Mining Incidents

Yellowtail Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Lovell, Big Horn County, WY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4800607

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2001–2016
Latest incident
Sep 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
48
citations
6
significant & substantial
$5,367
proposed penalties
$5,367
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 4,679 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 7,005 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,664 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 6,257 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 8,571 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 7,165 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 6,719 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,531 1 0 283.2
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

2016 · 2 incidents

September 20, 2016 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
American Colloid Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Unsure

May 13, 2016 WY · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Colloid Company · Struck against a moving object

Conditions of the haul road were fine. Driver was not paying attention to the trailer and ran the back of the trailer onto the berm. The load shifted and tipped the truck on its side. The driver did admit to going too fast for conditions.

2007 · 1 incident

March 23, 2007 WY · Metal/Non-Metal draftsman, surveyor/transit work supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Colloid Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Waking down incline of pit floor, he slipped and fell forward into the pit.

2003 · 1 incident

August 20, 2003 WY · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
American Colloid Company · No Value Found

HE WAS HOOKING UP A 4" WATER LINE TO THE WATER TRUCK TO FILL IT. WHILE HE WAS DOING THIS HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES.

2001 · 2 incidents

November 30, 2001 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
American Colloid Company · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS RUNNING 627 SCRAPER, SOMETIME IN THE P.M. HIS LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING.

October 15, 2001 WY · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Colloid Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS HAVING A DIABETIC ATTACK AND HE TRIED TO CLIMB OUT OF HIS SCRAPER THAT WAS PARKED, TO GET HIS LUNCH PALE OFF THE LOADER HE WAS PAREKED NEXT TO. HE ENDED UP FALLING FROM THE SCAPER ONTO THE GROUND AND OUT THE BACK RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD OPEN. HE WAS TAKEN TO E.R. WHERE HE RECEIVED STITCHES.