Miner was apparently adding oil to hoist of truck. Box was loaded with rock and not properly blocked. The weight of the loaded box split block and the box came down unexpectedly crushing miner between the truck frame and dump box. Although no damage was done to equipment, miner was killed.
Belzer Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Fossum Ready Mix
· Surface
Controlled by
Steve Fossum; Scott Fossum; Carol Fossum
Glasgow,
Valley County,
MT
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2400420
Belzer Pit has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1994–2014
- Latest incident
- Aug 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
74
citations
22
significant & substantial
$25,089
proposed penalties
$19,735
paid to date
79% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,354 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
29
inspections on record
523
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 523 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Belzer Pit has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$25K
proposed penalties
$20K
current assessed
$20K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
73 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-06-14.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q3 | 508 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 404 | 8 | 2 | 19802.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q4 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 819 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 934 | 4 | 1 | 4282.7 |
| 2015 Q1 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 72727.3 |
| 2014 Q3 | 766 | 33 | 12 | 43080.9 |
| 2014 Q2 | 611 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q4 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 1,072 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 682 | 3 | 1 | 4398.8 |
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q4 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,334 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,078 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q4 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 36363.6 |
| 2011 Q3 | 887 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 662 | 5 | 2 | 7552.9 |
| 2011 Q1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,037 | 1 | 1 | 964.3 |
| 2010 Q2 | 912 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 317 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 933 | 3 | 1 | 3215.4 |
| 2009 Q2 | 775 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 397 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 1,199 | 2 | 0 | 1668.1 |
| 2008 Q2 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 381 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 1,068 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 856 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,054 | 1 | 0 | 948.8 |
| 2006 Q2 | 964 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,150 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 966 | 1 | 0 | 1035.2 |
| 2005 Q1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,315 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 313 | 1 | 0 | 3194.9 |
| 2004 Q1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 376 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 541 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,224 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 855 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,137 | 3 | 0 | 2638.5 |
| 2001 Q2 | 669 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 218 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 1,139 | 3 | 1 | 2633.9 |
| 2000 Q2 | 725 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
August 2, 2014
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Fossum Ready Mix · Struck by falling object
Reportable incidents
1 on file (excluding fatalities above)1994 · 1 incident
Fossum Ready Mix · Fall from machine
HE WAS ON A STAND TIGHTENING A LARGE BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND ABOUT 3 FEET.
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