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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 14,266 | 13 | 2 | 911.3 |
| 2025 Q3 | 14,984 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 |
| 2025 Q2 | 9,732 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 4,676 | 3 | 1 | 641.6 |
| 2024 Q4 | 6,720 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 7,649 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 8,826 | 1 | 0 | 113.3 |
| 2024 Q1 | 7,116 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
An employee was loading haul trucks using the CAT 365B track hoe when the employee noticed the machine had caught fire. The employee exited the machine and called for assistance. The fire department extinguished the fire. The cause of the fire remains undetermined, and there were no injuries suffered.
Lifting 50lbs. anfo bags from truck and loading them into shot holes over a 2 day time frame, approx. 30 bags each day. Causing back sprain to lower back.
At about 9:30 AM employee helped get a production sample off a conveyor belt. This was done the same way that our samples are always collected. At that time the employee felt fine. He continued cleanup around the plant in the skid steer. (His normal job) Around 11:00 he started having back pains when he hit bumps while operating the skid steer
A body was found inside an abandoned refrigerator in a rural field. Incident was discovered by local law enforcement on leased property that is not owned by the mine operator and did not occur on the permitted boundaries of the mine site. Details of incident are provided by local news organizations. MSHA was contacted by operator at the time of discovery.
EE was prying with pry bar without using gloves
EE was picking up a tool he had dropped. when he stepped up an 8" incline he twisted his right knee and it gave out.
EE WAS LAYING ON HIS DIE SHOVELING OUT A TAIL PULLEY WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS ARM AND STERNUM.
EE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE A SCREEN INT HE SCREEN DECK. WITH THE TOP SCREEN REMOVED HE STEPPED ON THE SCREEN BRACKET WHICH HAD A RUBBER LINER. THE RUBBER CAME OFF AND HIS ANKLE TWISTED.
EE SUSTAINED WELDING FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE DUTIES IN THE AREA THAT ARC WELDING WAS BEING CONDUCTED.
EMPLOYEE HAD PULLED UP TO THE OIL TRAILER TO ADD OIL TO HIS MACHINE. WHILE DISMOUNTING MACHINE HIS HANDS AND FEET SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER. HE LANDED ON HIS ANKLE SIDEWAYS CAUSING A SPRAIN.
EE WAS LOADING HAUL TRUCKS IN THE PIT. HE RAN OVER A BOULDER WITH HIS LOADER. THE BOULDER KICKED OUT CAUSING HIS ELBOW TO HIT THE ARM REST. THE OPERATOR COMPLAINED OF A SORE SHOULDER.