EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING WORN OUT BUCKET TEETH ON 992 LOADER. HE STRUCK A TOOTH WITH A HAMMER AND A PIECE OF THE TOOTH BROKE OFF AND EMBEDDED IN HIS LEG.
Ames Portable Unit # 42-02163 Metal/Non-Metal
Ames Construction Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Raymond Ames
Charleston,
Wasatch County,
UT
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4202163
Ames Portable Unit # 42-02163 has $976 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
- 2
- Years on record
- 1997
- Latest incident
- Aug 1997
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2021
7
citations
0
significant & substantial
$976
proposed penalties
$976
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2019
8
inspections on record
92
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: 92 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ames Portable Unit # 42-02163 has $976 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.$976
proposed penalties
$976
current assessed
$976
paid to date
$0
outstanding
7 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-14.
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 | 599 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 379 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3,566 | 1 | 0 | 280.4 |
| 2024 Q4 | 332 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 2,146 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 4,536 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,347 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 1,573 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q2 | 2,246 | 1 | 0 | 445.2 |
| 2023 Q1 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 15384.6 |
| 2022 Q4 | 1,755 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 3,266 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 2,808 | 1 | 0 | 356.1 |
| 2022 Q1 | 976 | 2 | 0 | 2049.2 |
| 2021 Q4 | 4,142 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 3,583 | 1 | 0 | 279.1 |
| 2021 Q2 | 3,563 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 4,517 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 2,970 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 2,115 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 2,308 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 2,798 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,088 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 1,515 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q4 | 2,056 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 2,232 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1997 · 2 incidents
August 19, 1997
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ames Construction Inc · Struck by flying object
May 28, 1997
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ames Construction Inc · Fall from machine
DISMOUNTING CAT 777B TRUCK, MISSED LAST STEP AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
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