Employee was assisting with removal of the outer sleeve from an impact bar for a portable crusher. Bar was removed and placed on the ground. Upon spining bar over to allow a cut to be made for removal of outer sleeve, employee lost his grip & bar pinched his finger between bar and his steel toe boot. Sutures required.
Hot Springs Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
Simon Contractors
· Surface
Controlled by
Colas S A
Rapid City,
Pennington County,
SD
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3900180
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2002–2006
- Latest incident
- Feb 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
41
citations
4
significant & substantial
$4,747
proposed penalties
$4,653
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 | 432 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,542 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q4 | 634 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q2 | 915 | 1 | 0 | 1092.9 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,854 | 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 file2006 · 1 incident
February 1, 2006
SD · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hills Materials Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2003 · 1 incident
January 30, 2003
SD · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
OTHER
Hills Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE HELPING WITH SET UP OF CRUSHER. IT WAS VERY WINDY. THE WIND BLEW SOMETHING IN EE'S EYE. EE HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON.
2002 · 1 incident
February 6, 2002
SD · Metal/Non-Metal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hills Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE TRYING TO LOOSEN NUT WITH WRENCH AND SHEATER BAR. NUT CAME LOOSE AND CHEATER BAR STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE CHEST.