Mining Incidents

U.S. Lime Company-St. Clair operator

MSHA operator ID: L16761
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
75
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1998–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
915
citations
247
significant & substantial
$442,877
proposed penalties
$385,287
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $57,590 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
173
inspections on record
7,953
inspection hours
11.5
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.
915 citations across 7,953 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$443K
proposed penalties
$388K
current assessed
$385K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
871 assessments are final orders; 21 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2025
1
2021
2
2020
2
2018
1
2015
2
2014
3
2011
3
2010
2 (1f)
2008
1
2007
5
2006
7
2005
11
2004
2
2002
1
2001
6
2000
9
1999
12
1998
5

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
May 24, 2010 OK · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor Fatality · MACHINERY
U.S. Lime Company-St. Clair · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on a Raymond Roller Mill when he entered into the roller area of the mill. The mill was energized and the rollers crushed him.

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