A sales person from another company was selecting rock when the quarry was not operational. While on the main of quarry in the step section, EE stepped on a 8" rock and it tipped. EE lost EE's balance and staggered backwards trying to catch self. Fell into one pallet of steps about 4-5 feet tall spun over the corner backwards into a second pallet before falling to the ground.
CASTLE ROCK Metal/Non-Metal
Montana Rockworks Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Brad Mercord
Flat head,
Flathead County,
MT
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2402222
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2003–2016
- Latest incident
- Aug 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
23
citations
5
significant & substantial
$4,736
proposed penalties
$5,236
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 | 777 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 801 | 1 | 0 | 1248.4 |
| 2024 Q4 | 677 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 732 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 844 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q4 | 1,058 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 326 | 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
3 on file2016 · 1 incident
Montana Rockworks Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface
2007 · 1 incident
September 19, 2007
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Montana Rockworks Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was loading rock by hand onto the rock splitter machine table; his right pinky finger was smashed between the table and the rock.
2003 · 1 incident
Montana Rockworks LLP · Fall to the walkway or working surface
WET CONDITIONS IN A MOUNTAIN QUARRY. HE SLIPPED, FALLING FOWARD, CAUSING UPPER BACK INJURY.