Miner clocked in from lunch and was using their phone while walking. There was a wheel chock out in open space that led to them tripping and the miner fell. The fall then apparently caused a fracture to the proximal end of the radius bone in the left arm.
Blue Mountain Minerals PR LLC Metal/Non-Metal
Blue Mountain Minerals PR LLC has $186K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 20
- Years on record
- 1987–2026
- Latest incident
- Jan 2026
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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.Blue Mountain Minerals PR LLC has $186K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets.
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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.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 7,354 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 7,178 | 1 | 0 | 139.3 |
| 2025 Q2 | 7,081 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 6,973 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 7,067 | 1 | 0 | 141.5 |
| 2024 Q3 | 7,016 | 3 | 1 | 427.6 |
| 2024 Q2 | 7,061 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 6,444 | 2 | 0 | 310.4 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 6,700 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 6,181 | 2 | 1 | 323.6 |
| 2023 Q2 | 5,499 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 6,356 | 6 | 1 | 944.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 7,438 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 7,414 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 7,229 | 6 | 1 | 830.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 7,103 | 5 | 3 | 703.9 |
| 2021 Q4 | 7,073 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 7,110 | 9 | 1 | 1265.8 |
| 2021 Q2 | 7,594 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 7,253 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 6,365 | 25 | 9 | 3927.7 |
| 2020 Q3 | 6,487 | 10 | 3 | 1541.5 |
| 2020 Q2 | 7,004 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 6,228 | 19 | 7 | 3050.7 |
| 2019 Q4 | 6,386 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 6,243 | 30 | 17 | 4805.4 |
| 2019 Q2 | 6,601 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 5,913 | 1 | 1 | 169.1 |
| 2018 Q4 | 3,928 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 5,465 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 6,634 | 6 | 2 | 904.4 |
| 2018 Q1 | 4,928 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 6,183 | 8 | 1 | 1293.9 |
| 2017 Q3 | 5,525 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 5,949 | 4 | 1 | 672.4 |
| 2017 Q1 | 5,311 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 4,887 | 5 | 0 | 1023.1 |
| 2016 Q3 | 4,987 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 5,659 | 5 | 2 | 883.5 |
| 2016 Q1 | 4,024 | 2 | 0 | 497.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 5,213 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 5,128 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 5,084 | 3 | 1 | 590.1 |
| 2015 Q1 | 4,938 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 4,831 | 5 | 2 | 1035.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 4,543 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 4,753 | 4 | 0 | 841.6 |
| 2014 Q1 | 4,924 | 4 | 1 | 812.3 |
| 2013 Q4 | 6,405 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 6,858 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 7,245 | 4 | 0 | 552.1 |
| 2013 Q1 | 7,801 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 7,231 | 4 | 2 | 553.2 |
| 2012 Q3 | 7,624 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 8,641 | 5 | 2 | 578.6 |
| 2012 Q1 | 8,188 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 8,676 | 5 | 1 | 576.3 |
| 2011 Q3 | 8,955 | 4 | 3 | 446.7 |
| 2011 Q2 | 8,058 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 7,942 | 4 | 0 | 503.7 |
| 2010 Q4 | 8,959 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 9,500 | 4 | 0 | 421.1 |
| 2010 Q2 | 7,377 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 5,739 | 4 | 4 | 697.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 8,533 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 8,036 | 2 | 1 | 248.9 |
| 2009 Q2 | 7,183 | 1 | 0 | 139.2 |
| 2009 Q1 | 8,187 | 7 | 1 | 855.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 9,995 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 10,392 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 9,409 | 3 | 2 | 318.8 |
| 2008 Q1 | 2,876 | 4 | 2 | 1390.8 |
| 2007 Q4 | 9,430 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 9,542 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 8,554 | 1 | 1 | 116.9 |
| 2007 Q1 | 7,211 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 8,651 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 9,720 | 6 | 3 | 617.3 |
| 2006 Q2 | 8,773 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 8,182 | 5 | 0 | 611.1 |
| 2005 Q4 | 7,704 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 8,308 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 7,548 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 7,219 | 1 | 1 | 138.5 |
| 2004 Q4 | 7,700 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 8,040 | 3 | 0 | 373.1 |
| 2004 Q2 | 6,724 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 5,927 | 5 | 1 | 843.6 |
| 2003 Q4 | 7,677 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 7,389 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 6,861 | 1 | 0 | 145.8 |
| 2003 Q1 | 6,150 | 3 | 1 | 487.8 |
| 2002 Q4 | 5,970 | 1 | 1 | 167.5 |
| 2002 Q3 | 6,105 | 2 | 0 | 327.6 |
| 2002 Q2 | 7,723 | 1 | 0 | 129.5 |
| 2002 Q1 | 5,288 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 5,334 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 6,343 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 7,790 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 6,822 | 4 | 1 | 586.3 |
| 2000 Q4 | 7,536 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 7,798 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 7,553 | 2 | 0 | 264.8 |
| 2000 Q1 | 5,586 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
20 on file2026 · 1 incident
2024 · 1 incident
Miner was speed walking from one piece of equipment to another and tripped on a rock and fell, striking left knee and causing a laceration that required medical treatment.
2021 · 2 incidents
Miner was operating a CAT 12G grader on an incline, the engine stalled during operation. The miner removed seat belt and jumped off the piece of equipment. They landed on their feet but then slipped onto their buttocks thereby injuring their back.
Employee was cutting belting used to guard a conveyor with a box cutter knife. The knife slipped and EE lacerated EE's right hand.
2014 · 3 incidents
Employee was tightening bolts on the Mill at our Screen Stone Plant when he felt a pain in his groin area.
Employee was responding to a fire at Screen Stone, he jumped out of the truck and grabbed two fire extinguishers, as he ran to the stairs he slipped in the mud and landed on his butt and back. Incident was not reported until 11/06/2014 because at the time he felt no injury.
Large rock fell onto the haul truck, employee tried to lift rock off by himself.
2013 · 1 incident
Employee was sorting through a box of paperwork when a piece of paper fell on the ground the employee bent over to pick it up and his back went out causing him to fall forward and hit his head on the door. Employee was sent to the doctor for evaluation. No damage or impairment was caused.
2012 · 1 incident
Working on a drain pipe and a swarm of bees erupted. Person was swinging his arms to keep the bees away and heard a loud pop in his shoulder. This person has been put on light duty due to both injuries
2009 · 1 incident
Employee bent down to turn on water valve located approximately one foot from the ground. Twisted or tweaked his back in the process. EE is currently off work pending further medical evaluation and release from multiple doctors restrictions.
1998 · 2 incidents
WHILE GREASING LOADER, CLIMBED DOWN LOADER AND SLIPPED AND HURT RIGHT KNEE
EE SQUATTED DOWN LOOKING AT RETURN ROLLERS AND WHILE CLEANING, FELT PAIN.
1997 · 1 incident
WHILE CLEANING AND GREASING HAMMERMILL AT CRUSHER, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ANGLE IRON LOST FOOTING AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
1994 · 1 incident
JERRY HELPED CHAGING GRATES IN HAMMERMILL AND NO COMPLAINTS.
1993 · 2 incidents
ON GOIN INJURY FROM REPEATED TRAUMA. INJURY NOT ON IN 1990.
TRIMMING A TREE BRANCH & EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE GROUND
1989 · 3 incidents
HOLDING ON TO ROCK AND HIT THIRD FINGER OPERATING CRUSHER IN PIT.
EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP MOTOR CAME BACK UP AND TWISTED HIS BACK AS HE TURNED AROUND.
EUCLID JUMPED OUT OF GEAR.
1987 · 1 incident
OPERATING CRUSH9R AND BOARD FELL ON FINGER.
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