Mining Incidents

Ames Portable Unit # 42-02163 Metal/Non-Metal

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.
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
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
Show 20 earlier quarters
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 file

1997 · 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

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.

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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