SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STONE
SEMO Stone has seen a lot of changes
in 2015. The year began by replacing the
support structure for the large conveyor that
feeds the surge pile. The surge conveyor
is the large conveyor that can be seen in
the air from interstate I-55 near exit 93A. In
2014, the surge conveyor structure beams
were noticed to have twisted possibly from a
high wind event. Putting safety first, activity
was shut down on the surge conveyor until
a proper replacement could be installed.
The operation bypassed the surge pile
conveyor and tunnel feeders using portable
conveyors so the operation could continue
to produce. Koehler Engineering of Jackson,
MO, designed a new, more robust structure.
The new structure was built and installed by
Custom Cut Fabrication, LLC of Jackson,
MO. The rebuilt surge conveyor structure was
put back into service March 30, 2015 and is
working great.
SEMO Stone has officially retired the
“old” secondary plant. The crew converted
the SEMO secondary plants from two
independent processing plants into one
by improving the production capabilities
of the newer plant. To improve the plant’s
processing capabilities the SEMO crew had
to think outside of old practices and redesign
plant components and flows.
Mike Martin (Aggregates Area Manager)
stated, “The SEMO Stone secondary plant
conversion from two plants to one was a
collaborative effort. Prior to the conversion,
the employees were asked to identify the
existing plant’s trouble spots and bottlenecks
and offer improvement suggestions.
The result is a much more manageable
processing plant based on the collaborative
ideas and efforts of the SEMO crew.”
ORGILL WAREHOUSE EXPANSION
WILLIAMSVILLE
STONE
Williamsville Stone has been busy
supplying rock for numerous projects in
Poplar Bluff and the surrounding areas.
Projects include: new turn lanes for the
intersection of Business 67 & Oak Grove
Road near the north end of Poplar Bluff, MO;
base rock for H.R. Quadri on a road project
near Kennett, MO; school improvement
projects for the Campbell school district; and
levee improvement for the St. Francis River.
In addition, the Poplar Bluff School District
continues construction on the new FEMA
safe room at both the junior high school
and the new high school. The Poplar Bluff
school improvements were part of the $50
million dollar plan that was voted on by the
citizens of Poplar Bluff in 2014.
Williamsville Stone congratulates Chris
Cate (Quarry Lead Man) for winning the Delta
Star Innovation Award for his “Safety Box”
idea and implementation. A Safety Box
is positioned at the entrances to the site’s
primary and secondary crushing plants and
contains safety supplies such as ear plugs,
safety glasses, dust masks, gloves, etc.
The Safety Box serves as a back-up safety
supply box in case an employee left behind
a safety item or needs a replacement safety
item out in the field.
Congratulations to the crew of Williamsville
Stone for their June MSHA site inspection in
which the operation received ZERO citations!
Work is progressing on the new
250,000 SF expansion at the Orgill
warehouse in Sikeston, Missouri with
ARCO Design/Build. The slab and
tilt-up wall panels have all been poured;
leaving only a couple thousand yards of
exterior paving to be completed as of the
writing of this article. The slab (pumped
by Fronabarger Concreters) was done
in 12 separate pours ranging from 420
to 680 CY each; all performed at night
and early morning. Completion of this
project would not be possible if not for
the coordination and hard work of Delta’s
ready-mix plants and employees (as well
as the cooperation in scheduling from
Delta’s other customers).
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