Contractor climbed on a pile to measure with a metal pole. Climbed pile and came within an unsafe distance to high voltage power line, electrocuting employee.
Crusher #1 Jaw #4069 Metal/Non-Metal
Nelcon Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Mike P White; Val B White
Kalispell,
Flathead County,
MT
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2402533
Crusher #1 Jaw #4069 has $82K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2016–2019
- Latest incident
- Jul 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
160
citations
46
significant & substantial
$81,682
proposed penalties
$79,865
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,817 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
45
inspections on record
776
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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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.Rate withheld: 776 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Crusher #1 Jaw #4069 has $82K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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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.$82K
proposed penalties
$80K
current assessed
$80K
paid to date
$1
outstanding
154 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 1,464 | 2 | 1 | 1366.1 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,210 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 958 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 548 | 3 | 0 | 5474.5 |
| 2024 Q4 | 438 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 825 | 29 | 7 | 35151.5 |
| 2024 Q2 | 2,448 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 831 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 777 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 584 | 1 | 0 | 1712.3 |
| 2023 Q1 | 761 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 803 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 1,476 | 7 | 0 | 4742.5 |
| 2022 Q2 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 668 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 1,324 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 1,884 | 3 | 0 | 1592.4 |
| 2021 Q1 | 972 | 5 | 0 | 5144.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 11363.6 |
| 2020 Q3 | 613 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 1,375 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 845 | 1 | 0 | 1183.4 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,101 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 420 | 11 | 5 | 26190.5 |
| 2019 Q2 | 791 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 1,062 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 2,901 | 7 | 2 | 2413.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 4,195 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 833 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 3,407 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 3,184 | 11 | 9 | 3454.8 |
| 2017 Q2 | 4,552 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 538 | 14 | 4 | 26022.3 |
| 2016 Q4 | 1,485 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 6,752 | 9 | 2 | 1332.9 |
| 2016 Q2 | 6,194 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 3,774 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 3,253 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 406 | 14 | 6 | 34482.8 |
| 2015 Q2 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 88 | 7 | 1 | 79545.5 |
| 2014 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q4 | 926 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 1,796 | 1 | 0 | 556.8 |
| 2013 Q2 | 572 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 1,195 | 3 | 0 | 2510.5 |
| 2012 Q4 | 1,180 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 2,000 | 3 | 1 | 1500.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 2,297 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1,573 | 13 | 3 | 8264.5 |
| 2011 Q4 | 3,142 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,658 | 4 | 1 | 2412.5 |
| 2011 Q2 | 1,423 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 2,568 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 959 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 542 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,678 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 1,238 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 1,414 | 1 | 0 | 707.2 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,404 | 7 | 3 | 4985.8 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,245 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 637 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 2,060 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2019 · 1 incident
Nelcon Inc · Contact with electrical current
2016 · 1 incident
March 17, 2016
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nelcon Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee was lifting cutting edges for a 980K loader out of a truck
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