Mining Incidents

West Bear Rock Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Robert A Hadley
Kalispell, Flathead County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2402556

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2010–2013
Latest incident
Jul 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
24
citations
4
significant & substantial
$3,830
proposed penalties
$3,791
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
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 458 3 1 6550.2
2018 Q3 1,279 8 1 6254.9
2018 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 1 0
2017 Q4 160 3 1 18750.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2013 · 2 incidents

June 11, 2013 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Anderson Masonry, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee running excavator, swarm of bees came into cab, was stung by bee, jumped out of cab, landed on feet and twisted right knee.

2011 · 2 incidents

October 3, 2011 MT · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Anderson Masonry, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While chiseling stone, a piece of metal chipped off chisel and embedded a metal fragment in arm.

August 22, 2011 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Anderson Masonry, Inc. · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

Employee was splitting rock on stone splitter. Had hand on top of rock, hit the table tooth reset lever to bounced the table up and pinched fingers in between the rock and splitter teeth. Caused lacerations and fingertip fracture to right middle and index finger.

2010 · 2 incidents

September 22, 2010 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Anderson Masonry, Inc. · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

While lifting and throwing rock into bins for trash, strained back.

September 10, 2010 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Anderson Masonry, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was feeding stone onto conveyer into saw. Smashed fingers between rock and saw door, causing laceration to right middle and ring fingers. Required stitches.