Mining Incidents

Portable Plant #4Metal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Summit Materials LLC
Jasper, Barry County, MO · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1400156
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2010–2021
Latest incident
Jun 2021
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2021 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was turning power back onto the plant following a screen change. When EE did so the starter on one of the switch boxes failed. The panel cover was knocked off which hit the employee in the forehead requiring stitches.

2020 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was fueling equipment. EE was on the last truck at the time of injury. EE was pulling the fuel hose up to the gas tank. EE was walking backwards & sideways. EE tripped on a rock when EE turned to pull more hose from the fuel truck. As EE fell, EE heard a pop & then landed on the ground. EE suffered a broken leg which required surgery.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was clearing the crusher from a boulder, a rock wedged EE's finger against the rotor smashing and cutting the finger.

2013 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was checking the oil on the track hoe that he was operating. His foot slipped and he fell against the track, fracturing two ribs.

2010 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was attempting to remove a guard from a tail pulley underneath a bin. When the guard came off suddenly, it struck him in the mouth, causing a 2 cm laceration of his upper lip, requiring stitches.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was trying to lift a 3"" electric pump to check a problem. EE was swinging the swing gate as EE was cranking the cable lift. EE let go of the gate, causing the pump to drop. EE then tried to stop it by grabing the crank handle and the rotation of the handle caused a laceration to the palm of his right hand.