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Carlson Wash Plant: 61 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Albert A Schellinger
Columbia Falls, Flathead County, MT  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2401460

Carlson Wash Plant has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2021–2026
Latest incident
Jun 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
61
citations
9
significant & substantial
$6,304
proposed penalties
$6,161
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $143 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Schellinger Construction Co., Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
34
inspections on record
373
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: 373 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Carlson Wash Plant has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
59 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $285 in penalties contested before the Commission, $142 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-07-07.
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.
14.8%
significant & substantial
4.9%
high negligence or reckless
14.8%
reasonably likely or greater
39.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 13.1% low, 82.0% moderate, 4.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 100%
100%
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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
50%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$285 proposed, $142 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 2009-10-16.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST 2010-67M Settlement Lesnick 2010 $285 → $142
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
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: 2025-09-09
4
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg4
Show the individual readings (4)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2025-09-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Lab Technician
2025-09-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-08-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-08-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator

Area samples (mill and shop air)

Last sampled: 2016-07-19, 10 years ago
1
samples
Show the individual readings (1)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Area sampled
2016-07-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 SF ACTIVE MINING
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.
Ownership history
  1. Carlson Sand & Gravel 1979 to 2007
  2. Schellinger Construction Co., Inc. 2007 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 2
2025 2
2024 3
2023 2
2022 2
2021 2
2020 2
2019 3
2018 3
2017 2
2016 2
2015 2
2014 2
2013 2
2012 3
2011 3
2010 2
2009 2
2008 2
2007 3
2006 7
2005 6
2004 4
2003 3
2002 3
2001 3
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Carlson Wash Plant sits in Flathead County, Montana, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Flathead County, Montana · Population 108,445
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$71,327
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
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2026 Q2 1,148 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 0 0 0
2025 Q4 555 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,553 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 181 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 940 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,947 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 765 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 154 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 29 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 935 1 0 1069.5
2023 Q2 1,638 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 420 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,250 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 675 1 0 1481.5
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 630 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,250 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 776 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 15 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,121 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 664 1 0 1506.0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 261 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,506 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 808 1 0 1237.6
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 73 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 900 6 1 6666.7
2018 Q2 922 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 199 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,076 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 818 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 214 3 2 14018.7
2016 Q3 734 4 2 5449.6
2016 Q2 462 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 592 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 482 1 0 2074.7
2015 Q2 350 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 348 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 641 4 0 6240.2
2014 Q2 297 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 608 1 0 1644.7
2013 Q2 260 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 214 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 430 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 840 3 1 3571.4
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 249 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 569 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 42 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,932 5 1 2588.0
2010 Q3 422 2 0 4739.3
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 19 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 304 1 1 3289.5
2009 Q2 151 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 510 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,209 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,379 1 0 725.2
2008 Q2 2,091 1 0 478.2
2008 Q1 968 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,094 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 741 8 1 10796.2
2007 Q2 394 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,431 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,625 3 0 827.6
2006 Q1 2,569 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,263 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,220 2 0 900.9
2005 Q2 2,279 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,114 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,272 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,920 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,650 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,824 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,340 1 0 427.4
2003 Q3 2,460 9 0 3658.5
2003 Q2 2,032 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,638 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,079 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,920 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,920 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,220 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,250 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,792 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,000 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,564 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,809 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,212 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,812 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,680 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2026 · 1 incident

June 2, 2026 MT · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Schellinger Construction Co., Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee pulled a muscle in EE's back while climbing a ladder to do a screen change out. EE went to the doctor later that evening and received a muscle relaxer. X-rays were negative. EE has been released to full duty and will return to work on 06/08/2026.

2021 · 1 incident

June 13, 2021 MT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Schellinger Construction Co., Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee ran over boulder with front end loader while scooping material at the base of the highwall, causing lower back to get jolted.