Contact Concentrator has $27K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1990–2014
Latest incident
Apr 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
83
citations
25
significant & substantial
$27,493
proposed penalties
$22,579
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,914 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
20
inspections on record
298
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: 298 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Contact Concentrator has $27K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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
$23K
current assessed
$23K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
83 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-07-28.
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
1,099
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
440
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
419
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
2,293
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
3,015
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
3,208
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
6,908
12
3
1737.1
2013 Q4
8,002
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2013 Q3
2,405
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
6,134
10
3
1630.3
2013 Q1
7,287
12
1
1646.8
2012 Q4
6,315
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
7,842
14
7
1785.3
2012 Q2
8,116
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
5,130
5
2
974.7
2011 Q4
5,517
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
7,753
8
0
1031.9
2011 Q2
6,315
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
1,263
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
6,297
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
8,505
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
973
19
9
19527.2
2010 Q1
0
0
0
2009 Q3
0
0
0
2009 Q2
0
0
0
2009 Q1
0
0
0
2008 Q4
0
0
0
2008 Q3
28
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
442
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
225
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
0
0
0
2006 Q4
0
2
0
2006 Q3
1,143
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
1,976
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2014 · 1 incident
April 9, 2014MT · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mechanic was hosing out a small overflow pond. He slipped and fell. reportedly sliding down the incline of the lined pond with an approximate 40 degree slope 8 feet to the bottom of the empty pond.
2012 · 1 incident
February 1, 2012MT · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was holding a 6" tailings decant water line that had burst at a splice, and was trying to direct the water towards a small water impoundment. The water line was to heavy for the employee and he dropped the hose. When he did so the banding from the splice cut his right hand ring finger.
1990 · 1 incident
March 19, 1990MT · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
FINES ORE CHUTE IN CRUSHER BECAME PLUGGED. EMPL WAS UNPLUGGING CHUTE THRU 2'X2' & BOUNCED OUT ONTO EMPL SENT HIM TO HOSPITAL FOR COUPLE STITCHES IN LOWER LIP.
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