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Sweetwater Mine/Mill: 412 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Sweetwater Mine/Mill is an active lead-zinc ore underground mine in Reynolds County, Missouri, operated by Doe Run Company with 157 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 2300458). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 412 citations and orders there with $351,154 in proposed penalties, and 47 accident reports were filed there, with 46 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 2300458
- Status
- Active since April 4, 1988
- Main commodity
- Lead-zinc ore
- Mine type
- Underground
- County
- Reynolds County, Missouri
- Nearest town
- Reynolds
- Operator
- Doe Run Company
- Parent company
- Renco Group Inc
- Employees
- 157
- MSHA field office
- Rolla MO Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 412
- Significant and substantial
- 88 (21.4%)
- Closure orders
- 5
- High negligence or reckless
- 21
- Proposed penalties
- $351,154
- Amount paid so far
- $320,721
- Inspections
- 52
- Inspector hours on site
- 1,751
- Citations per inspection
- 7.92 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 47
- Injury and illness cases
- 46
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 29, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 11 ($27,420 proposed)
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 33 | 2 | $10,682 | 6 |
| 2023 | 100 | 20 | $61,936 | 12 |
| 2024 | 106 | 33 | $128,320 | 10 |
| 2025 | 95 | 24 | $124,801 | 11 |
| 2026 | 78 | 9 | $25,415 | 7 |
Standards cited most at Sweetwater Mine/Mill
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 57.20003 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 60 |
| 30 CFR 57.14100 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 38 |
| 30 CFR 57.12028 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 36 |
| 30 CFR 57.12004 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 25 |
| 30 CFR 57.4201 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 24 |
| 30 CFR 57.12032 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 21 |
| 30 CFR 57.14107 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 13 |
| 30 CFR 57.14112 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 11 |
| 30 CFR 57.3200 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 47.44 | Hazard communication | 9 |
| 30 CFR 57.14207 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 57.16005 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 8 |
| 30 CFR 57.12008 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 8 |
| 30 CFR 57.15031 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 8 |
| 30 CFR 57.11001 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
Injury and illness cases at Sweetwater Mine/Mill
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Permanent disability | 1 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 26 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 19 |
What the accident reports at Sweetwater Mine/Mill describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Disorders (repeated trauma) | 14 |
| Handling of materials | 8 |
| Powered haulage | 7 |
| Slip or fall of person | 5 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 4 |
| Other | 4 |
| Machinery | 2 |
| Stepping or kneeling on object | 2 |
| Striking or bumping | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Sweetwater Mine/Mill
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 5 |
| Tractor | 2 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 2 |
| Locomotive | 1 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 1 |
| Mine car | 1 |
| Man lift | 1 |
| Front-end loader | 1 |
Other open mines in Reynolds County, Missouri
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fletcher Mine and Mill | Doe Run Company | Reynolds County, MO | Lead-zinc ore | 189 | 437 |
| Portable Plant #2 | K & D Crushing Inc | Reynolds County, MO | Crushed, broken limestone | 4 | 11 |
| Ellington Aggregates | RMC, LLC | Reynolds County, MO | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 10 |
| Mine #2-North | Reynolds County Road and Bridge Dept | Reynolds County, MO | Sand, common | 3 | 3 |
| Mine #1-South | Reynolds County Road and Bridge Dept | Reynolds County, MO | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 2 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.