Mining Incidents

House Springs Quarry (CS-73) Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Riverstone Group
House Springs, Jefferson County, MO  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2300106

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2015–2021
Latest incident
Sep 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
66
citations
9
significant & substantial
$9,541
proposed penalties
$8,473
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
2025 Q4 3,888 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,916 3 0 1028.8
2025 Q2 3,229 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,580 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,946 4 0 2055.5
2024 Q2 2,284 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,462 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 3,165 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

2021 · 1 incident

September 17, 2021 MO · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker MACHINERY
Bussen Quarries, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was patching a chute with a piece of plastic poly board. A co-worker was power drilling from inside chute while Employee was holding poly board in place on the outside. Employee instructed driller to drill top first, inadvertently drilled bottom holes causing injury to Employee's left wrist. Employee sent to Hand/Wrist specialist, where it was cleaned up and sutured.

2019 · 1 incident

April 3, 2019 MO · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bussen Quarries, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

employee was stepping down out of man lift basket onto catwalk with a piece of metal to replace in the scalper. When EE stepped onto catwalk EE heard a pop and felt pain in the back of EE's lower right leg.

2015 · 1 incident

October 6, 2015 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bussen Quarries, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a yoke that secures a transmission in place on a R-50 Euc haul truck. Lifted it chest high and was trying to lift it higher when he felt a pop in right shoulder.