Mining Incidents

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 file

2006 · 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)

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.

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.