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Ironside Stone Works Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Ironside Stone Works Inc · Surface

Controlled by Bridget A Korpi; Adam R Korpi

Helena, Lewis And Clark County, MT · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 2402209

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 5
Years on record: 2004–2014
Latest incident: Aug 2014

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2004

citations

significant & substantial

$20,529

proposed penalties

$20,076

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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q3	824	3	3640.8
2025 Q2	495	0	0.0
2025 Q1	1,151	0	0.0
2024 Q4	1,419	0	0.0
2024 Q3	1,414	1	707.2
2024 Q2	993	0	0.0
2024 Q1	1,169	0	0.0
2023 Q4	1,602	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

5 on file

2014 · 1 incident

August 7, 2014 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Smith Mining & Excavation, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee went home after his scheduled shift on 8/7/14, lifted daughter and felt sharp pain. Dr visit confirms hernia.

2012 · 1 incident

June 7, 2012 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Gates Slate, Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Above laborer was lifting a piece of slate to put on a pallet and separated a rib possibly two in the process.

2005 · 2 incidents

June 27, 2005 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Gates Slate, Inc · Struck by falling object

CARRYING PIECE OF SLATE WITH ANOTHER WORKER. TRIPPED OVER ANOTHER ROCK & DROPPED PIECE ON KNEE.

April 26, 2005 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Gates Slate, Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CAUGHT LEFT THUMB BETWEEN TAILGATE AND TRUCK WHILE PUSHING IT CLOSED.

2004 · 1 incident

August 25, 2004 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Gates Slate, Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNLOADING LARGE STONES (SLIDING WITH ANOTHER EE FROM FORKLIFT ONTO PALLET) PINCHED RIGHT THUMB BASE JOINT. CONINUED TO WORK SHIFT. REPORTED TO EMPLOYER NEXT MORNING WHEN SWELLING OCCURRED.