While pre-shifting the middle deck screen media in secondary station, the associate rolled the chute forward to access the middle deck. EE proceeded to climb while grabbing the side of the screen stepping on metal plate attached to the side of the screen. While doing so EE lost EE's grip/footing falling backwards and landing on angle where the roll away chute rides on rails.
Bull Run Plant Metal/Non-Metal
Bull Run Plant has $28K 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
- 31
- Years on record
- 1983–2024
- Latest incident
- Dec 2024
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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.Bull Run Plant has $28K 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 | 18,789 | 1 | 1 | 53.2 |
| 2025 Q3 | 20,166 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 20,926 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 19,178 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 19,837 | 3 | 0 | 151.2 |
| 2024 Q3 | 20,564 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 21,475 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 20,633 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 19,400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 22,156 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 21,086 | 3 | 0 | 142.3 |
| 2023 Q1 | 19,229 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 19,234 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 25,511 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 25,894 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 25,815 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 25,416 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 26,466 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 26,804 | 3 | 1 | 111.9 |
| 2021 Q1 | 26,371 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 24,078 | 3 | 0 | 124.6 |
| 2020 Q3 | 24,897 | 10 | 0 | 401.7 |
| 2020 Q2 | 24,700 | 10 | 2 | 404.9 |
| 2020 Q1 | 25,950 | 2 | 0 | 77.1 |
| 2019 Q4 | 22,774 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 25,312 | 8 | 1 | 316.1 |
| 2019 Q2 | 29,077 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 20,764 | 6 | 1 | 289.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 27,210 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 27,173 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 24,616 | 1 | 1 | 40.6 |
| 2018 Q1 | 26,944 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 26,433 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 27,984 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 27,605 | 1 | 0 | 36.2 |
| 2017 Q1 | 23,561 | 5 | 1 | 212.2 |
| 2016 Q4 | 20,533 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 22,723 | 3 | 0 | 132.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 14,765 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 10,983 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 13,662 | 1 | 0 | 73.2 |
| 2015 Q3 | 11,918 | 4 | 0 | 335.6 |
| 2015 Q2 | 13,087 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 7,529 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 13,209 | 17 | 6 | 1287.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 12,602 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 13,157 | 1 | 0 | 76.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 7,784 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 8,532 | 6 | 0 | 703.2 |
| 2013 Q3 | 7,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 8,223 | 3 | 2 | 364.8 |
| 2013 Q1 | 7,825 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 7,090 | 3 | 2 | 423.1 |
| 2012 Q3 | 7,203 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 6,339 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 6,331 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 4,386 | 2 | 0 | 456.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 6,328 | 2 | 1 | 316.1 |
| 2008 Q3 | 10,303 | 1 | 1 | 97.1 |
| 2008 Q2 | 10,602 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 12,285 | 1 | 0 | 81.4 |
| 2007 Q4 | 11,577 | 1 | 1 | 86.4 |
| 2007 Q3 | 13,682 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 13,109 | 3 | 1 | 228.9 |
| 2007 Q1 | 14,428 | 5 | 3 | 346.5 |
| 2006 Q4 | 14,777 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 17,796 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 17,954 | 6 | 1 | 334.2 |
| 2006 Q1 | 18,047 | 10 | 1 | 554.1 |
| 2005 Q4 | 15,077 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 17,470 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 13,912 | 2 | 1 | 143.8 |
| 2005 Q1 | 14,725 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 13,125 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 14,983 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 13,902 | 1 | 0 | 71.9 |
| 2004 Q1 | 14,974 | 3 | 1 | 200.3 |
| 2003 Q4 | 15,194 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 12,675 | 5 | 1 | 394.5 |
| 2003 Q2 | 14,694 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 10,938 | 1 | 0 | 91.4 |
| 2002 Q4 | 13,095 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 12,772 | 2 | 1 | 156.6 |
| 2002 Q2 | 14,133 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 13,471 | 1 | 0 | 74.2 |
| 2001 Q4 | 13,952 | 1 | 0 | 71.7 |
| 2001 Q3 | 14,083 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 14,151 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 13,411 | 4 | 0 | 298.3 |
| 2000 Q4 | 13,486 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 14,876 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 13,123 | 4 | 1 | 304.8 |
| 2000 Q1 | 12,054 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
31 on file2024 · 1 incident
2023 · 1 incident
We believe that when EE was tightening the side rails on the screen with the impact gun that the metal had fallen into EE's eyes behind EE's safety glasses. The next day, EE woke up with eye pain and went to urgent care to get checked out and they found metal in EE's eyes which they were able to remove.
2019 · 1 incident
EE was burning the explosives boxes on the bench immediately after the shot. The wind picked up & blew something under EE's safety glasses while back was turned. EE's eye became irritated. EE flushed eye multiple times with no luck. No object or injury to the eye was found during examination, but an antibiotic cream was prescribed.
2015 · 5 incidents
Employee was working on an electrical panel with push buttons on the front of the door to the panel. Employee checked the wires inside the panel for current and found no current. Employee began working in said panel and didn't realize that the push buttons on the front of the panel were energized on a separate circuit. The door closed on the employee and shocked him, under 120v.
Employee was using a torch to trim a pipe. He was working in some awkward positions from a manlift. Later he noticed a pain in the mid section of his back. He thought it would go away but didn't.
1 injury; Employee was working at ground level installing an electrical "can" when he slipped on a rock, falling back. He tried to prevent impact of the fall by placing his wrist behind him. He landed on his wrist and broke it.
Rigging a beam, forklift was in a tight area. Needed to get forks from under beam in order to lift with hook. Forklift operator completely retracted boom and still couldn't get fork from under beam. He backed up at that time ee leaned forward to get chocker sling; forks came from under beam and hit ee in the forehead.
While picking up an electric hydraulic ram pump, associate twisted back.
2014 · 2 incidents
We had a stack of cribbing timbers to be used for the project. The timbers were 10"x10"x8". They were stacked 5 high and 4 rows wide with one band around the center. When employee cut the band on the timbers, the first stack toppled over. The timber that was on the top landed on his left foot. The incident resulted in a broken bone on the top of his foot.
The individual was checking elevations of a cut section when he fainted and stopped breathing from an allergic reaction to physician prescribed medication. CPR was performed until he awoke and started breathing again. An ambulance arrived and took him to Price William hospital for treatment and observation.
2013 · 1 incident
Driller was using a hand held hammer and striking the top head of a down the hole hammer to loosen & remove. a mm size piece of steel went into his left wrist.
2008 · 2 incidents
EE was moving a sign that had fallen in the wind.
Tightening the head nut on the 1560 Omni Cone crusher (P01-0273) at the Bull Run Plant. This procedure requires the use of a sledge hammer. He was swinging the sledge hammer against the tightening tool and when he made contact, the sledge hammer bounced back, hurting his wrist.
2007 · 1 incident
Employee was hammering on a rock (upper) jaw when dirt fell out of the jaw hitting him in the face. Employee was wearing safety glasses but dirt still got into the employee's eye. The crew was removing the spacer plate from the jaw.
2005 · 1 incident
Smashed left index finger with hammer
2004 · 1 incident
Assoc. sitting in water truck at pile, 988II loader backed into the driver door of water truck jarring associate
1999 · 1 incident
EE WAS GETTING OFF LOADER IN SHOP, HE MISSED A STEP, SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO CEMENT FLOOR. HE INJURED LEFT ARM AND ELBOW.
1995 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE LOST BALANCE AND GRABBED FRAME OF LOADER AT THE BACKEND DOOR. HE PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HIS RIGHT HAND, WRIST AND FOREARM. INJURY VERY MILD: OFF WORK ONE DAY.
1989 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING INSIDE THE PUG MILL WHEN THE ELECTRICAL BOX SHORTED OUT, CAUSING SPARKS TO FLY, EMPLOYEE BRUISED LEFT SHOULDER ON DOOR FRAME WHEN TRYING TO GET OUT OF MILL.
EMPLOYEE THOUGHT BELT WAS FROZEN HE WENT TO LLOOSEN IT WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TURNED MACHINE ON HAND GOT CAUGHT IN BELT
1988 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING OTHER WORKERS TIGHTEN SOME LARGE NUTS ON A CRUSHER THE WRENCH BEING USED WEIGHTED APPROX.10-15 LBS WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT & F ELL ON TOP OF HIS RT.FOOT
EMPL WAS STANDING ON PLATFORM ABOVE JAW CRUSHER & SMALL CHIP OF STONE STRUCK HIM IN CORNER OF LEFT EYE.
UNLOADING TRUCK LOAD OF STONE AT CRUSHER WHEN STHEET OF STEEL BEING WELDED ONTO CRUSHER FELL OFF AND LANDED ON LEFT FOOT.
1986 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG CUTTING TORCH AND A PIECE OF SLAG FELL ON HIS PANT LEG AND DOWN INTO HIS LEFT BOOT.
1985 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING AND A PIECE OF SLAG WENT INTO HIS EYE.
1984 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN THE BACK OF A PICK UP TRUCK AND WAS NOT HOLDING ON SECURELY WHEN THE PICK UP WENT AROUND A TURN HE FELL OUT OF THE TRUCK
HE SAID HE STEPPED OUT OF TRUCK AND HURT HIS BACK. HE IS N O LONGER EMPLOYED BY US, HE WAS DISCHARGED AUGUST 8, 1984-DISCHARE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS INCIDENT
UNABLE TO FREE A NUT LOOSE WHEN FINALLY BROKE LOOSE SMASHED LEFT RING FINGER
1983 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWNOFF BREAKER AND HIS FEET SLIPPED ON STEPS AND HE FELL HITTING HIS BACK
PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK-PICKING ROCK OUT OF ROADWAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING STONE UNDER THE CRUSHER WHEN HE HEARD A SUDDEN NOISE HE HEARD THIS JUST AS HE HAD FILLED HIS SHOVEL WITH A LOAD OF STONE WHEN HE HEARD THE NOISE HE TWISTED HIS HEAD WITH THE FULL SHOVEL AND TWISTED HIS NECK MUSCLE HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A STEEL BEAM HE WAS WEARING HIS HARD HAT
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