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Brad Mercord; Bill Carter controller

MSHA controller ID: M14319

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
45
Mines on record
5
Years on record
2003–2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
160
citations
42
significant & substantial
$94,860
proposed penalties
$81,208
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $13,652 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
176
inspections on record
2,380
inspection hours
6.7
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
160 citations across 2,380 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$95K
proposed penalties
$81K
current assessed
$81K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
159 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-06-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2022
6
2021
4
2020
2
2019
5
2018
4 (1f)
2017
7
2016
3
2015
3
2014
1
2013
2
2011
2
2010
1
2009
1
2007
1
2006
1
2005
1
2003
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
October 19, 2018 MT · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Montana Rockworks Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was in an articulating haul truck, was traveling down the haul road at the Quarry. The victim was moving the haul truck down a steep grade, around a turn, when the haul truck traveled through a berm and off a short drop-off. The victim was found hours later by the owner of the company, the victim was not wearing a seat belt.

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