Mining Incidents

Balke Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Willie J Figgins
Gallatin County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2400959

Balke Pit has $1K 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
1991
Latest incident
Jul 1991
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
14
citations
2
significant & substantial
$1,006
proposed penalties
$960
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $46 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
8
inspections on record
83
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: 83 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Balke Pit has $1K 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$960
current assessed
$960
paid to date
$0
outstanding
14 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-06-13.
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
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q2 1,404 7 0 4985.8
2002 Q1 2,430 2 0 823.0
2001 Q4 4,583 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,261 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,493 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,280 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,415 5 2 1132.5
Show 3 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q3 6,225 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 11,727 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,705 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1991 · 1 incident

July 10, 1991 MT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Figgins Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck against stationary object

STEPPED ON ROCK STRAINED FOOT.FOOT HAS NOW BECOME INFECTED INSIDE.

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