Mining Incidents

Portable Crusher Metal/Non-Metal

LHC Incorporated · Surface
Controlled by Roger L Claridge
Kalispell, Flathead County, MT  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2401963

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Sep 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
139
citations
43
significant & substantial
$29,584
proposed penalties
$27,349
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 1,207 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,449 2 0 816.7
2025 Q2 2,229 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 694 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 5 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,202 3 0 1362.4
2024 Q2 2,387 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 191 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

10 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

September 10, 2025 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
LHC Incorporated · Struck against stationary object

LOOSENING A BOLT WITH AN OPEN ENDED WRENCH, WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND SMACKED EE'S HAND AGAINST A METAL OBJECT.

June 10, 2025 MT · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
LHC Incorporated · Struck by falling object

Employee was setting up a conveyor when the landing leg fell on EE's foot causing a fractured bone.

2024 · 1 incident

May 29, 2024 MT · Metal/Non-Metal dry screening plant operator, screen house operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
LHC Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was cutting a conveyor belt with a blade for a patch. During the cut, the blade slipped off the belt due to the change in the amount of pressure they were applying and stabbed their thigh.

2023 · 1 incident

October 9, 2023 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
LHC Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING THE DOOR OF A SKIDSTEER. AS EE WAS DOING SO, THERE WAS A ZIP TIE THAT EE CUT TO ABRUPTLY WITH A BLADE AND CUT EE'S THUMB.

2018 · 1 incident

May 23, 2018 MT · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman POWERED HAULAGE
LHC Incorporated · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was performing routine housekeeping; was removing dirt and rock from underneath the under-screen conveyor of the jaw. EE's shovel got caught in a return roller, which pulled EE's arm into the roller. EE freed self, but suffered major burns on right shoulder and arm.

2017 · 1 incident

July 6, 2017 MT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
LHC Incorporated · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received Silicosis Diagnosis

2013 · 1 incident

November 23, 2013 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
LHC Incorporated · Flash burns (electric)

Crusher Operator attempted to check the voltage with a volt meter at the electrical panel. After opening the panel door found existing lights not on. Picked up the volt meter to check and an arc flash occurred causing burns to the back of his hands.

2006 · 1 incident

May 23, 2006 MT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
LHC Incorporated · Struck against a moving object

EE was going into ramp to pick up bucket oversize rock, EE put the Cat in low gear during the initial movement into ramp whe he accidently touched left pedal with released clutch and loader started to free wheel and increased speed and hit pile of rock impact threw him forward hitting his head in corner where windshield and cab meet. Was not wearing seatbelt.

2001 · 1 incident

October 24, 2001 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
LHC Incorporated · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT TAIL PULLEY ON CRUSHER WHEN ROCK STRUCK HIS HEAD. ALTHOUGH EMPLOYEE WAS ISSUED HARD HAT THAT INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS WEARIT, HE FAILED TO WEAR HARD HAT AT TIME OF ACCIDE NT.

2000 · 1 incident

October 11, 2000 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
LHC Incorporated · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE SEPARATING CRUSHER SCREENS & RESTACKING THEM, BENT OVER TO PULL THEM APART--FELT STRIAN IN LOWER BACK.