Bulldog Mine has $53K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1983–2013
Latest incident
May 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
11
citations
2
significant & substantial
$53,360
proposed penalties
$1,860
paid to date
3% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $51,500 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
24
inspections on record
368
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 368 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Bulldog Mine has $53K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$53K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
9 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-08-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4
485
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
494
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
503
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
387
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
527
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
500
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
499
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
421
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q3
493
1
0
2028.4
2023 Q2
489
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
474
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
440
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
615
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
515
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
2,012
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
2,428
1
0
411.9
2014 Q1
2,272
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
5,288
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
6,844
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
9,082
5
1
550.5
2013 Q1
10,167
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
2,205
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
240
1
0
4166.7
2012 Q2
228
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
73
3
1
41095.9
2011 Q4
110
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
19 on file
2013 · 2 incidents
May 29, 2013CO · Metal/Non-Metalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossMACHINERY
Equipment operator was trimming the face, back, and ribs with an excavator with a road header attachment. He finished trimming and was starting to tram back out. Operator traveled 4 feet and went over uneven floor causing his left arm to activate the swing arm lever to the left. The road header swung to the left striking the injured employee.
Employee was emptying bags of cement in the dry pot machine and had all his PPE on. Employee started to sweat and the sweat ran down thru his goggles and into his eyes. After the task was completed, he took his goggles off and rubbed his left eye irritating it.
Employee picked up a full can of welding rod by grasping the sharp edge of the top. The weight of the can caused the sharp edge to cut through employee's leather glove and into his left index finger. He received 5 sutures.
October 30, 2012CO · Metal/Non-Metalledgeman/hand, quarry manPOWERED HAULAGE
The injured employee was struck by a wooden post that had come under compression from the scissor deck he was operating. The post was left leaning against the rail of the scissor deck. When the deck was raised, the post became wedged between the deck and the rib, the pressure was relieved suddenly from the base of the post causing it to strike him in the elbow and ribs.
1988 · 1 incident
August 6, 1988CO · Metal/Non-Metalledgeman/hand, quarry manDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTING TO ILLNESS AND EXTENT OF ILLNESS ARE UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME
1987 · 1 incident
August 25, 1987CO · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
MINER WAS LOADI3G LIFTERS AND KNEE HOLES. MINER WAS BENT OVER PLACING POWDER IN HOLES, REACHED OVER TO PICK UP LOADING STICK TO TAMP POWDER AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
1985 · 1 incident
July 27, 1985CO · Metal/Non-Metalassayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer managementMACHINERY
EMP WAS LOOSENING LUG NUTS WITH A PNEUMATIC IMPACT WRENCH WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK HE WAS STANDING WITH IMPACT WRENCH IN HAND AND TURNED TO APPLY THE WRENCH TO THE LUG NUT
1984 · 7 incidents
September 7, 1984CO · Metal/Non-Metalledgeman/hand, quarry manMACHINERY
THE MANCHA LOCOMOTIVE COLLIDED WITH A MUCK HAUL LOCOMOTIVE. I NAME BUMPED HIS KNEE ON THE INSIDE OF THE OPERATOR\S CAB UPON IMPACT. THE EXAMINING PHYSICIAN RELEASED HIM FOR IMMEDICATE DUTY BUT THE BRUISED KNEE REQUIRED A RETURN VISIT TO HAVE FLUID DRAINED.
July 2, 1984CO · Metal/Non-Metalmaster electricianELECTRICAL
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING WITH JUMBO. HE RELEASED FEED MOTOR TO RETRACT STEEL AND THE FEED MOTOR PRESSED AGAINST LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION.
EMP WAS COUPLING ELECTRIC MOTOR TO TRAIN CAR - MOTOR ROLLED INTO CAR PINCHING INDEX FINGER OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN COUPLERS. SMASHED AND LACERATED TIP OF INDEX FINGER
October 19, 1983CO · Metal/Non-Metaldriller operatorMACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING WITH JACKLEG, MACHINE GOT OFF BALANCE, SLIPPED, PINCHING EMPLOYEES INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND BETWEEN MACHINE AND LEG STOP. 4 STITCHES REQUIRED.
May 20, 1983CO · Metal/Non-Metalledgeman/hand, quarry manMACHINERY
DRILLING WITH JUMBO IN TRACK HEADING CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN MACHINE AND RIB WHILE MOVING DRILL BOOM INJURED FLESHY TISSUE BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND REQUIRING FIVE STITCHES
March 23, 1983CO · Metal/Non-Metalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerMACHINERY
MR SEIME WAS OBSERVING A TRACK DRIFTR CREW DEILL WHEN THE WOODEN SLACKING FROM ROOF JACK VIBRATED LOOSE ALLOWING THE SLACK TO FALL ON HIS HAND CUT FINGER STITCHES REQUIRED
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