	1,420	0	0	0.0
2011 Q4	1,875	1	0	533.3
2011 Q3	1,987	0	0	0.0
2011 Q2	2,250	0	0	0.0
2011 Q1	1,142	0	0	0.0
2010 Q4	1,990	1	0	502.5
2010 Q3	2,302	0	0	0.0
2010 Q2	2,230	5	1	2242.2
2010 Q1	1,470	0	0	0.0
2009 Q4	1,689	0	0	0.0
2009 Q3	2,042	0	0	0.0
2009 Q2	1,760	0	0	0.0
2009 Q1	1,457	0	0	0.0
2008 Q4	1,979	1	0	505.3
2008 Q3	2,146	0	0	0.0
2008 Q2	2,318	0	0	0.0
2008 Q1	1,372	0	0	0.0
2007 Q4	1,638	0	0	0.0
2007 Q3	1,791	0	0	0.0
2007 Q2	2,657	0	0	0.0
2007 Q1	1,812	0	0	0.0
2006 Q4	1,809	0	0	0.0
2006 Q3	2,075	0	0	0.0
2006 Q2	2,355	0	0	0.0
2006 Q1	2,146	0	0	0.0
2005 Q4	2,277	0	0	0.0
2005 Q3	2,261	0	0	0.0
2005 Q2	2,567	0	0	0.0
2005 Q1	1,874	0	0	0.0
2004 Q4	2,064	0	0	0.0
2004 Q3	2,266	0	0	0.0
2004 Q2	2,468	0	0	0.0
2004 Q1	2,350	0	0	0.0
2003 Q4	2,010	0	0	0.0
2003 Q3	2,449	0	0	0.0
2003 Q2	2,712	0	0	0.0
2003 Q1	1,578	1	1	633.7
2002 Q4	2,271	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	2,040	0	0	0.0
2002 Q2	2,004	0	0	0.0
2002 Q1	1,361	0	0	0.0
2001 Q4	2,164	0	0	0.0
2001 Q3	2,702	0	0	0.0
2001 Q2	2,819	0	0	0.0
2001 Q1	1,626	0	0	0.0
2000 Q4	1,735	0	0	0.0
2000 Q3	2,385	1	0	419.3
2000 Q2	2,672	0	0	0.0
2000 Q1	1,983	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2014 · 1 incident

May 19, 2014 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Mertens Construction Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee cut finger while cutting conveyor belt.

2003 · 1 incident

March 13, 2003 MO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY

Prestage Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EE WAS DRILLING WITH AN AIR TRACK DRILL, DURING THE PROCESS OF OPERATION HE WAS CHANGING DRILL STEEL AND SOMEHOW HIS RIGHT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN A SPROCKET & ROLLER CHAIN. EE CANNOT RECALL HOW OR WHY HIS HAND GOT NEAR THE SPROCKET. EE'S RIGHT HAND WAS SO SEVERLY INJURED THAT THE DR.'S HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO AMPUTATE ABOVE THE RIGHT WRIST.

2002 · 1 incident

June 7, 2002 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Prestage Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING OPEN THE DOOR TO THE HAMMERMILL. WHEN SECURING THE DOOR HE GOT HIS FINGERS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CHAIN AND THE DOOR.

1989 · 1 incident

August 23, 1989 MO · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Prestage Quarries Inc · Fall from machine

I NAME WAS TIGHTENING A CAPSCREW ON A HOIST OF A DUMP TRUCK THE CAP BROKE LOOSE FROM THE HOIST SPRAYING HIM WITH HYD OIL THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL AND HIT THE FUEL TANK OF THE TRUCK AND THE GROU ND WE FOUND OUT THAT THE TREADS ON THE HOIST GOT STRIPPED AND THATS WHAT CAUSED ACCIDENT

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