Mining Incidents

Heartland Materials Metal/Non-Metal

Heartland Materials · Surface
Controlled by Colas S A
Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, MO  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2302419

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2012–2020
Latest incident
Nov 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
43
citations
8
significant & substantial
$6,276
proposed penalties
$5,579
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 8,579 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 7,064 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,773 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 5,338 2 0 374.7
2024 Q4 5,681 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,138 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 5,119 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 6,035 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

8 on file

2020 · 3 incidents

November 24, 2020 MO · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heartland Materials · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was opening the door to the crusher when EE opened the door too forcefully and crushed right hand between the door and the crusher frame.

September 24, 2020 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heartland Materials · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was removing a scraper from a belt when their left thumb became pinched between the scraper and the plate that held it in place. The weight of the scraper pinched their thumb. Left thumb is fractured. Employee has temporary limited use of their left hand.

April 1, 2020 MO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Heartland Materials · Fall from ladders

Employee was dismounting from the top of a horizontal tank, to a ladder to climb down. The ladder's feet slipped, resulting in the employee falling to the ground. Employee was not knocked unconscious and otherwise refused medical treatment. After recurring headaches, medical treatment was sought 6 days after the incident occurred.

2018 · 1 incident

July 23, 2018 MO · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator MACHINERY
Heartland Materials · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee holding an Air Hammer in right hand attempting to drive the bushing out of transmission linkage connection end that ee was holding in left hand. EE activated hammer and mashed left little finger between hammer and linkage end. Fractured left little finger.

2017 · 1 incident

February 6, 2017 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Heartland Materials LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE & another EE was putting the trailer that contained the welder into the shop. The pickup that the trailer was hooked to died and would not start. EE got a floor jack to move the trailer on into the shop. The jack hit a crack between the shop floor and the landing the trailer dropped off the jack. Allowing the handle of the floor jack to come up and strike ee in the face.

2016 · 2 incidents

December 20, 2016 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Heartland Materials LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was ratcheting chain block to remove tubes from crusher. When pressure was applied to chain, chain broke and struck employee in the mouth.

2012 · 1 incident

April 30, 2012 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Heartland Materials LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee operating skid steer loader was removing conveyor parts from a van trailer. He unloaded seven pallets of conveyor parts, while unloading the eighth pallet, weighing 415 lb total, two conveyor parts (return under rollers) slid off the top and fell into the cab of the skid steer striking the employee's left hand.