The employee was working on the cone combo under belt at the dry plant and putting flexcos on to patch a hole. While moving to another area on the under belt to patch it, the employee caught their right leg on a flexco causing a laceration below the knee.
115 WP Metal/Non-Metal
115 WP has $62K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K outstanding across 10 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 2001–2026
- Latest incident
- May 2026
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.115 WP has $62K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K outstanding across 10 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 19,146 | 9 | 4 | 470.1 |
| 2025 Q3 | 19,740 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 17,447 | 4 | 1 | 229.3 |
| 2025 Q1 | 9,003 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 11,513 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 13,321 | 4 | 0 | 300.3 |
| 2024 Q2 | 16,313 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 11,116 | 8 | 0 | 719.7 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 14,986 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 14,305 | 8 | 1 | 559.2 |
| 2023 Q2 | 20,573 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 14,631 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 17,885 | 6 | 2 | 335.5 |
| 2022 Q3 | 19,831 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 14,622 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 20,055 | 2 | 0 | 99.7 |
| 2021 Q4 | 18,139 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 18,119 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 14,174 | 1 | 0 | 70.6 |
| 2021 Q1 | 13,718 | 6 | 0 | 437.4 |
| 2020 Q4 | 15,209 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 20,375 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 16,836 | 1 | 0 | 59.4 |
| 2020 Q1 | 16,507 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 17,710 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 24,424 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 9,738 | 15 | 3 | 1540.4 |
| 2019 Q1 | 9,564 | 10 | 1 | 1045.6 |
| 2018 Q4 | 9,566 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 11,759 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 9,792 | 1 | 0 | 102.1 |
| 2018 Q1 | 10,101 | 2 | 0 | 198.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 8,477 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 12,009 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 9,816 | 10 | 2 | 1018.7 |
| 2017 Q1 | 9,888 | 4 | 0 | 404.5 |
| 2016 Q4 | 9,229 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 10,054 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 9,157 | 5 | 1 | 546.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 6,792 | 4 | 0 | 588.9 |
| 2015 Q4 | 4,868 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 8,230 | 1 | 0 | 121.5 |
| 2015 Q2 | 14,386 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 11,393 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 12,235 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 9,483 | 7 | 1 | 738.2 |
| 2014 Q2 | 13,606 | 1 | 0 | 73.5 |
| 2014 Q1 | 9,784 | 2 | 0 | 204.4 |
| 2013 Q4 | 11,188 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 8,376 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 7,125 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 5,317 | 3 | 1 | 564.2 |
| 2012 Q4 | 6,976 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 5,840 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 6,833 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 2,112 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 3,341 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 5,259 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 5,501 | 3 | 1 | 545.4 |
| 2011 Q1 | 6,099 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 5,370 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 5,021 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 5,242 | 1 | 0 | 190.8 |
| 2010 Q1 | 2,750 | 2 | 0 | 727.3 |
| 2009 Q4 | 9,695 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 9,712 | 6 | 0 | 617.8 |
| 2009 Q2 | 9,248 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 10,001 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 9,563 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 17,237 | 16 | 5 | 928.2 |
| 2008 Q2 | 14,652 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 8,977 | 3 | 1 | 334.2 |
| 2007 Q4 | 10,838 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 14,229 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 14,822 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 3,696 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 12,553 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 16,400 | 6 | 1 | 365.9 |
| 2006 Q2 | 15,980 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 14,463 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 14,881 | 1 | 1 | 67.2 |
| 2005 Q3 | 13,443 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 11,952 | 3 | 2 | 251.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 8,097 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 10,470 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 9,077 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 10,553 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 7,810 | 7 | 0 | 896.3 |
| 2003 Q4 | 9,046 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 8,307 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 10,874 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 9,827 | 4 | 3 | 407.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 12,292 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 10,150 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 12,558 | 5 | 3 | 398.2 |
| 2002 Q1 | 9,514 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 11,856 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 9,093 | 1 | 0 | 110.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 11,122 | 2 | 2 | 179.8 |
| 2001 Q1 | 6,949 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 6,644 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 4,234 | 12 | 3 | 2834.2 |
Reportable incidents
17 on file2026 · 2 incidents
The employee was working at the base of the crusher ladder and placed their left hand on the frame and started turning the pin with their right hand to collapse the ladder. The employee failed to notice that their hand was placed in a pinch point area and when the ladder folded in, it crushed their left hand.
2025 · 1 incident
Employee brushed some dirt of a conveyor belt, and their hand slid over a self tapping screw.
2023 · 1 incident
An employee was changing the screen at the dry plant located at Pit 115 WP. The employee stated EE was coming down a fixed ladder and rolled EE's ankle when stepping off the bottom rung resulting in a sprained ankle. Employer incident investigation revealed employee did not follow written company policy and work rules.
2020 · 2 incidents
Operating the haul Truck on the haul road near the new hopper and conveyer, there was water and mud down near the bottom of the ramp. While driving empty the employee hit a hole and this caused the seat in the truck to suddenly slam down and caused employee's back to compress, this caused pain in back.
Was using a razor knife to cut conveyor belt and cut left thumb on top.
2014 · 1 incident
Had some packed snow on the ground. EE did not notified anyone that he had slipped. He continued to work until 2/5/2014 when I received a call from the hsp that he had been admitted because he slipped and hit his head. I then filed a claim with our Workers Comp Carrier. We are still not sure if he fell at work, that is being investigated by the Workers comp Carrier
2008 · 5 incidents
Miner left vehicle running and in drive. Miner exited the vehicle. Vehicle started rolling. Miner opened door to stop vehicle. Vehicle hit concrete block. Steering wheel spun, miner's right forearm/wrist got entangled in the steering wheel. Sprained right wrist.
Lifting screens from squeeze sreen, he strained his lower back. (x-ray only, restrictions, anti-inflammatory muscle relaxant)
During regular work-wrist started hurting-tried to lift large dump of mud.
Using hammer and chisel to remove bearing race from shaft. Race shattered causing metal fragments to puncture finger and palm.
Operating scraper - frozen ridges - causing operator to bounce (1/18/08 reported - Doctor 1/23/08).
2007 · 1 incident
Hammer handle slipped in hand while hammering return roller. Hammer struck left index finger.
2006 · 2 incidents
Repairing equipment - ratchet broke.
Rock (slab) fell on hand.
2003 · 1 incident
EAR INFECTION, AN ALERGIC REACTION TO EAR PLUGS.DR. PRESCRIBED EAR DROPS FOR 2 WEEKS.
2001 · 1 incident
MUD PICKER STATION- A HOLE ABOUT 10" LONG AND 2 1/2" WIDE ON GUARD. EMPLOYEE STEPPED FORWARD TO STEADY HIMSELF AND HIS HAND WENT THRU THE HOLE AND FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT.
The full compliance file on 115 WP
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.