Mining Incidents

Primary #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Russell Limb
St. George, Washington County, UT  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4202079

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2008–2010
Latest incident
Aug 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
151
citations
29
significant & substantial
$28,141
proposed penalties
$28,141
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 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 95 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 793 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 628 1 0 1592.4
2024 Q2 475 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 888 3 1 3378.4
2023 Q4 216 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

4 on file

2010 · 2 incidents

August 18, 2010 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Progressive Contracting Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Washing service truck, foot slipped due to wet conditions, fell, cutting left elbow on rock

August 17, 2010 UT · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Progressive Contracting Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While removing a bolt from excavator track frame, ratchet caught the glove on left hand tearing about 3/4" square of skin between thumb and point finger, requiring stitches.

2008 · 2 incidents

June 26, 2008 UT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Progressive Contracting Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Driver of water truck was going down an incline when the clutch disk disintigrated causing a small piece of metal to hit him on the lower right leg between the knee and ankle. This required an x-ray and five stitches.

April 14, 2008 UT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Progressive Contracting Inc · Fall from machine

While exiting truck to talk to his wife who was driving a truck behind him, he slipped and fell on butt, cracking his tailbone and scuffing his elbow slightly.