Mining Incidents

WARDSVILLE PLANT #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Wardsville, Cole County, MO  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2300863

WARDSVILLE PLANT #1 has $12K 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
5
Years on record
1988–2019
Latest incident
Jul 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
84
citations
19
significant & substantial
$12,327
proposed penalties
$12,327
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
54
inspections on record
677
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 677 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

WARDSVILLE PLANT #1 has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
84 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q4 1,009 1 0 991.1
2025 Q3 1,473 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,122 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,064 2 0 1879.7
2024 Q4 1,631 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,914 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,868 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 593 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,196 1 0 836.1
2023 Q3 1,937 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,082 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,252 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 971 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,427 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,874 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 720 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 967 1 0 1034.1
2021 Q3 1,284 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 548 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 226 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 243 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 739 2 1 2706.4
2020 Q2 281 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 636 1 0 1572.3
2019 Q4 1,478 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,788 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,095 2 0 954.7
2019 Q1 1,998 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,679 1 0 595.6
2018 Q3 2,099 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,823 1 0 354.2
2018 Q1 2,062 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,982 1 0 504.5
2017 Q3 2,720 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,838 3 2 1632.2
2017 Q1 1,389 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,808 1 0 553.1
2016 Q3 2,953 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,506 2 0 798.1
2016 Q1 1,728 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,009 2 0 995.5
2015 Q3 1,179 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,235 2 0 1619.4
2015 Q1 1,284 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,794 2 0 1114.8
2014 Q3 2,097 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,129 2 0 939.4
2014 Q1 1,736 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,809 1 0 356.0
2013 Q3 2,766 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,580 4 1 1550.4
2013 Q1 1,882 2 1 1062.7
2012 Q4 2,755 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,336 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,862 2 1 698.8
2012 Q1 2,169 2 0 922.1
2011 Q4 2,140 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,940 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,574 3 1 1165.5
2011 Q1 1,755 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,293 3 0 1308.3
2010 Q3 2,564 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,304 4 2 1736.1
2010 Q1 1,818 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,551 3 1 1176.0
2009 Q3 2,936 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,472 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,081 4 0 1922.2
2008 Q4 2,525 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,384 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,664 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,173 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,329 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,065 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,061 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,782 3 2 1078.4
2006 Q4 2,813 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,965 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,196 5 0 1564.5
2006 Q1 2,914 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,382 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,358 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,063 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,260 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,606 4 0 1534.9
2004 Q3 3,001 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,933 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,263 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,846 1 0 541.7
2003 Q3 1,878 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,836 1 0 544.7
2003 Q1 1,579 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,704 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,798 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,130 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,831 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,488 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,147 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,521 15 7 4260.2
2001 Q1 1,590 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,449 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,461 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,010 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,068 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2019 · 1 incident

July 24, 2019 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Capital Sand Company Inc · Struck by falling object

Scrap metal was being drug off of an old barge using chains hooked to a loader. As the metal was being drug off the barge it caught a lip on the barge and caused the piece of metal to pivot upwards and rotate. As it rotated it fell on top of an employee's foot breaking 3 bones. The employee is on light duty at work.

2017 · 1 incident

April 10, 2017 MO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Capital Sand Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A Miner was attempting to uncoil cable from a suspended spool, when it became disconnected from its rigging, striking the Miner. The Miner sustained neck and leg injuries

2008 · 1 incident

June 13, 2008 MO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Capital Sand Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Holding a piece of metal while cutting it.

1992 · 1 incident

February 15, 1992 MO · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Capital Sand Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPL CUTTING RUSTY PIPE FROM THE BOTTOM OF A HOPPER WITH WELDER WHEN A PIECE OF HOT RUST POPPED BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES STICKING TO LEFT EYE.

1988 · 1 incident

January 22, 1988 MO · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Capital Sand Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS ON A LAD8ER WORKING ON AN ENGINE THEY WERE INSTALLING IN A CRFANE THE LADDER SLIPPED & HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BY GRABBING THE ENGINE & GOT HIS FINGERS CAUGHT IN THE ALTERNATOR FAN WHICH RESU LTED IN LACERAT3ONS OF ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE RING FINGER & LITTLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND

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The full compliance file on WARDSVILLE PLANT #1

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.