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CASTLE ROCK Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Brad Mercord
Flat head, Flathead County, MT  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2402222

CASTLE ROCK has $5K 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
3
Years on record
2003–2016
Latest incident
Aug 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
23
citations
5
significant & substantial
$4,736
proposed penalties
$5,236
paid to date
111% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
34
inspections on record
374
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: 374 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

CASTLE ROCK has $5K 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
23 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-07-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 777 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 801 1 0 1248.4
2025 Q2 417 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 201 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 677 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 732 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 800 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 648 1 0 1543.2
Show 90 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 844 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,097 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 563 2 0 3552.4
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 1,058 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 864 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 326 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 75 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,023 1 1 977.5
2021 Q3 1,042 2 0 1919.4
2021 Q2 1,042 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 761 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,006 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 776 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,068 2 0 1872.7
2020 Q1 173 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 609 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 860 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 845 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 851 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 765 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 456 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 337 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 361 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 331 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 112 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 360 1 0 2777.8
2016 Q3 473 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,851 2 0 1080.5
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 86 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 240 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 364 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 143 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 428 1 0 2336.4
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 191 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 725 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,081 1 1 925.1
2013 Q1 30 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 183 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 465 1 0 2150.5
2012 Q2 234 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 550 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 549 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 349 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,113 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,424 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,753 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,174 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,659 2 2 752.2
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 3,373 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,316 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,625 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 3,438 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,130 5 1 974.7
2007 Q2 4,385 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 948 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,351 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,912 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 6,222 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,530 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,982 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,155 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,092 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,964 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,690 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,559 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,384 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 864 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,105 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 5,709 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,159 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,801 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,174 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 30 1 0 33333.3
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 2,500 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,500 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2016 · 1 incident

August 17, 2016 MT · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Montana Rockworks Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

A sales person from another company was selecting rock when the quarry was not operational. While on the main of quarry in the step section, EE stepped on a 8" rock and it tipped. EE lost EE's balance and staggered backwards trying to catch self. Fell into one pallet of steps about 4-5 feet tall spun over the corner backwards into a second pallet before falling to the ground.

2007 · 1 incident

September 19, 2007 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Montana Rockworks Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was loading rock by hand onto the rock splitter machine table; his right pinky finger was smashed between the table and the rock.

2003 · 1 incident

September 9, 2003 MT · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Montana Rockworks LLP · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WET CONDITIONS IN A MOUNTAIN QUARRY. HE SLIPPED, FALLING FOWARD, CAUSING UPPER BACK INJURY.

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