Mining Incidents

Portable Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by James W Rogers
Spearfish, Lawrence County, SD  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3901599

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2016–2017
Latest incident
Apr 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2014
52
citations
7
significant & substantial
$12,107
proposed penalties
$12,107
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 1,278 4 0 3129.9
2025 Q3 2,162 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,845 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,880 2 0 1063.8
2024 Q4 387 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 403 3 0 7444.2
2024 Q2 871 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,143 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

2 on file

2017 · 1 incident

April 5, 2017 SD · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rogers Construction, Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Tripped over a rock or the fuel hose, EE was not sure which one. Landed on right knee on frozen gravel. EE was limping and scratched knee. EE immediately cleaned with antiseptic and covered the wound.

2016 · 1 incident

June 21, 2016 SD · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Rogers Construction, Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Foreman and operator adjusting hydraulic controls on crusher, involves operator to run hydraulic control to lift adjusting nut. Foreman had hand placed under adjusting nut, when operator lifted hydraulic ram to loosen nut. Foreman's hand in an unsafe position, resulting in 4 fingertips on left hand to be crushed and lacerated.