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Allen Pit: 65 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Allen Rock Products · Surface
Controlled by Troy L Allen
Cove, Cache County, UT  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4202168

Allen Pit has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2017
Latest incident
Aug 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
65
citations
4
significant & substantial
$7,759
proposed penalties
$7,596
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $163 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Allen Rock Products's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
58
inspections on record
685
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: 685 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Allen Pit has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
63 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $695 in penalties contested before the Commission, $532 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
6.2%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
6.2%
reasonably likely or greater
76.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 9.2% low, 90.8% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
5 citations taken to the federal commission · 8% of citations on record
  • Settled 5 · 100%
0%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
23%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$695 proposed, $532 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2018-01-21.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST 2011-787M Settlement Lesnick 2012 $463 → $300
WEST 2018-0118 Settlement Manning 2018 $116 → $116
WEST 2018-0188 Settlement Manning 2018 $116 → $116
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2025-09-16
8%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
22
samples
12
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz61 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg10
  • Arsenic fumes3
  • Beryllium fumes3
Show the individual readings (58)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2025-08-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.5 0.4 1.25 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2025-09-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2025-08-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-08-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.17 0.68 0.25 Laborer, Bullgang
2021-04-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2021-04-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-11-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 0.79 0.16 Supervisor, Co. Official
2017-11-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-11-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 0.46 0.41 Crusher Oper/Worker
2015-04-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.58 0.65 0.89 Laborer, Bullgang
2015-04-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.47 0.83 0.57 Crusher Oper/Worker
2015-04-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-06-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-06-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2011-06-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-04-15 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Cadmium oxide fumes 2.55 100 0.03 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Copper fumes 3.53 300 0.01 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Iron oxide fumes 0.2 20 0.01 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.06 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Manganese fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Copper fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Iron oxide fumes 0.04 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Manganese fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Iron oxide fumes 0.46 20 0.02 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.06 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Manganese fumes 0.02 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-15 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2004-08-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Allen Rock Products 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 10
2025 10
2024 10
2023 9
2022 8
2021 8
2020 9
2019 8
2018 12
2017 10
2016 6
2015 6
2014 9
2013 9
2012 11
2011 12
2010 9
2009 6
2008 6
2007 9
2006 5
2005 3
2004 4
2003 5
2002 4
2001 2
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Allen Pit sits in Cache County, Utah, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Cache County, Utah · Population 137,031
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$78,292
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ 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
2026 Q2 5,082 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 2,346 1 0 426.3
2025 Q4 3,171 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,199 7 2 1667.1
2025 Q2 7,388 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,185 2 0 915.3
2024 Q4 4,248 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,268 1 0 189.8
Show 97 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 7,703 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,778 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 3,216 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 10,198 2 0 196.1
2023 Q2 4,115 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,201 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,518 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 9,786 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,705 1 1 269.9
2022 Q1 2,483 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,425 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,354 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,665 1 0 272.9
2021 Q1 2,740 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,592 1 0 385.8
2020 Q3 2,749 1 0 363.8
2020 Q2 3,608 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,354 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,161 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,585 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 5,388 2 0 371.2
2019 Q1 1,916 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 4,239 1 0 235.9
2018 Q3 1,112 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 8,553 1 0 116.9
2018 Q1 3,268 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,766 5 0 1807.7
2017 Q3 3,732 1 0 268.0
2017 Q2 3,650 3 0 821.9
2017 Q1 2,210 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,747 2 0 1144.8
2016 Q3 3,079 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,921 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,450 2 0 1379.3
2015 Q4 2,037 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,273 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,224 1 1 449.6
2015 Q1 929 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,038 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,108 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 640 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 886 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,849 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,393 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 474 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 304 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,137 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,399 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,659 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 622 1 0 1607.7
2011 Q4 1,695 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,563 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,975 1 0 336.1
2011 Q1 1,511 3 0 1985.4
2010 Q4 2,111 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,046 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,455 1 0 407.3
2010 Q1 1,551 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,313 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,928 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,186 4 0 3372.7
2009 Q1 285 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 803 2 0 2490.7
2008 Q3 1,269 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,031 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 757 1 0 1321.0
2007 Q4 2,238 3 0 1340.5
2007 Q3 2,117 5 0 2361.8
2007 Q2 2,042 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,094 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 980 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 891 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 496 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 507 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 626 1 0 1597.4
2005 Q2 902 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 579 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 608 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 548 2 0 3649.6
2004 Q2 1,181 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,095 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 910 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,865 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,476 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 915 2 0 2185.8
2002 Q4 1,585 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,399 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 586 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 134 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 858 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,248 2 0 1602.6
2001 Q2 1,435 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,044 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,097 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,851 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,906 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 589 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2017 · 2 incidents

August 14, 2017 UT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Allen Rock Products · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was working on a loader, taking bolts out with an impact gun. The gun slipped off the bolt and employee struck their hand on the loader.

April 17, 2017 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Allen Rock Products · Struck by flying object

Hammering on a rock, the rock broke and a piece flew up and hit employee in the forehead

2011 · 1 incident

January 21, 2011 UT · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Allen Rock Products · Fall to the walkway or working surface

While stepping down from the loader, EE slipped on a piece of ice and fell, hitting his head on the ground.

2005 · 1 incident

March 16, 2005 UT · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Allen Rock Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Straightening flights on sandscrew- jack slipped and cut thumb.

2000 · 1 incident

July 10, 2000 UT · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Allen Rock Products · Struck against stationary object

REPLACING ROLERS IN CONVEYOR, PUSHING ROLLER INTO PLACE, SLIPPED AND CUT THUMB.