Mining Incidents

Wells Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Granite Construction Inc
Willard, Box Elder County, UT  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4202250

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2007–2017
Latest incident
Mar 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
19
citations
0
significant & substantial
$1,737
proposed penalties
$1,737
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 11,190 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,200 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,200 2 0 1666.7
2025 Q1 8,250 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,800 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,800 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 6,760 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,800 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

2 on file

2017 · 1 incident

March 22, 2017 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Granite Construction Company · Struck by flying object

Employee reported eye irritation, was taken to the clinic, employee had debris in right eye which required mechanical removal. Employee was released to return to work at full duty without restriction.

2007 · 1 incident

August 8, 2007 UT · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Granite Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While lifting a crusher screen into place with a loader, a chain broke, causing the attached boom to swing and strike the employee in the head, requiring stitches.