Mining Incidents

HIGHLAND PIT Metal/Non-Metal

Kilgore Contracting · Surface
Controlled by Summit Materials LLC
Highland, Utah County, UT  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4200941

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2002–2026
Latest incident
Apr 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
114
citations
23
significant & substantial
$36,176
proposed penalties
$29,105
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 7,010 6 2 855.9
2025 Q2 3,058 7 1 2289.1
2025 Q1 2,013 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 663 1 0 1508.3
2024 Q2 7,593 7 2 921.9
2024 Q1 4,287 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 6,524 3 0 459.8
2023 Q3 7,144 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

16 on file

2026 · 3 incidents

April 11, 2026 UT · Metal/Non-Metal INUNDATION
Kilgore Contracting · Accident type, without injuries

Highland city started to fill the canal earlier than what was communicated. When the canal was filled (pressurized) the valve that feeds water to the plant was in an open position to prevent water from freezing over the winter months. With the canal being pressurized and the valve in the open position, water started to flow into the pond causing the damn embankment to fail.

March 16, 2026 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kilgore Contracting · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was rotating the sand screws manually by grabbing a hold of the V-belts, as the EE was rotating the sand screws the EE's middle and ring finger was caught between the V-belt and Sheeve causing a Turf Fracture to the tip of the ring finger.

January 28, 2026 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Kilgore Contracting · Struck by flying object

Employee was struck by a rock

2024 · 1 incident

August 5, 2024 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kilgore Contracting · Struck by flying object

EE was Hammering a head pulley bearing Gear box on west screen feed, when a small sliver piece of metal broke off and lodged into the right side of EE's chin.

2021 · 1 incident

October 23, 2021 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Kilgore Contracting · Struck against stationary object

EE was exiting surge tunnel and took off hard hat to scratch head and while turning, struck a piece of metal located above, causing a small laceration requiring 4 stitches to close.

2018 · 1 incident

August 21, 2018 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Kilgore Contracting · Struck against stationary object

Employee was dismounting a conveyor frame and stepped onto a rock twisting EE's ankle.

2016 · 1 incident

August 15, 2016 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kilgore Contracting · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a 5# sledge hammer to pound on a steel pin and a shard of steel came off the pin striking the employee in the stomach.

2015 · 2 incidents

June 8, 2015 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kilgore Contracting · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting conveyor belt with razor knife. The employee was cutting the belt perpendicular to himself and as the employee was cutting the belt, the knife slipped while applying pressure. Puncturing his lower right thigh. Resulting in 8 stitches to close.

February 9, 2015 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Kilgore Contracting · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was forming urethane flashing for a belt conveyor with a hand grinder and started not feeling very good during the task. It was thought the employee may have been feeling ill from some of the fumes from the cutting process, but when brought to the clinic it was diagnosed with the flu and fumes may have contributed to accelerating his flu symptoms.

2013 · 1 incident

December 13, 2013 UT · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kilgore Contracting · Struck by flying object

One of our employees approached a vehicle that was parked just inside our entrance, he found an unknown female (trespasser) that had committed suicide with a handgun inside of her vehicle. She had drove her vehicle just inside of our entrance gate located off of SR-92. 911 was called immediately and Alpine Police Dept responded to the scene.

2012 · 1 incident

August 8, 2012 UT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Westroc, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Scooping up rip rap on unstable and unleveled ground, caused loader to move side to side, causing it to injure his back. Did not inform Supervisor about injury until 8-15-12.

2011 · 1 incident

August 9, 2011 UT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westroc, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Miner was moving fence posts. While pounding a post in the ground. The post pounder came off the top of the post, the miner fell back and the pounder hit him on the top of his head.

2007 · 1 incident

March 13, 2007 UT · Metal/Non-Metal scalper-screen operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Westroc, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Changing a screen and pounding it into place, he smashed his thumb between hammer and screen.

2006 · 1 incident

November 28, 2006 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Westroc, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE leaned on the hand rail of the dry plant. The rail broke and he fell about 4 feet into the hopper of the under belt. His hard hat came off and the rail hit him in the head.

2003 · 1 incident

April 16, 2003 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Westroc, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING PLASTIC SCREEN, BLADE SLIPPED, CUT LEFT ARM (KNIFE). (DOCTOR CLOSED 5 SIMPLE SUTURES.)

2002 · 1 incident

October 3, 2002 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westroc, Inc. · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL AND HIT HAND, DIAGNOSIS CONTUSION AND ABRASION TO RIGHT THUMB.