Block Mountain Slate & Stone · Struck against stationary object
EE was stacking ledge. There was a roll of fencing wire on the ground and EE stepped on it and the end was exposed.
Portable Crew #3 Metal/Non-Metal
Block Mountain Slate & Stone
· Surface
Controlled by
Juan B Lulack
Plains,
Sanders County,
MT
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2402408
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2018–2022
- Latest incident
- Jul 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
22
citations
5
significant & substantial
$2,680
proposed penalties
$2,537
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 | 584 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,132 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,039 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 863 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,061 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 997 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 146 | 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 file2022 · 1 incident
2019 · 1 incident
October 17, 2019
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Block Mountain Slate & Stone · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Smashed middle finger on right hand between rocks.
2018 · 1 incident
September 5, 2018
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Block Mountain Slate & Stone · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Complained of back hurting.