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.
117 citations across 1,717 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
BPM Lovell Mine has $27K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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
$25K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
116 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
Of $14K in penalties contested before the Commission, $6K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ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.
22citations taken to the federal commission · 19% of citations on record
Settled
18 · 82%
Stood as issued
2 · 9%
Vacated or withdrawn
2 · 9%
82%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 11 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
58%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$14K proposed, $6K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2019-09-04.
Contested penalties
ⓘ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.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Health sampling
ⓘ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)
ⓘ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: 2025-11-13
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
26
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg21
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz3
Cristobalite, respirable1
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (26)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2025-11-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer Operator
2025-11-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
2025-11-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer Operator
2025-11-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2025-11-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2023-08-08
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.21
0.75
0.28
Bulldozer Operator
2023-08-08
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
2023-08-08
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2023-08-08
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.28
Truck Driver
2023-03-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Drill Operator, Rotary
2023-03-01
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.16
Drill Operator, Rotary
2023-03-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Drill Operator, Rotary
2023-03-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Drill Operator, Rotary
2022-09-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer Operator
2022-09-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2022-09-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer Operator
2022-09-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
2022-09-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2021-03-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer Operator
2021-03-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2018-01-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Drill Helper
2014-05-28
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.31
0.61
0.51
Bulldozer Operator
2014-05-28
Cristobalite, respirable
0
Bulldozer Operator
2014-05-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
2011-06-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Drill Helper
2011-06-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Drill Helper
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
BPM Lovell Mine recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2014.
Injury rate, 2014
ⓘ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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.39 and the all-US-mining average was 2.93 cases per 100 workers.
In Wyoming, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.19 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2013 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
10
2025
9
2024
9
2023
9
2022
8
2021
6
2020
6
2019
9
2018
9
2017
8
2016
8
2015
10
2014
10
2013
10
2012
11
2011
9
2010
7
2009
9
2008
10
2007
7
2006
7
2005
7
2004
7
2003
7
2002
7
2001
7
2000
6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
BPM Lovell Mine sits in Big Horn County, Wyoming, where the Census mining category is 6.4% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘ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.
Big Horn County, Wyoming · Population 11,737
6.4%
Mining share of county employment
$60,547
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
Employee was walking from the office to the work truck to start daily duties when ee slipped on a patch of ice that was covered by a thin layer of fresh snow, landing on elbow, hitting a manhole in the road way, causing a laceration in the elbow. First aid was administered at the time of the injury.
2015 · 1 incident
August 6, 2015WY · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was on Dozer's catwalk in order to clean the back window. As he moved toward the right side of cab, he stepped onto the track, then slipped from the track to the ground. He stated he was using three points of contact and there was no material on the track. He drove the CAT dozer over to another Dozer working in the pit and received first aid. Taken in for Medical Care.
Employee was walking on the deck and water tanks to the rear of the drill to replace the air filters for the engine and compression slipped when on the water tank and twisted ankle on the deck of the drill.
2013 · 1 incident
June 11, 2013WY · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While changing a 637 Scraper Tire, the employee lost his grip on the tire flange that was positioned against the tire and on a 8" X 10" X 48" long block. The tire flange drop onto the employee's left foot. The caregiver diagnosed a foot fracture.
2011 · 1 incident
August 15, 2011WY · Metal/Non-Metalledgeman/hand, quarry manMACHINERY
Getting onto a dozer ee neck popped causing instant tingling in extremities. On 8/19 saw doctor and was given a release to return to work with no restrictions. On 9/2 MRI showed cervical stenosis but uncertain to cause or if work related. EE has remained home due to the uncertainty, Reporting at this time, does not fit any category and may not be work related.
2010 · 3 incidents
December 20, 2010WY · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE was closing cab door on fuel truck when injury occurred. A witness stated EE was standing on cab side step; when he shifted his body to close door his foot slipped, causing him to fall to frozen ground. EE may have slipped due to ice &/or bentonite residue on step. Med. attn. was at the clinic where x-rays showed a hairline fracture. No work restrictions & complete shifts.
July 2, 2010WY · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techOTHER
Mechanic was working on a wiring problem on the front engine of a 637 Scraper. A strong gust of wind blew the engine hood down on the mechanic, who was standing in front of the equipment cab. The hood pushed the mechanic's face onto the small side door cutting his nose. The injury was treated @ clinic, stitches were used to repair the cut. No work restrictions or lost time.
January 6, 2010WY · Metal/Non-Metaldraftsman, surveyor/transit work supervisorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
As EE was lowering pickup, jack handle slipped out of their hand hitting EE in the safety glasses, cutting the left side of their nose. On 01/18/2010 this moved from a First Aid to a Reportable due to EE seeing a Specialist due to Cartilage Damage to the nose.
The operator was helping mechanic repair a leaking hydraulic line. EE was building a more stable area to stand. While placing the building materials, he caught his left index finger between the rocks. Care for the injury was needed by the local clinic. Stitches & an X-ray, showing a small fracture were the medical care received. No work restrictions. No lost time.
While driving along a flat stretch of haul road, the operator lost control of the haul truck. The haul road was wet due to light snowfall. The truck skidded, the driver overcorrected and ran the truck up onto the dryer prairie beside the road. The trucks momentum caused the right tires to align and lay the truck on its right side.
Employee has been employed as a truck driver since 1998. He was watering haul road going into Pit 915 on BPM Minerals haul road. He had watered into the pit, turned around & was leaving the pit with a half load of water when he came around a corner & the load shifted on the water truck & the truck & water tank tipped on the driver side.
EE WAS WALKING FTROM THE DRILL TRUCK TO THE 3/4 TON PICKUP AND SUDDENLY FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE DISTANCRE OF THE WALK WAS LESS THANT 40'. THE GROUND HAD SNOW ON TOP. EE WAS CARRYING A 3 LB. SAMPLE BAG.
INJURED TWISTED HIS BACK AFTER JUMPING ACROSS A NARROW BUT STEEP GULLY. WHILE SURVYING THE TOPGRAPHIL SURFACE FOR A NEW PIT. THE INJURY WAS FURTHER AGGRAVATED AS HE RODE ACROSS RUGGED TERRAIN IN U-WHEEL DRIVE.
ACCIDEHT OCCURRED AS AUGER-DRILLNG RIG WAS TRIPPING AUGERS OUT OF DRILL HOLE, WHEN WIND BLEW DIRT OFF AUGER DRILL STEM INTO EYE. INJURED WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
1983 · 1 incident
June 7, 1983WY · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)