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Surprise Hill Metal/Non-Metal

R P O Stone Inc · Surface

Controlled by Robert P Orr

Libby, Lincoln County, MT · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 2402284

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 2005–2007
Latest incident: Jul 2007

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2006

citations

significant & substantial

$4,016

proposed penalties

$3,919

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	607	2	0	3294.9
2014 Q2	559	6	3	10733.5
2014 Q1	0	0	0
2013 Q3	591	2	1	3384.1
2013 Q2	870	0	0	0.0
2013 Q1	0	0	0
2012 Q4	16	0	0	0.0
2012 Q3	905	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

3 on file

2007 · 2 incidents

July 30, 2007 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

R P O Stone Inc · Struck by falling object

When lifting a rock to stack, another unforeseen rock slid on the rock employee was lifting and smashed his right index finger requiring 10 stitches.

June 13, 2007 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

R P O Stone Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

When throwing rocks to be stacked on a pallet He felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder, he contuned working and iritated his condition. He later went to the DR and was not to work until a follow up with another DR. He was diagnosed with a sprain or strain and released to limitted duty.

2005 · 1 incident

June 2, 2005 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Rock Of Ages Stone · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A ROCK AND SLIPPED AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK. THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL THE STATE CALLED THIS OFFICE THEN THE EMPLOYEE CALLED US.