Mining Incidents

Portable Plant #4 Metal/Non-Metal

Cornejo & Sons LLC · Surface
Controlled by Summit Materials LLC
Jasper, Barry County, MO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1400156

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2010–2021
Latest incident
Jun 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
110
citations
29
significant & substantial
$24,862
proposed penalties
$19,776
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q4 1,032 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,778 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q2 558 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 520 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 7,597 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 4,949 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,839 8 3 2817.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2021 · 1 incident

June 9, 2021 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cornejo & Sons LLC · 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

September 10, 2020 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cornejo & Sons LLC · 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.

April 28, 2020 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cornejo & Sons LLC · 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

March 18, 2013 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midwest Minerals LLC · 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

December 2, 2010 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Midwest Minerals LLC · 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.

February 1, 2010 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Midwest Minerals LLC · 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.