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Portable Base Crusher Metal/Non-Metal

Knife River Mountain Region · Surface

Controlled by Knife River Corporation

Kalispell, Flathead County, MT · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 2401360

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 6
Years on record: 2003–2005
Latest incident: Jul 2005

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$1,870

proposed penalties

$1,870

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	Per 1M hrs
2009 Q1	0	0
2008 Q4	750	0	0.0
2008 Q3	2,015	0	0.0
2008 Q2	7	0	0.0
2007 Q4	2,137	0	0.0
2007 Q3	3,742	3	801.7
2007 Q2	65	2	30769.2
2007 Q1	1,042	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

6 on file

2005 · 2 incidents

July 22, 2005 MT · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Knife River Mountain Region · Struck against stationary object

Superintendent was wrenching on an adjusting nut on the conveyor tail pulley. The wrench slipped causing his right hand to jam into the metal guard and lacerating the end of the middle finger. Xrays revealed a fracture in the end of the finger as well.

March 14, 2005 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Knife River Mountain Region · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WALKING NEAR STORED CONVEYORS IN STAGING AREA ON FLAT GROUND. FELT LEFT ANKLE "POP" AND FELL TO THE GROUND. ANKLE BECAME SORE, STIFF AND SLIGHTLY SWOLLEN.

2004 · 1 incident

October 22, 2004 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY

Knife River Mountain Region · Struck by flying object

Laborer prepared a piece of angle iron to cut with cutting torch. As soon as he put heat to it a foreign object popped and hit his cheek under his safety glasses and the object fluid p in his right eye. shoulder had a face shield over his safety glasses or welding goggles.

2003 · 3 incidents

October 24, 2003 MT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Knife River Mountain Region · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEES WERE CLEANING OFF EQUIPMENT TO MOVE, A ROCK FELL FROM A GUARD STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH CHIPPING HIS TOOTH. THE EMPLOYEE SAW A DENTIST RECENTLY AND IT WAS DETERMINED HE WOULD REQUIRE A CROWN.

March 5, 2003 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Knife River Mountain Region · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EE WAS ADJUSTING TRAP BELT WHEN A FROZEN CHUNK FROM THE GRIZZLEY ROLLED DOWN THE BANK AND BUMPED THE BACK OF THE EE'S LEGS, CAUSING PAIN IN HIS BACK.

January 7, 2003 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Knife River Mountain Region · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFT AND JERKING A ROCK GUARD (BASKET).