Pre existing (back) injury. Heaving shovel (hand tool) with weight while twisting in the lower back area. Potentially uneven foot positioning while heaving shovel.
WILLOW CREEK CANYON PIT Metal/Non-Metal
BARTON ROCK
· Surface
Controlled by
Russell K Barton
Ephraim,
Sanpete County,
UT
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4202497
WILLOW CREEK CANYON PIT has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2021
- Latest incident
- Jun 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
38
citations
3
significant & substantial
$4,928
proposed penalties
$4,928
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
28
inspections on record
326
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 326 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
WILLOW CREEK CANYON PIT has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘ
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
37 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 256 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 364 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 446 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 580 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 551 | 1 | 0 | 1814.9 |
| 2024 Q1 | 594 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 326 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 502 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 581 | 2 | 0 | 3442.3 |
| 2023 Q1 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 351 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 417 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 313 | 3 | 0 | 9584.7 |
| 2022 Q1 | 294 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 308 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 314 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 327 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 76923.1 |
| 2019 Q4 | 466 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 500 | 2 | 0 | 4000.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 331 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 250000.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 100 | 4 | 1 | 40000.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 105 | 2 | 0 | 19047.6 |
| 2016 Q2 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 184 | 1 | 0 | 5434.8 |
| 2015 Q1 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 5555.6 |
| 2014 Q2 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 192 | 1 | 0 | 5208.3 |
| 2013 Q1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q2 | 280 | 2 | 0 | 7142.9 |
| 2012 Q1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q3 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 200000.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 415 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2021 · 1 incident
Barton Rock · Over-exertion in lifting objects
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