Mining Incidents

Hunter Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Sundance, Crook County, WY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4801705

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2007–2013
Latest incident
Jul 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
16
citations
5
significant & substantial
$2,291
proposed penalties
$2,291
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
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q1 3,851 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 6,207 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 9,180 7 2 762.5
2012 Q1 4,729 2 0 422.9
2011 Q4 7,095 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

8 on file

2013 · 1 incident

July 12, 2013 WY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · Struck against a moving object

7/12/2013 EE was driving truck on site, he drove over a bumpy portion of the mine road causing his elbow to strike the arm rest. EE reported injury on 7/15/2013 EE saw phys. on 7/18/2013-CT scan ordered shows bone chip on elbow. Follow-up reading sched. 8/6/2013 to determine if work related or an existing injury. Item being treated as reportable pending verification by phys.

2012 · 1 incident

August 17, 2012 WY · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was changing a screen on a screen deck, he was pulling on an angle-iron rail and when the item was dislodged he pinched his thumb on his right hand between the rail and the screen motor. EE suffered a broken bone in his thumb and a contusion to the thumb nail.

2011 · 1 incident

October 20, 2011 WY · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · Struck by falling object

While lifting the motor guard on HP400 cone with a crane, the picking bolt pulled out of the threads and the guard came down from the crane hook. As the guard came down, the corner of the guard hit ee in the face on the left cheek. EE was taken to the hospital where he received five stitches.

2009 · 1 incident

January 9, 2009 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · Struck by falling object

EE had cranked up the lights to turn them on. When he went to start them, the fiber clutch failed. The lights started to come down with the crank handle spinning. Ron tried to stop the handle and was hit in the left hand, on the ring finger.

2008 · 2 incidents

November 10, 2008 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Had crusher operator shut down Jaw to put a chain around big rock to move rock. Waited for jaw to stop and put chain around. Reached in between jaw dye and rock. The dye rolled crushing finger.

November 10, 2008 WY · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Big rock in Jaw Crusher. Shut down Jaw Crusher. Jaw had come to a complete stop. Reached around rock between Jaw Dye and rock. Jaw Dye moved inward about 2 inches, pinning my right arm in between rock and Jaw dye, causing swelling and bruising of the arm.

2007 · 2 incidents

November 14, 2007 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I was lifting a 60 lb. roller for a converger to get it out of way. I must of been twisting as lifting. Back popped and I fell to the ground. Could not get up for a couple minutes, but when I did get up, the pain was bad and I could not walk very well.

October 13, 2007 WY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · Struck against stationary object

While on catwalk, I reached down through handrail to loosen bolts on flashing rail. My left leg was braced on the side of the conveyor. When I started to loosen the nuts, my leg slipped off and my left knee twisted as it hit the side of the railing.