Mining Incidents

Tightwad Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Clinton, Henry County, MO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2301917

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2005–2023
Latest incident
Jan 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
140
citations
24
significant & substantial
$88,469
proposed penalties
$33,485
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 Q1 2,176 2 0 919.1
2023 Q4 5,775 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 6,120 1 0 163.4
2023 Q2 1,300 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,292 1 0 774.0
2022 Q4 4,696 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,448 4 0 2762.4
2022 Q2 1,227 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

4 on file

2023 · 1 incident

January 20, 2023 MO · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Capital Materials, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was removing a piece of belting from Belt #11 when they slipped forward striking the frame with their left side. Employee did not fall to the ground. The employee did not wish to seek medical evaluation. On 1/23/23 the employee was still sore and went for evaluation where an x-ray revealed two fractured ribs and bruising. Employee was placed on restricted duty.

2010 · 2 incidents

August 31, 2010 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Hilty Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The EE was drilling holes to place anchors in concrete. While drilling the hole, the drill bit struck rebar which caused drill housing to rotate, striking the EE in the mouth.

July 1, 2010 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hilty Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was in the process of positioning a medial screen on the top deck of a rock crushing plant. While overlapping the screen, the employee pushed the screen and while doing so, it caught the other screen. The sudden stop caused pain to the right bicep area.

2005 · 1 incident

July 11, 2005 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Hilty Quarries Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was driving water truck, went over berm into pit filled with water. Driver was not really sure what happened.