Williamsville Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
emp was picking up trough roller and turning at the same time but didn't lift it high enough and struck the frame causing a jarring motion to EE's lower back
WILLIAMSVILLE STONE CO Metal/Non-Metal
Williamsville Stone Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Colas S A
Poplar Bluff,
Butler County,
MO
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2301163
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 2001–2025
- Latest incident
- May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
80
citations
18
significant & substantial
$22,850
proposed penalties
$17,503
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 | 4,241 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 4,212 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 3,816 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,967 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,914 | 2 | 0 | 511.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 2,181 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 9,024 | 4 | 1 | 443.3 |
| 2023 Q4 | 2,238 | 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
11 on file2025 · 1 incident
2024 · 2 incidents
October 8, 2024
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Williamsville Stone Company · Contact with hot objects or substances
A miner was cutting a piece of metal with a torch. A piece of hot metal fell from the cut and on to the miner's jeans. The metal melted through the jeans and fell down in to the miner's slip-on boot and came to rest on the top and outside of the miner's left foot - burning their foot.
February 15, 2024
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Williamsville Stone Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
Miner was swinging a 3 pound hammer when they felt a pain in their right shoulder and elbow.
2022 · 1 incident
December 27, 2022
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Williamsville Stone Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Some ice had built up due to weather on the apron of a shop bay. Employee was attempting to move a truck off the apron so the ice could be cleaned off when employee slipped and fell, injuring left wrist.
2021 · 1 incident
January 27, 2021
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
Williamsville Stone Company · Struck against a moving object
EE was driving personal vehicle on way to leave for the day. Snowfall caused the ee to become disoriented and ee struck a stockpile. EE's head struck the steering wheel causing an abrasion to ee's lip. Injury required stitches.
2013 · 1 incident
February 15, 2013
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
OTHER
Williamsville Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee noticed that eyes had become irritated. Mine foreman and employee found defective heater core. Employee's eye irritation had not improved after two days and medical attention was provided. Eye doctor believed eye irritation was the result of direct contact (i.e. hand rubbing) of unknown particle or contaminate to eye.
2012 · 1 incident
April 9, 2012
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Williamsville Stone Company · Fall onto or against objects
Employee was applying downward pressure on wrench and bolt extractor to remove broken bolt from loader drive yoke. The bolt extractor broke and the employee's downward force caused him to slip and hit face/lip on nearby steering cylinder.
2006 · 1 incident
July 17, 2006
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Williamsville Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was removing a cutting edge wear liner from loader bucket. Employee was loosening nut with air-powered tool when bolt began to spin, employee used hand to push bolt up into the wear liner's bolt socket. Weight of the tool pushed the bolt from the socket, thus allowing the bolt to spin freely. The employee's hand was cut when bolt head spun.
2005 · 1 incident
July 13, 2005
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Williamsville Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Operator was driving a haul truck when another truck dropped a large rock on the haul road. Operator stopped and got out of truck and rolled rock off of road. Haul road was very rough after rain and operator complained he was being jarred around while driving truck.
2002 · 1 incident
May 3, 2002
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Williamsville Stone Company · Struck by flying object
EE WAS USING A 40 OUNCE BALLPEEN HAMMER TO FREE A STEEL WEDGE THAT HOLDS A BLOW BAR INSIDE OF A IMPACT CRUSHER. WHILE STRIKING THE WEDGE OUT, A SLIVER CHIPPED OF THE HAMMER HEAD AND WENT INTO HIS RIGHT HAND NEAR THE THUMB.
2001 · 1 incident
October 10, 2001
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Williamsville Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HEAVY RAINFALL SPLASHED DIRT INTO EYE, SAFETY GLASSES WERE REMOVED SO OPERATOR COULD SEE WHAT HE WAS DOING. DIRT WAS SPLASHED IN RIGHT EYE.