Mining Incidents

FISHER INDUSTRIES PLANT 23 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Thomas G Fisher
Wasta, Pennington County, SD  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4801487

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2002–2024
Latest incident
Feb 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
34
citations
12
significant & substantial
$5,230
proposed penalties
$5,230
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 1,878 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 8,242 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,812 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 5,600 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 11,722 1 0 85.3
2024 Q3 12,455 6 4 481.7
2024 Q2 12,041 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 10,535 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

5 on file

2024 · 1 incident

February 7, 2024 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Rubbed or abraded

Mud boots. *Wore boots with no socks, rubbed skin off feet in places.

2011 · 1 incident

2007 · 2 incidents

September 24, 2007 SD · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was helping change the hammers and anvils in the spokane. When he picked one up, he tore a bicep muscle in his right arm.

June 4, 2007 SD · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

Unplugging crusher with bar and struck elbow on bar.

2002 · 1 incident

December 4, 2002 SD · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Fall from machine

EE WAS EXITING LOADER & SLIPPED & FELL ON SHOULDER INJURING RIGHT SIDE.