EE driving an artic truck went to grab drink bottle and dropped bottle. Leaned over to grab bottle, while still driving, and veered off road & hit tail end of a berm jarring EE & equipment. EE sustained head wound and fractured collarbone on left side of body. EE was rushed to ER (received staples & sling) & returned to work next shift.
BPM Colony Mine: 120 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
BPM Colony Mine has $24K in proposed MSHA penalties and $300 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 27
- Years on record
- 1985–2025
- Latest incident
- Jul 2025
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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.BPM Colony Mine has $24K in proposed MSHA penalties and $300 outstanding across 5 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.ⓘ
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.ⓘ
Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.- Settled 7 · 64%
- Vacated or withdrawn 4 · 36%
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.ⓘ
A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST 2014-0532 | Settlement | Lesnick | 2015 | $2K → $736 |
| WEST 2015-0534 | Settlement | Lesnick | 2015 | $1K → $1K |
| WEST 2011-869M | Settlement | Lesnick | 2012 | $560 → $560 |
| WEST 2019-0057 | Withdrawal | Simonton | 2019 | $395 → $0 |
| WEST 2007-114M | Vacate | Manning | 2007 | $60 → $0 |
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2024-08-27
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.- Respirable dust, <.1mg13
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
- Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (16)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
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| 2024-08-27 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Bulldozer Operator | ||
| 2024-08-27 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Backhoe Operator | ||
| 2024-08-27 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2020-10-07 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Bulldozer Operator | ||
| 2020-10-07 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Scraper Operator | ||
| 2020-10-07 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Scraper Operator | ||
| 2020-10-07 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Scraper Operator | ||
| 2016-01-27 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Scraper Operator | ||
| 2016-01-27 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.3 | 0.89 | 0.34 | Bulldozer Operator |
| 2011-02-23 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Bulldozer Operator | ||
| 2011-02-23 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2011-02-23 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2011-02-23 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Bulldozer Operator | ||
| 2006-06-21 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.33 | 0.66 | 0.50 | Bulldozer Operator |
| 2006-06-21 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.15 | Scraper Operator | ||
| 2006-06-21 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Scraper Operator |
BPM Colony Mine recorded 1.72 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.72 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2024 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 0.000 |
| 2023 | 1.76 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2022 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2021 | 5.45 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2020 | 3.25 | 1.63 | 0.000 |
| 2019 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2018 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
- Baroid Drilling Fluids Inc 1950 to 1991
- Bentonite Corp 1991 to 1994
- Bentonite Corp 1994 to 1998
- Bentonite Performance Minerals 1998 to 2003
- Halliburton Energy Services 2004 to 2006
- Bentonite Performance Minerals LLC 2006 to present
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 59 |
| 2025 | 60 |
| 2024 | 57 |
| 2023 | 53 |
| 2022 | 55 |
| 2021 | 57 |
| 2020 | 60 |
| 2019 | 61 |
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2016 | 16 |
| 2015 | 20 |
| 2014 | 22 |
| 2013 | 21 |
| 2012 | 21 |
| 2011 | 21 |
| 2010 | 19 |
| 2009 | 16 |
| 2008 | 17 |
| 2007 | 17 |
| 2006 | 16 |
| 2005 | 16 |
| 2004 | 15 |
| 2003 | 15 |
| 2002 | 15 |
| 2001 | 15 |
| 2000 | 16 |
BPM Colony Mine sits in Crook County, Wyoming, where the Census mining category is 7.1% of county employment.
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.ⓘ
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 32,213 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 | 33,364 | 1 | 0 | 30.0 |
| 2025 Q4 | 31,070 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 32,042 | 2 | 1 | 62.4 |
| 2025 Q2 | 32,275 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 20,727 | 1 | 0 | 48.2 |
| 2024 Q4 | 29,740 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 32,242 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2024 Q2 | 29,638 | 1 | 0 | 33.7 |
| 2024 Q1 | 32,192 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 30,731 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 29,485 | 1 | 0 | 33.9 |
| 2023 Q2 | 27,452 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 26,012 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 24,196 | 2 | 0 | 82.7 |
| 2022 Q3 | 29,404 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 28,963 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 28,247 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 27,124 | 1 | 0 | 36.9 |
| 2021 Q3 | 26,318 | 1 | 0 | 38.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 28,354 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 28,271 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 27,532 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 30,627 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 31,797 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 33,109 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 32,591 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 34,140 | 3 | 1 | 87.9 |
| 2019 Q2 | 32,971 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 21,550 | 2 | 0 | 92.8 |
| 2018 Q4 | 10,952 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 10,031 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 9,120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 8,609 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 8,511 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 8,106 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 7,934 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 8,533 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 8,294 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 9,361 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 8,418 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 9,151 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 10,627 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 11,828 | 2 | 1 | 169.1 |
| 2015 Q2 | 11,428 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 13,397 | 1 | 0 | 74.6 |
| 2014 Q4 | 11,329 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 12,849 | 4 | 1 | 311.3 |
| 2014 Q2 | 11,973 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 12,207 | 2 | 0 | 163.8 |
| 2013 Q4 | 11,289 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 10,873 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 9,754 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 10,315 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 9,855 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 10,759 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 11,756 | 2 | 0 | 170.1 |
| 2012 Q1 | 11,774 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 10,879 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 10,277 | 4 | 2 | 389.2 |
| 2011 Q2 | 9,424 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 9,520 | 5 | 1 | 525.2 |
| 2010 Q4 | 9,996 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 9,544 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 10,069 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 9,813 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 8,100 | 1 | 0 | 123.5 |
| 2009 Q3 | 8,274 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 7,426 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 7,791 | 1 | 0 | 128.4 |
| 2008 Q4 | 7,114 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 8,447 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 7,527 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 7,541 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 8,156 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 6,562 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 8,601 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 7,546 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 7,598 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 8,379 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 8,064 | 1 | 0 | 124.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 8,691 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 7,287 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 7,834 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 7,834 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 7,443 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 7,205 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 8,143 | 1 | 0 | 122.8 |
| 2004 Q2 | 7,933 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 7,936 | 2 | 0 | 252.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 6,169 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 8,518 | 2 | 0 | 234.8 |
| 2003 Q2 | 6,609 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 8,237 | 4 | 0 | 485.6 |
| 2002 Q4 | 7,581 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 7,552 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 7,867 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 7,520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 7,239 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 8,297 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 7,454 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 8,085 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 7,120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 8,032 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 7,973 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 8,297 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
27 on file2025 · 1 incident
2024 · 1 incident
Unloading 5th wheel plate from the back of pickup bed, pushed the plate & experienced pain in (r) forearm. 1st aid implemented, closed 8/15/24. Reopened (8/16) case & seen at medical facility. Referred to Orthopedic spc. 8/19 Ortho requested MRI for 8/29 & review on 9/03. 9/03 deemed EE needed surgery for rupture of the right distal bicep tendon, scheduled surgery next day 9/04/24.
2023 · 1 incident
While employee was checking fluids on a motor grader, their right foot slipped off a step. Their left hand and left foot maintained their points of contact, but in the course of arresting the fall and regaining balance, their right arm jarred against the top side of the tire, which led to pain in the shoulder joint.
2021 · 3 incidents
While lifting a hand tool out of its racked position, employee experienced a shoulder sprain.
Lost balance while material handling and fell to same level, fracturing right wrist.
While working with a hammer on metal machinery parts, an airborne metal splinter lacerated the employee's cheek. First aid measures were applied but after a few days it was determined that a piece of the shard remained in the wound. On 1/20/21 an outpatient procedure was performed to extract the shard, and the employee was released to work without restrictions.
2020 · 2 incidents
Employee was standing on the ground using a hand tool to clean mud from the exterior of a trailer. Following this activity, the employee experienced pain and limited range of motion in their shoulder. After first aid measures did not resolve the issue, a physician recommended restricted duty accommodations pending further diagnosis.
While operating a scraper in a pit, employee experienced back pain that necessitated medical treatment beyond first aid.
2017 · 1 incident
Conditions were good. Operator slipped off of steps when dismounting from a scraper.
2016 · 1 incident
Pit conditions were normal as well as machinery operating conditions; operator hit something on the ground and felt a pop in groin.
2015 · 2 incidents
Employee was walking some potential drilling areas and slipped and fell on some small loose rock. When employee fell to the surface his ankle was fractured.
An Independent Owner Operator was preparing to tarp a customer load, as the operator was maneuvering trying to place the tarp on the freight, a gust of wind caught the tarp causing the operator to lose his footing and fall down striking his right knee on the corrugated iron walkway work platform.
2013 · 1 incident
was positioning final drive, swung over and smashed finger between ripper cylinder and final drive on dozer. Finger is cut (no stitches) and bruised
2012 · 1 incident
Employee was walking across level ground at camp site and he felt and heard his knee pop. He had immediate discomfort and could not bear all his weight on leg. We were first aiding employee but on 2/13/2012 he went lost time after clinic evaluation.
2011 · 1 incident
Employee just got done refueling the blade. He had the nozzle in his left hand and had a hold of grab rail with his right when his foot slipped and all the weight was distributed to his right arm, thus straining the shoulder. Employee was following first aid measures but on 4/27/11 it was decided he should be evaluated by a clinic.
2008 · 1 incident
Employee was operating scraper levers and right shoulder started to hurt, he felt tightness and aching.
2007 · 1 incident
Employee was stepping down from the cab of scraper when left foot hit the ground and apparently stepped on a rock or clump of ice or possibly uneven turf. Left ankle twisted over. Diagnosed with grade 4-5 sprain.
2004 · 1 incident
Ee had just refueled water pump motor, engaged the unit clutch and was walking around front of pump to close water valve when a piece from the front of the motor flew apart striking him in the left hip knocking him to the ground. Was diagnosed with a fractured hip and an abdomen puncture wound.
2002 · 1 incident
EE WAS OPERATING D9 DOZER. WHILE BACKING UP, HE RAN OVER A WINDROW OR LARGE ROCK CAUSING THE REAR OF DOZER TO SLAM DOWN HARD ON ITS TRACKS CAUSING PAIN TO LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK. EE RETURNED TO WORK NEXT DAY AND BEGAN SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
1992 · 1 incident
I.NAME UNLOADING METAL WATER CULVERTS FROM A TRAILER AT THE FIELD SHOP AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE AREA OF RIGHT SHOULDER.
1990 · 3 incidents
EE WAS DRILLING FIELD CLAY SAMPLES WITH TRUCK MOUNTED CME DRILL ON UNEVEN GROUND-HE LOST HIS BALANCE-TO REGAIN BALANCE HE PLACED R. HAND ON DRILL CYLENDER. IT WAS COMPRESSING-PINCHING MIDDLE F INGER OF RIGHT HAND. OPENING WASN'T LARGE ENOUGH FOR FINGER TO SLIP INTO FULLY.
HEAD ON VEHICLE ACCIDENT 1/2 MILE EAST OF FOSTER RANCH TURN OFF ON LITTLE MISSOURI HAUL ROAD.(NAME) DRIVER OF BAROID VEHICLE AND (NAME) PASSENGER.COLLISION WITH FOSTER HAUL TRUCK.INJURED FRACT URED LEG-DRIVER FRACTURED LEG.BOTH CUTS AND BRUISES.
LITTLE MISSOURI HAUL ROAD APPROX 1/2 MILE EAST OF FOSTER RANCH TURN OFF-HEAD ON COLLISION BAROID AND A HAUL TRUCK.DRIVER BAROID VEHICLE (NAME) COMPUNND FRACTURE CUTS AND BRUISES,(NAME)PASSENGE R BAROID VEHICLE FRACTURE LEG,CUTS AND BRUISES.FOSTER TTRUCK DRIVER HAD NO INJURIES.
1989 · 1 incident
I.NAME STARTED DOZER AND WAS CLIMBING DOWN SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON HIS BACK.IT WAS VERY MUDDY THAT AM AS SNOW WAS MELTING.I.NAME BACK WAS BRUISED.
1988 · 1 incident
I.NAME ALLEDGES WHILE MOVING A WATER PUMP HE TWISTED HIS RT ELBOW HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE JOINT AREA AFTER THAT
1987 · 1 incident
COUNTY ROAD I N5ME AND OTHER WERE RETURNING TO PLANT AREA FROM OUR HAPPY DAYS 1 CLAIM, WHEN I NAME WENT OFF THE ROAD AND WHEN RETURNING TRUCK TO THE ROAD, ROLLED THE DRILL TRUCK OTHER WAS IN T HE LEAD 1/4 MI5E AHEAD OF HIM AT COLLOID HAUL ROAD WHEN HE DID NOT SHOW UP TOTHER RETURNED AND FOUND THE ACCIDENT HE HAS HEAD INJURED INCLUDING POSSIBLE EYE DAMAGE.
1985 · 1 incident
CHANGING DOZER 6LADES-I,NAME WAS HOLDING THE CYLENDER ROD IN PLACE WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TAPPED THE PIN INTO PLACE. OTHER EMPLOYEE HIT I,NAME'S THIRD FINGER OF RIGHT HAND WITH THE MALL. SLIGH T FRACTURE OF T2E THIRD FINGER.