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Belgrade Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Knife River · Surface
Controlled by Knife River Corporation
Belgrade, Gallatin County, MT  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2400462

Belgrade Pit has $27K 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
7
Years on record
1993–2014
Latest incident
Jan 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
141
citations
20
significant & substantial
$26,721
proposed penalties
$26,608
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $113 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
65
inspections on record
961
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: 961 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Belgrade Pit has $27K 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.
$27K
proposed penalties
$27K
current assessed
$27K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
138 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 10,332 2 0 193.6
2025 Q3 14,823 2 0 134.9
2025 Q2 12,754 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 7,248 1 1 138.0
2024 Q4 10,086 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 12,163 7 0 575.5
2024 Q2 9,600 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 9,083 5 0 550.5
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 9,202 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 9,082 4 1 440.4
2023 Q2 8,455 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 7,371 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 5,515 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 8,790 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 7,963 3 0 376.7
2022 Q1 5,624 4 0 711.2
2021 Q4 6,169 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 6,435 2 0 310.8
2021 Q2 6,925 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 5,626 9 1 1599.7
2020 Q4 6,511 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 8,775 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 9,148 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 7,086 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 6,622 2 0 302.0
2019 Q3 8,368 4 1 478.0
2019 Q2 7,483 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 3,792 6 0 1582.3
2018 Q4 7,572 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 7,601 4 0 526.2
2018 Q2 7,773 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,857 3 0 1615.5
2017 Q4 5,808 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 6,082 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 6,315 6 1 950.1
2017 Q1 4,271 4 1 936.5
2016 Q4 4,822 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 5,042 3 1 595.0
2016 Q2 5,873 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 4,034 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 5,778 3 0 519.2
2015 Q3 6,735 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 6,501 4 1 615.3
2015 Q1 4,533 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,846 2 0 412.7
2014 Q3 5,922 2 0 337.7
2014 Q2 5,125 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 3,595 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,641 2 0 430.9
2013 Q3 5,521 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 5,395 1 0 185.4
2013 Q1 2,922 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,871 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 5,066 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,429 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 632 9 2 14240.5
2011 Q4 3,163 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 5,859 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,439 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,044 2 0 1915.7
2010 Q4 3,210 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,313 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,534 9 3 1985.0
2010 Q1 1,137 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,060 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 5,270 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,227 1 0 309.9
2009 Q1 1,603 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,905 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 5,722 2 0 349.5
2008 Q2 8,181 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,970 1 0 336.7
2007 Q4 4,140 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 18,568 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 7,943 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 5,575 2 0 358.7
2006 Q4 6,630 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 7,489 2 1 267.1
2006 Q2 12,385 5 3 403.7
2006 Q1 5,226 3 0 574.1
2005 Q4 6,437 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,145 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 8,369 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 5,837 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 6,884 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 9,029 4 1 443.0
2004 Q2 7,868 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,822 1 0 261.6
2003 Q4 5,789 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 8,565 3 0 350.3
2003 Q2 3,724 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 5,531 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 6,265 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 8,596 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,928 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,357 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,574 2 0 777.0
2001 Q3 2,316 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,958 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,290 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,182 8 2 3666.4
2000 Q3 1,088 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,751 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,019 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2014 · 1 incident

January 22, 2014 MT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Knife River · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was walking across yard slipped on snow covered ice. He had a quad tendon rupture in his left knee.

2009 · 1 incident

July 17, 2009 MT · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knife River · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Using pry bar to push punch plate - plate slipped off bar hitting tip of finger.

2004 · 1 incident

March 30, 2004 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS IN SCREEN, HE WAS BEING HANDED PIECES OF FLAT METAL. PIECE OF IRON CAUGHT HIM IN THE LEFT EYELID - 3 STITCHES - PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR WAS PROVIDED BUT NOT WORN.

2001 · 1 incident

June 18, 2001 MT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jtl Group Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT AT THE CRUSHER, HE WAS WEARING LEATHER GLOVES (PPE) WRENCH SLIPPED, HIS HAND SLIPPED HITTING A PIECE OF METAL, WENT THROUGH THE GLOVE CUTTING 4TH FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

2000 · 1 incident

September 19, 2000 MT · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jtl Group Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A BOLT, WRENCH SLIPPED CUTTING INSIDE OF THE HAND.

1999 · 1 incident

November 29, 1999 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jtl Group Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS ROLLING COUNTER WEIGHTS ON WASHPLANT FINGERS WERE PINCHED IN BETWEEN WEIGHTS CAUSING A CUT ON LEFT LITTLE FINGER REQURING STITCHES (5 STITCHES)

1993 · 1 incident

August 27, 1993 MT · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jtl Group Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS HELPING INSTALL WEAR PART INT EH HORIZONTAL SHAFT IMPACT CRUSHER. WHILE LIFTING THE WEAR PARTS ITNO PLACE, HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

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