Mining Incidents

APPLETON QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Old Appleton, Cape Girardeau County, MO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2300070

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2000–2006
Latest incident
Jan 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
6
citations
1
significant & substantial
$484
proposed penalties
$484
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
2007 Q4 1,582 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,108 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,577 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,670 1 0 598.8
2006 Q4 4,104 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,790 1 0 558.7
2006 Q2 1,300 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,877 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2006 · 1 incident

January 23, 2006 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was using a steam cleaner to clean power engine unit. When finished he was cleaning oil and grease off of his steel toed rubber boots. The high water pressure cut through the top of his left boot burning the top of his foot.

2001 · 1 incident

November 30, 2001 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by flying object

EE COUPLED AN AIR HOSE FROM THE SERVICE TRUCK INTO THE HAUL TRUCK TO PROVIDE AIR FOR THE STARTER.WHEN HE HAD THE TANK FULL, HE UNCOUPLED THE AIRHOSE AND AIR BLEW DEBRIS INTO HIS EYE.

2000 · 1 incident

July 10, 2000 MO · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS CUTTING V-BELTS OFF USING AN UTILITY KNIFE. THE KIFE SLIPPED CUTTING THE EE'S FOREARM. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE CUT.