Mining Incidents

V R Pit Metal/Non-Metal

JTL Group, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Knife River Corporation
Glenrock, Converse County, WY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4801670

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2012–2019
Latest incident
Oct 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
35
citations
8
significant & substantial
$12,215
proposed penalties
$11,081
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 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 160 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,937 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 5,633 6 3 1065.2
2019 Q4 1,830 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 5,312 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,717 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,114 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

6 on file

2019 · 1 incident

October 16, 2019 WY · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
JTL Group, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was cutting rubber belting material with a razor blade knife. The knife slipped and the miner lacerated left forearm with the blade of the knife. The laceration required sutures and the miner returned to work.

2018 · 1 incident

June 5, 2018 WY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
JTL Group, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was using a sledgehammer and a punch to drift a pin out so that the tooth on an excavator bucket could be replaced. The miner hit their thumb with the sledge hammer when it glanced off of the top of the punch. The miner's right thumb suffered a fracture on the tip of it.

2015 · 1 incident

November 20, 2015 WY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
JTL Group, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Conditions contributing to the injury included snow on the ground and rocky terrain.

2014 · 1 incident

August 5, 2014 WY · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
JTL Group, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was getting numbers off of fuel tank trailer SB25 and stepped off and rolled ankle

2013 · 1 incident

April 4, 2013 WY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
JTL Group, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Was using hand to try and hold a bolt on a cutting edge to keep into place. The air gun spun the bolt and lacerated his hand. The employee was wearing gloves.

2012 · 1 incident

October 4, 2012 WY · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
JTL Group, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a screen above his head and partially dislocated shoulder and tore a couple tendons and had to have surgery.