Employee was climbing down ladder on a loader. When employee moved rt hand a gust of strong wind caused employee to fall off ladder. Causing pain to the right knee
Davis Plant Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 48
- Years on record
- 1985–2026
- Latest incident
- Mar 2026
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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.Davis Plant has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets.
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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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 18,882 | 10 | 4 | 529.6 |
| 2025 Q3 | 19,165 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 16,740 | 4 | 0 | 238.9 |
| 2025 Q1 | 15,184 | 3 | 1 | 197.6 |
| 2024 Q4 | 16,167 | 1 | 0 | 61.9 |
| 2024 Q3 | 18,227 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 17,628 | 5 | 0 | 283.6 |
| 2024 Q1 | 15,783 | 3 | 0 | 190.1 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 16,658 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 16,951 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 15,144 | 3 | 2 | 198.1 |
| 2023 Q1 | 15,752 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 15,857 | 2 | 1 | 126.1 |
| 2022 Q3 | 14,020 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 14,544 | 2 | 0 | 137.5 |
| 2022 Q1 | 14,191 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 15,490 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 15,530 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 17,350 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 18,334 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 17,777 | 3 | 0 | 168.8 |
| 2020 Q3 | 18,963 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 17,736 | 2 | 1 | 112.8 |
| 2020 Q1 | 18,522 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 18,449 | 5 | 1 | 271.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 17,170 | 3 | 0 | 174.7 |
| 2019 Q2 | 16,819 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 15,894 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 14,953 | 2 | 0 | 133.8 |
| 2018 Q3 | 15,967 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 16,151 | 3 | 1 | 185.7 |
| 2018 Q1 | 15,354 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 18,855 | 11 | 1 | 583.4 |
| 2017 Q3 | 19,666 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 18,465 | 1 | 0 | 54.2 |
| 2017 Q1 | 20,896 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 18,197 | 3 | 1 | 164.9 |
| 2016 Q3 | 19,363 | 6 | 0 | 309.9 |
| 2016 Q2 | 19,988 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 19,188 | 2 | 1 | 104.2 |
| 2015 Q4 | 15,997 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 18,780 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 15,689 | 1 | 0 | 63.7 |
| 2015 Q1 | 14,469 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 16,183 | 1 | 0 | 61.8 |
| 2014 Q3 | 14,845 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 15,165 | 2 | 0 | 131.9 |
| 2014 Q1 | 15,486 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 15,715 | 2 | 0 | 127.3 |
| 2013 Q3 | 15,829 | 2 | 1 | 126.4 |
| 2013 Q2 | 14,867 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 12,360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 9,690 | 1 | 0 | 103.2 |
| 2012 Q3 | 9,904 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 13,337 | 2 | 0 | 150.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 13,309 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 11,610 | 2 | 1 | 172.3 |
| 2011 Q3 | 12,765 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 15,021 | 1 | 0 | 66.6 |
| 2011 Q1 | 16,021 | 2 | 0 | 124.8 |
| 2010 Q4 | 12,840 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 15,337 | 3 | 0 | 195.6 |
| 2010 Q2 | 15,554 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 14,148 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 13,697 | 5 | 0 | 365.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 15,434 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 16,174 | 3 | 1 | 185.5 |
| 2009 Q1 | 15,702 | 2 | 0 | 127.4 |
| 2008 Q4 | 14,443 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 15,944 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 5,782 | 2 | 0 | 345.9 |
| 2008 Q1 | 17,336 | 7 | 0 | 403.8 |
| 2007 Q4 | 17,473 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 21,462 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 21,018 | 1 | 0 | 47.6 |
| 2007 Q1 | 19,408 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 17,455 | 7 | 0 | 401.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 18,371 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 20,519 | 3 | 0 | 146.2 |
| 2006 Q1 | 21,662 | 4 | 0 | 184.7 |
| 2005 Q4 | 19,066 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 25,742 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 25,513 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 19,469 | 1 | 1 | 51.4 |
| 2004 Q4 | 17,330 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 19,967 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 19,112 | 15 | 5 | 784.8 |
| 2004 Q1 | 19,260 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 21,281 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 23,731 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 34,333 | 7 | 2 | 203.9 |
| 2003 Q1 | 36,475 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 29,351 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 31,206 | 1 | 1 | 32.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 27,620 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 26,943 | 1 | 0 | 37.1 |
| 2001 Q4 | 25,569 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 30,079 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 26,029 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 23,012 | 2 | 0 | 86.9 |
| 2000 Q4 | 19,277 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 26,624 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 26,175 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 24,471 | 2 | 0 | 81.7 |
Reportable incidents
48 on file2026 · 1 incident
2025 · 2 incidents
EE was cutting a conveyor belt with EE's safety knife. As EE finished EEs cut, the knife came out of the belting and jabbed into EEs wrist, causing a small puncture through the glove into EEs left wrist. The EE removed EE's glove and saw blood. We wrapped the cut with a compression bandage at the office and transported EE to the ER where they placed two stitches to close the wound.
Employee was cleaning with a shovel at the tail of PRCV04 (primary conveyer), and with force hit some hardened material with the tip of the shovel, causing a strain to the right groin area.
2024 · 2 incidents
Employee was working at PRCV03 when they became dizzy from excessive heat, Employee had been running equipment for most of the shift and then moved to working outside. The local temperature at the time was 102°F. Employee was taken to ER and treated for dehydration.
Employee was rigging down the crane, and picked up one of the outrigger pads and rolled it to the back of the crane storage box. When employee went to lift it up into its storage place, employee felt a pull in the right bicep muscle.
2016 · 3 incidents
Employee was picking up the edge of a perforated metal plate which is called a punch plate; to put a chain thru the hole in the plate so employee could lift plate with the boom truck up to the top deck of screen. When employee picked up the edge of the plate to put something under it; the plate slid forward landing on right middle finger.
Employee was cutting notches in skirtboard rubber so it could be fastened on the belt. Employee had left hand on the skirtboard rubber and cutting towards that hand when the knife slipped out of the rubber cutting glove and thumb.
Employee was hitting a bearing housing with a hammer in order to break it. The housing was made out of cast iron which when it was hit, caused a chunk of the steel to break out hitting the employee in EE's eyebrow.
2015 · 3 incidents
While being loaded with boulders in the haul truck, the employee was smoking a cigarette with the window down while not wearing safety glasses, even though being previously reminded to wear his PPE while the window was down. The employee felt something get in his right eye.
While employee was helping build truck bed for maintenance truck they stopped for lunch and his right eye was irritated and bothering him like something was in it. He came in the next day and said his right eye was still bothering him so we took him to the clinic to get eye checked and they said nothing was stuck in his eye but that it was scratched up.
Climbing down off the ladder of a D465 Komatsu 60 ton Haul truck. He was on the second step coming down to the third step with three points of contact and foot slipped off third step causing the grip to loosen and him to fall to the ground.
2014 · 1 incident
Employee was cleaning cat walk on Primary Screen when he stepped on rock twisting his right ankle, causing ligaments on top of foot to swell.
2011 · 2 incidents
Employee stepped out of office for a smoke break. When returning from her car, she fell onto the asphalt parking lot breaking her right foot. Note: Employee is not sure what caused her to fall. Possible medical condition or type of footware, unknown at this time.
Employee was trying to clean some material from his loader bucket and was striking it with a hammer. A piece of the hammer broke off and embedded in his hand through his glove. Injury became reportable 2/28/2011 because employee refused treatment at the time of accident.
2008 · 5 incidents
Injured went out to clean under #57 stacker when he noticed the belt had stopped. He turned quickly to return to his tower to shut plant off and pulled his left leg muscle.
EE was making copies at the copy machine and started to return back to her desk when her left foot caught the edge of the copy machine causing her to trip and fall. EE was taken to the emergency room and x-rayed and no fractures were found. Testing was done later due to shoulder bothering her and MRI results showed a hairline fracture in her shoulder.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING DOOR TO HIS LOADER WHEN WIND BLEW DUST BUILT UP ON HIS DOOR LIP INTO HIS RIGHT EYE BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES. EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED TO FULL DUTY AT BARNES VISION CLINIC AND GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR AN ANTIBIOTIC.
PULLING ON A FIRE HOSE WASHING OUT AN AREA WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE AFTER AN ICE STORM. THIS REPORT WAS NOT FILED DUE TO MY THINKING IT WASN'T REPORTABLE, BUT EMPLOYEE WAS PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
2007 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A PIECE OF METAL (12" X 36") TO LAY ON A STACK OF METAL. HE LOST HIS GRIP ON THE PIECE OF METAL AND IT FELL ON HIS FOOT BEHIND THE STEEL TOE AREA OF HIS SAFETY BOOT.
Employee was changing blade in a box blade knife. The guard for the blade was bent causing the blade to pop out of the holder resulting in a laceration to the right index finger. Employee received 3 stitches and a tetnus shot and was released to return to work.
2006 · 1 incident
The seat adjustment on the loader wouldn't work correctly & mechanic tried to repair it without success. The back of the left knee of the employee had been rubbing against the front of the seat causing soreness & pain and hurting him quite a bit. He has had surgery on his left about 3 years ago. Employee requested to go to the doctor to check out the pain.
2005 · 1 incident
Driller was lifting a DTH hammer in the winch line. As the hammer came through the table it caught on the table which caused it to start swinging. Hammer was swinging towards the window on the drill cab so driller reached out and grabbed it to stop it from hitting the window. When he did this the weight and momentum of the hammer pulled something in his mid-back.
2002 · 1 incident
EE WAS REMOVING STEEL FROM A FLAT TIRE THAT HE HAD TAKEN OFF A ROCK TRAILER. WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE STEEL WITH A HAMMER, THE HAMMER CHIPPED OFF AND STUCK IN HIS LEFT HAND. DOCTO R TRIED TO REMOVE THE STEEL AND COULDN'T GET IT OUT. IT WAS THEN DECIDED TO LEAVE THE STEEL IN HIS HAND UNLESS IT GAVE HIM PROBLEMS LATER. THERE WAS NO LOSS OF TIME.
2001 · 1 incident
EE WAS CUTTING SKIRTBOARD RUBBER WITH A BOX KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT LEG REQUIRING THREE STITCHES.
2000 · 1 incident
WRENCH SLIPPED ON A BOLT AND FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN WRENCH AND METAL.
1997 · 1 incident
THE DRILLER WAS DRILLING A 74' HIGHWALL AT THE WESTERN ROCK QUARRY . THE HIGHWALL HAD BEEN INSPECTED AND DRILLING STARTED ON THE AFTERNOON OF JULY 18. THE HIGHWALL WAS AGAINS INSPECTED ON THE MORNING OF JULY 11, BEFORE EE BEGAN DRILLING. A LARGE SECTIONOF THE HIGHWALL COLLAPSED & EE RODE THE DRILL TO THE QUARRY FLOOR. HE SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.
1992 · 1 incident
EE WAS UNDER A RAIL CAR CLEANING OUT THE ROCK WHICH HAD THE DOOR JAMMED, THE DOOR CAME OPEN AND BROKE HIS RIGHT ARM BEHIND THE WRIST AND LEFT HIM PINNED UNDERNEATH THE RAIL CAR.
1991 · 2 incidents
CLIMBING FROM DOZER FELL PULLED SHOULDER
HE WAS TEARING DOWN THE LEFT REAR BOGIE ON THE D8L HE WAS REACHING DOWN FOR TRACK GUIDE & BUMPED BOGIE WITH THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND CUTTING IT
1990 · 4 incidents
HE WAS INSTALLING A STARTER ON A 988B LOADER, WHEN HE STRAINED HIS WRIST.
I.NAME WORKING ON TAIL PULLEY AT TRUCK HOPPER.WAS UNDERNEATH LOOKING UP WHEN MUD FELL AND GOT IN EYE.WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
HE WAS OPERATING THE 988B LOADER,MOVING SCREENINGS,WHEN HE HIT A PILE OF DIRT CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN.HE HUNG HIS THUMB IN THE STEERING WHEEL,WHICH RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO HIS RIG HT WRIST.
I.NAME WAS PUTTING A HAMMER ON THE ROCK BREAKER TRYING TO GET THE HAMMER PINNED AND THE TOP PIECE OF THE ROCK BREAKER FELL ON HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
1989 · 9 incidents
I NAME WAS CUTTING ON BELTING WITH HIS POCKET KNIFE HIS KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF RUBBER BELTING AND CUT HIS L FOREARM
VICTIM WAS STANDING AT THE REAR OF DRILL WATCHING SIGNALS FROM FOREARM WHILE CONDUCTING TEST DURING REPAIR WHILE WALKING FROM DRILL CONTROLS TO FOREAMN LINE OF SIGHT VICTIM STEPPED IN HOLE TWI STING HIS ANKLE.
HE ALLEGED THAT HE PICKED UP A ROCK BREAKER STEM, USED TO BREAK ROCKS THEN DEVEOLED PAIN IN HIS NECK, RIGHT SHOULDER AND LOWER BACK.
LOADER OPERATOR WAS BACKING UP FROM FEEDER & NOT LOOKING BACK CLOSE ENOUGH. JOE BROWN TRUCK SHOULD NOT HAVE PULLED BEHIND LOADER AT FEEDER. ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF PROPERTY DAMAGE TO TWO VEHICLES INVOLVED IS APPROX $4,000.00.
WHILE HOLDING TONGS IN A LEVEL POSITION, RUSSEL'S RIGHT FOREARM WAS CAUGHT AND PINNED BETWEEN THE RAM AND STEEL BLOCK ON THE PLATFORM.
I.NAME WAS TRYING TO FREE FLAG SWITCH, IT CAUGHT UNDER #45 WALKWAY, THE CABLE BROKE AND IT CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND (FIFTH FINGER).
I,NAME WAS CUTTING A HOLE IN RUBBER AND HIS KNIFE CLOSSED UP ON HIS THUMB.
MEN WERE TRYING TO REMOVE 2ND DECK OF 8X22 SCREENING PLANT USING A HOOK APPROX.6FT IN LENGTH MADE OF 5/8INREBAR THE 1ST SCREEN WAS REMOVED & HOOK HAD BEEN HOOKED ONTO THE 2ND SCREEN THEY WERE PULLED OUT WITH AIDE OF THE BOOM TRUCK TENSION WAS PUT & LEFT ON BOOM TRUCKS CABLE WAS STANDING ON CATWALK WITH HIS HAND ON THE CABLE WHEN THE HOOKED END OF REBAR STRAIGHTENED OUT & THE CABLE
MEN WERE TRYING TO REMOVE 2ND DECK OF THE 8X22 SCREENING PLANT USING A HOOK APPROXIMATELY 6' IN LENGTH MADE OF 5/8" REBAR THE 1ST SCREEN WAS REMOVED AND THE HOOK HAD BEEN HOOKED ONTO THE SECON D SCREEN.THEY WERE BEING PULLED OUT WITH THE AIDE OF THE BOOM TRUCK TENSION WAS PUT AND LEFT ON THE BOOM TRUCKS CABLE,BUT THE SCREEN WOULDN'T MOVE DUE TO ITS WEIGHT,PLUS THE WEIGHT OF MUD BUI
1988 · 1 incident
CUTTING SLIRTBOARD RUBBER WITH KNIFE KNIFE BALDE SLIPPED CUTTING L THUMB.
1986 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE REPORT9D HE STOOD UP IN CAB OF A CASE 1845 UNIT-LOADER AND TURNED TO FACE DRIVER'S SEAT, AND UPON DOING SO HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS CAUGHT ON A FOOT BRACE STOP GAURD RESULTING WITH A TWISTE D KNEE. 3
HELPING LOAD TR6CK WITH 50LB SACK OF BLASTING POWDER,PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
1985 · 2 incidents
SERVING LOADERS GREASE HOSE CONNECTION STUCK ON GREASE ZERT.PULLED ON IT TO BREAK IT LOOSE,CLAIMED INJURY TO BACK.
LIFTING DRILL ROD-STRAIN BACK.
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