EMPLOYEE CONTACTED AN ENERGIZED 2300 VOLT BARE CONDUCTOR & WAS ELECTROCUATED
Copper Queen Branch Metal/Non-Metal
Copper Queen Branch has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 61
- Years on record
- 1983–2022
- Latest incident
- Sep 2022
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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.Copper Queen Branch has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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 | 7,026 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 6,833 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 7,634 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 8,182 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 6,405 | 1 | 0 | 156.1 |
| 2024 Q3 | 6,716 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 6,569 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 7,474 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 7,180 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 7,424 | 1 | 0 | 134.7 |
| 2023 Q2 | 7,388 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 7,707 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 6,927 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 8,009 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 8,035 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 7,662 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 6,553 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 7,600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 7,135 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 7,545 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 6,508 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 6,864 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 10,423 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 10,403 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 9,841 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 10,344 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 10,728 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 10,125 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 10,126 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 10,468 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 10,932 | 1 | 0 | 91.5 |
| 2018 Q1 | 10,637 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 9,606 | 1 | 0 | 104.1 |
| 2017 Q3 | 11,231 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 11,414 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 11,357 | 3 | 0 | 264.2 |
| 2016 Q4 | 11,933 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 12,496 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 12,848 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 13,272 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 10,867 | 3 | 0 | 276.1 |
| 2015 Q3 | 12,041 | 2 | 1 | 166.1 |
| 2015 Q2 | 13,563 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 13,653 | 1 | 0 | 73.2 |
| 2014 Q4 | 12,509 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 13,812 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 13,051 | 2 | 2 | 153.2 |
| 2014 Q1 | 11,970 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 10,744 | 3 | 0 | 279.2 |
| 2013 Q3 | 12,414 | 2 | 0 | 161.1 |
| 2013 Q2 | 12,670 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 12,094 | 5 | 1 | 413.4 |
| 2012 Q4 | 11,253 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 12,342 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 14,390 | 4 | 0 | 278.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 15,011 | 14 | 3 | 932.6 |
| 2011 Q4 | 13,962 | 1 | 0 | 71.6 |
| 2011 Q3 | 14,003 | 1 | 1 | 71.4 |
| 2011 Q2 | 14,176 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 12,804 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 10,609 | 4 | 0 | 377.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 11,064 | 3 | 0 | 271.1 |
| 2010 Q2 | 10,427 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 10,488 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 9,981 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 10,756 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 10,629 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 11,182 | 1 | 0 | 89.4 |
| 2008 Q4 | 10,719 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 12,506 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 10,565 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 9,224 | 1 | 0 | 108.4 |
| 2007 Q4 | 9,299 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 10,604 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 8,947 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 10,614 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 11,455 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 13,199 | 2 | 0 | 151.5 |
| 2006 Q2 | 10,921 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 16,506 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 15,161 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 8,773 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 17,585 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 14,078 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 17,600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 15,721 | 1 | 0 | 63.6 |
| 2004 Q2 | 18,253 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 15,337 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 18,318 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 15,147 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 17,857 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 15,989 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 18,966 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 16,622 | 1 | 0 | 60.2 |
| 2002 Q2 | 18,866 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 16,066 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 18,437 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 16,240 | 1 | 0 | 61.6 |
| 2001 Q2 | 22,660 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 21,310 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 24,832 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 21,181 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 24,342 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 21,007 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
60 on file (excluding fatalities above)2022 · 1 incident
After turning off a pump at the end of EE's shift at a pond area, the employee was walking to the generator to turn it off and stumbled on unlevel ground twisting right ankle resulting in a fracture.
2015 · 1 incident
Employee was walking on level ground when he stepped into a small, 3" depression. The employee stated his knee twisted in an awkward manner resulting in a sprain of the medial collateral ligament.
2012 · 1 incident
Employee was struck on the hand/finger by a worker using a hammer to remove core from core barrel.Crew were trying to hammer out a rock in the bit when injured employee re-positioned his grip in mid-swing.
2011 · 3 incidents
Employee parked water truck next to asphalt refuse pile. Asphalt section rolled down hill while employee was next to driver door area. Material hit employee on right leg. X-ray has revealed a hair-line fracture on bone of right ankle. Employee released for light duty.
Employee picked up a bag containing training materials and felt a twist in her back which didn't present pain at the time of the incident. The next she day wasn't sure if the pain was from cramps or kidney. She did not seek medical attention until June 19, 2011 and she reported the back pain issue to her immediate supervisor on June 20, 2011
Employee was assigned to tie reno mattresses together on down drain #2. In the process of doing that job, he stepped on a rock and twisted his left ankle.
2010 · 3 incidents
During a closing of a septic tank system at a residence in the town site a contractor backhoe moved a dead wood log disturbing a hive of bees that were in the log but that were not evident during the area inspection that morning. The bees came out and attack the employee who was a bystander 60-75 feet from the log. The employee recieved multiple stings on arms and neck.
Employee was moving stabilizer from pipe truck to drill utilizing the winch on the drill. Employee had hold of stabilizer, and the momentum of the tool forced him into the rig, causing him to hit his fingers on the hammer that was stationary in the rod table.
While operator was operating a rubber tire dozer on a dump, he turned around to look behind him, as he brought his head back to normal position his neck popped.
2005 · 1 incident
EE had loaded 6 - 500' rolls of HTPE 2" plastic pipe on hydra-crane truck. EE attempting to line up a roll on top of another. Pulled on the 1/2" plastic strap that keeps the HTPE from unraveling. The strap broke & EE fell backwards from top of truck & landed on a wooden pallet that cut the right side of his cheek.
2004 · 2 incidents
Employee was unloading scrap metal out of a 10 wheel truck. The metal stuck to tailgate as it was being unloaded. Employee lowered the truck's bed and went to loosen the tailgate to release the stuck material. The tailgate released and pinned the employee's left arm between the tailgate and bed of the truck, breaking his left arm.
EE WALKED INTO TEST PAD AT A SLIGHT INCLINE AND SLIPPED, ROLLING OVER AND LANDING ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER WITH HIS LEFT ARM OUTSTRETCHED FLAT ON THE SLOPE.
2003 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN AIR DRILL TO DRILL MOUNTING HOLES FOR A TRUCK RACK. THE DRILL BIT STUCK CAUSING THE DRILL MOTOR TO ROTATE, PULLING HIS UPPER BODY AGAINST THE TOP RAIL OF THE TRUCK BED.
2000 · 1 incident
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A RIGHT REAR STRUT FROM A HAUL TRUCK, USING A HYDRAULIC PULLER. EMPLOYEE REACHED INTO THE STRUT AREA TO SEE IF THE PIN HAD MOVED. THE PULLER BROKE AND HIT HIS RIGHT HAND PUSHING IT UP AGAINST THE RIGHT WHEEL DRUM CAUSING A LACERATION TO HAND.
1999 · 1 incident
EE WAS STRIPPING ROOFING PAPER OFF OF ROOF TOP WHEN HE STEPPED ON A 1 1/2 ROOFING NAIL AND SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE TO HIS RIGHT FOOT.
1996 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON RIGHT SIDE OF CRANE WATCHING THE AXLE CLEAR THE DRIVE GEARS WHILE PARTNER DROVE AXLE THROUGH FORM LEFT SIDE WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FROM GEAR BROKE OFF AND LODGED IN LOW ER SIDE OF LIP.
1994 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE CLIMBED ON RIGHT REAR TIRE OF 966 LOADER, SLIPPED AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT WIRST.
1993 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BACKWARDS DRAGGING SOME PIECES OF WOODEN FENCE TO LOADER BUCKET WHEN HE STEPPED ON SOME BORDS THAT WERE LAYING DOWN, ONE OF THE BOARDS HAD A NAIL THAT PIERCED HIS RIGHT BO OT AND FOOT.
1992 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A 3FT 2X4 BRACE FROM A WALL WHEN HE PULLED THE BRACE TOWARDS HIM IT HIT HIM ON THE UPPER LIP
1991 · 8 incidents
EMPLOYEE LIFTED THE LID ON THE #1 PULVERIZER AND IT DROPPED DOWNON THE COUNTERTOP.HE PULLED HIS HAND FROM BENEATH THE LID AND THE SHARP EDGE THE LID CUT HIS SMALL FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS DIGGING A HOLE FOR A SEWER MAN HOLE WHEN WIND BLEW DUST IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
HE WAS TORCH CUTTING METAL, THE METAL FELL AND HT HIM ON HIS ANKLE.
A PIECE OF METAL FELL & HIT HIM ON HIS HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRETCHING A 3/4" CABLE FOR A 50 TON CRANE. THE SIDEWAYS MOVEMENT OF THE CABLE HIT HIM ABOVE THE KNEES CAUSING HIM TO HIT THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO JUNCTION HOIST HOUSE WHEN HE STUMBLED ON STEP & FELL ON A PIECE OF SLAG CUTTING HIS RT THUMB
HE WAS CUTTING METAL WITH TORCH A PIECE OF METAL FELL AND HIT HIS FINGER.
HE WAS PUTTING A PIN INTO SK-09 MACHINE, WHILE STRIKING IT WITH A PIECE OF METAL IT BOUNCED BACK HITTING HIM ON HIS RIGHT CHEEK ON FACE.
1990 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING OUT THE PIN THAT HOLDS THE TEETH ON THE BUCKET WITH A HAMMER AND SPIKE MALL WHEN A CHIP OF METAL CAME OFF THE SPIKE MALL AND ENTERED HIS LEFT LEG.
UNLOADING TRANS JACK SAT JACK DOWN, SCISSOR PART CAME DOWN CAUGHT PINKY FINGER BETWEEN BASE OF JACK
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER WHEN HE FELT A SHAPR PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING ABOUT 18 MPH WHEN HE FELT THE TRUCK SLIDE TO THE RT & OFF THE ROAD HE TRIED TO STEER THE TRUCK BACK ON THE ROAD IT FELT LIKE THE LOAD SHIFTED THEN THE TRUCK TURNED OVER
WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF THE TRUCK, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED ON 1-23-90 BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 1-30-90 WHEN HIS KNEE BOTHERED HIM. PRESCRIPTI ON ONLY.
1989 · 2 incidents
EE WAS SWEEPING THE AB CONTROL ROOM WHEN HE HIT THE ELECTRICAL OVERLOAD CASE WITH HIS RIGHT FOREARM.
WHEN LOADING TIRES. EMPLOYEE PICKED UP TIRE AND TURNED TO PUT IT INTO TRUCK AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.
1988 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO MOVE A BARREL CLOSER TO BARREL STAND BY PULLING IT TOWARDS HIM WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE HE DID NOT FEEL ANY PAIN AT THE TIME
WHILE WALKING ACROSS THE WALKWAY BETWEEN #3 AND #4 CELLS EMPL STEPPED ON A PIECE OF METAL THAT PIERCED HIS R FOOT
EMPLOYEE HAD REMOVED BLADDER THAT INDICTES FUEL LEVEL AND PLACEC IT ON TOP OF FUEL TANK. HE STARTED DOWN LADDER AND HIS FOOT GOT TNAGLED IN BLADDER CHAIN PULLING THE BLADDER ON TOP OF HIS HEA D.
EMPL STEPPED ON PALLET SQUATTED DOWN TO LIFT BOX OF COMPUTER PAPER & AS SHE STEPPED BACK OFF PALLET CAUGHT LEFT HEELP ON METAL FILE DRAWER. TO KEEP HERSELF FROM FALLING SHE TURNED TO RIGHT
DRILLER WAS SWINGING BUCKET UP ON RIG. INJURED PERSON (HELPER) WALKED BEHIND HIM AND WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE KNOCKING FRONT TEETH LOOSE. TOOTH #8 LOOSENED.
1987 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS HO5DING ONTO THE HANDLE OF THE ROADROD BREAKING TOOL WHEN IT FLEW OR POPPED OPEN.
EMP WAS GETTING3DOWN INTO BACK PART OF CELL, HE STEPPED ON PIECE OF REBAR STICKING OUT OF CONCRETE CENTER DIVIDER, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT FOOT, HE FELL FORWARD STRIKING LEFT KNEE ON CELL W WALL 3
EMPLOYEE WAS LE5ELING AND CLEARING GROUND TO SET A COMPRESSOR PICK HE WAS USING GLANCED OFF A BOX AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON UPPER RIGHT FOOT.
1986 · 5 incidents
USING HYDRAULIC3CHAIN FEED TO LOWER QUI LL ROD TO CONNECT IT TO DRILL ROD.QUILL ROD CAME DOWN JAMMING AGAINST DRILL ROD,SPRINGIN OUT AND STRIKING EMPL ON RIGHT SIDE OF LOWER BACK.
GETTING RAGS OU7 OF RAG BARREL TURNED TO LEAVE AND AS HE STEPPED AWAY TRIPPED ON 2 IN AIR HOSE FALLING AND BRUISING LEFT KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS CA9RYING A 6 FT FLANGE WHEN HE SET IT DOWN HE FELT SLIGHT PAIN IN LOWER BACK DID NOT REPORT INJURY NOR SEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 4 28 86 WORKED 4 29 86 LOST TIME FROM WORK 4 30 5 1 AND 5 2 3
EMPL PLACED LEF7 KNEE ON #1 COMPRESSOR COOLING WATER LINE TO CLIMB OVER LINE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TI4ING THE CLARK FORKLIFT WHEN THE TIMING LIGHT WAS HIT BY THE FAN, CAUSING THE TIMING LIGHT TO STRIKE HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MOUTH.
1985 · 1 incident
INSTALLING PUMP3IN 2200 JCT OVERHEAD SUMP FAILED TO USE PROPER VENTILATION PROCEDURES.FIRST SAW DR 11-4-85.
1984 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING STAKE BEING DRIVEN INTO GROUND WITH AN AXE WHEN THE AXE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS RIGHT THUMB
EMPL STANDING BEHIND ANOTHER EMPL WHO WAS USING TORCH WHEN BURNING WAS COMPLETED,2ND EMPL TOSSED TIP OF TORCH OVER SHOULDER AND TIP BURNED I.NAME FOREARM.ACCIDENT IS MARGINAL FOR REPORTING PUR
EE WAS STEPPING UP INTO PICKUP TRUCKWHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BUMPER & HE STRUCK HIS LEFT LEG ON THE PICKUP.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER TO LOCK THE CHAIN ON THE FIRE VALVE LINE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK AND HER COULD NOT RAISE UP
1983 · 8 incidents
WAS MOPPING THE FLOOR ALONG THE SIDE OF #2 PUMP WHEN EMPLOYEE TURNED TO START DOWN THE STEPS AND HE FELL, STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE ON PUMP COLUMN.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING THE FRONT END LOADER LOADING ORE AT THE CAMPBELL WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT EYE
RODRIGUEZ WAS HANGING ON 8" BLOCK TO MUCK POST - HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND PULLED MUSCLE. HE CONTINUED HIS SHIFT ON 8-5 AND WENT TO DR. ON 8-8 AND WAS HOSPITALIZED.
WHILE SWINGING LSEDGE HAMMER AND LIFTING AND PULLING ON CMENET FORMS IN CELLS WHERE CEMENT HAD BEEN POURED EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK
EMP WAS LIFTING HEAVEY WATER SOAKED MINE TIMBERS WHEN HE FELT SUDDEN PAIN IN RIGHT GROIN
EE WAS REMOPVING BROKEN GLASS FROM A WINDOW IN THE SHOP WHEN A PIECE OF GLASS FELL & STRUCK HIS RIGHT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS SWEEPING THE FLOOR WHEN HE HIT PIECE OF MATERIAL WITH SHARP END WITH HIS LEFT HAND.
WAS ON TOP OF 950 LOADER WASHING THE MUD OFF THE MOTOR WITH A WATER HOSE WHEN HE STEPPED BACKWARD TO CLIMB DOWN AND SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT ARM ON THE GROUND
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