Applied Minerals, Inc. · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Employee was cleaning foam spray out of a hose at the end of a shift. Some of the remnants of the foam got into the employee's eye.
Dragon Mine: 244 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Dragon Mine has $95K in proposed MSHA penalties and $10K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 29
- Years on record
- 2005–2024
- Latest incident
- Jun 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
244
citations
43
significant & substantial
$95,325
proposed penalties
$78,944
paid to date
83% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $16,381 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
125
inspections on record
2,678
inspection hours
9.1
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.244 citations across 2,678 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
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A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.2
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2015-07-01.
On record since 2014.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Dragon Mine has $95K in proposed MSHA penalties and $10K outstanding across 1 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.$95K
proposed penalties
$89K
current assessed
$79K
paid to date
$10K
outstanding
237 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $30K in penalties contested before the Commission, $24K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.18.0%
significant & substantial
5.9%
high negligence or reckless
18.0%
reasonably likely or greater
72.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 3.3% low, 90.8% moderate, 5.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ
Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
2
citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
- Settled 2 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
20%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$30K proposed, $24K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2017-07-10.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST 2016-130M | Settlement | Manning | 2017 | $30K → $24K |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2024-08-07
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.22%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
34
samples
23
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Diesel particulate (total carbon)215 over
- Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz7
- Respirable dust, <.1mg2
- Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (78)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-17 | EC @ 160 | 201 | 160 | 1.26 | Miner, Drift |
| 2021-03-17 | TC @ 160 | 230 | 160 | 1.44 | Miner, Drift |
| 2021-03-17 | EC @ 160 | 657 | 160 | 4.11 | Scoop-Tram Operator |
| 2021-03-17 | TC @ 160 | 657 | 160 | 4.11 | Scoop-Tram Operator |
| 2012-07-11 | TC @ 160 | 224 | 160 | 1.40 | Backhoe Operator |
| 2012-07-11 | TC from EC @ 160 | 218 | 160 | 1.36 | Backhoe Operator |
| 2011-04-12 | TC @ 160 | 262 | 160 | 1.64 | Miner, Drift |
| 2011-04-12 | EC @ 160 | 182 | 160 | 1.14 | Miner, Drift |
| 2011-04-12 | TC from EC @ 160 | 180 | 160 | 1.13 | Miner, Drift |
| 2011-04-12 | TC @ 160 | 200 | 160 | 1.25 | Miner, Drift |
| 2024-08-07 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.9 | 10 | 0.09 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2024-08-07 | Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz | 4.32 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2024-08-07 | Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz | 72.98 | Dry Screen Plant Operator | ||
| 2021-05-11 | TC @ 160 | 81 | 160 | 0.51 | Miner, Drift |
| 2021-05-11 | EC @ 160 | 60 | 160 | 0.38 | Miner, Drift |
| 2021-05-11 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Miner, Drift |
| 2021-05-11 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Scoop-Tram Operator |
| 2021-05-11 | EC @ 160 | 90 | 160 | 0.56 | Scoop-Tram Operator |
| 2021-05-11 | TC @ 160 | 115 | 160 | 0.72 | Scoop-Tram Operator |
| 2021-05-11 | ORGANIC CARBON | 0 | Scoop-Tram Operator | ||
| 2021-05-11 | ORGANIC CARBON | 0 | Miner, Drift | ||
| 2021-03-17 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Scoop-Tram Operator |
| 2021-03-17 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Miner, Drift |
| 2021-03-17 | TC @ 160 | 60 | 160 | 0.38 | Miner, Drift |
| 2021-03-17 | EC @ 160 | 45 | 160 | 0.28 | Miner, Drift |
| 2021-03-17 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Miner, Drift |
| 2018-08-14 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Supervisor, Co. Official | ||
| 2018-03-21 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.65 | Bagging Operator | ||
| 2015-06-10 | EC @ 160 | 24 | 160 | 0.15 | Miner, Raise |
| 2015-06-10 | TC @ 160 | 33 | 160 | 0.21 | Miner, Raise |
| 2015-06-10 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Miner, Raise |
| 2014-07-23 | TC @ 160 | 43 | 160 | 0.27 | Miner, Raise |
| 2014-07-23 | TC @ 160 | 39 | 160 | 0.24 | Miner, Raise |
| 2014-07-23 | EC @ 160 | 13 | 160 | 0.08 | Miner, Raise |
| 2014-07-23 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Miner, Raise |
| 2014-07-23 | TC @ 160 | 19 | 160 | 0.12 | Miner, Raise |
| 2014-07-23 | EC @ 160 | 5 | 160 | 0.03 | Miner, Raise |
| 2014-07-23 | EC @ 160 | 14 | 160 | 0.09 | Miner, Raise |
| 2014-07-23 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Miner, Raise |
| 2014-07-23 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Miner, Raise |
| 2014-05-14 | EC @ 160 | 44 | 160 | 0.28 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2014-05-14 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2014-05-14 | TC @ 160 | 47 | 160 | 0.29 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2014-05-14 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2014-05-14 | EC @ 160 | 109 | 160 | 0.68 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2014-05-14 | TC @ 160 | 127 | 160 | 0.79 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2013-09-26 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Cleanup Man |
| 2013-09-26 | TC @ 160 | 15 | 160 | 0.09 | Cleanup Man |
| 2013-09-26 | EC @ 160 | 7 | 160 | 0.04 | Cleanup Man |
| 2013-02-21 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2013-02-21 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.29 | Truck Driver | ||
| 2013-02-21 | TC @ 160 | 44 | 160 | 0.28 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2013-02-21 | EC @ 160 | 39 | 160 | 0.24 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2012-09-25 | EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2012-09-25 | TC @ 160 | 6 | 160 | 0.04 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2012-09-25 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2012-07-11 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2012-07-11 | TC @ 160 | 77 | 160 | 0.48 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2012-07-11 | EC @ 160 | 60 | 160 | 0.38 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2012-07-11 | EC @ 160 | 130 | 160 | 0.81 | Backhoe Operator |
| 2012-04-24 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 1.79 | Roof Bolter, Rock | ||
| 2012-04-24 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Laborer, Bullgang | ||
| 2012-04-24 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.69 | 2.78 | 0.25 | Mucking Mach. Operator |
| 2011-12-13 | EC @ 160 | 32 | 160 | 0.20 | Mucking Mach. Operator |
| 2011-12-13 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.5 | Miner, Drift | ||
| 2011-12-13 | TC @ 160 | 85 | 160 | 0.53 | Miner, Drift |
| 2011-12-13 | EC @ 160 | 25 | 160 | 0.16 | Miner, Drift |
| 2011-12-13 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Miner, Drift |
| 2011-12-13 | TC @ 160 | 101 | 160 | 0.63 | Mucking Mach. Operator |
| 2011-12-13 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Mucking Mach. Operator |
| 2011-06-07 | EC @ 160 | 24 | 160 | 0.15 | Miner, Drift |
| 2011-06-07 | TC @ 160 | 27 | 160 | 0.17 | Miner, Drift |
| 2011-06-07 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Miner, Drift |
| 2011-04-12 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Miner, Drift |
| 2011-04-12 | EC @ 160 | 134 | 160 | 0.84 | Miner, Drift |
| 2010-01-20 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.15 | Bobcat Operator | ||
| 2010-01-20 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.18 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2010-01-20 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.46 | Mechanic |
Area samples (mill and shop air)
Last sampled: 2021-05-11, 5 years ago3
samples
Show the individual readings (8)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Area sampled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-11 | EC @ 160 | 0 | UG TRAVEL/HAULAGE | ||
| 2021-05-11 | TC @ 160 | 0 | UG TRAVEL/HAULAGE | ||
| 2012-07-11 | EC @ 160 | 78 | Exhaust Air Shaft A | ||
| 2012-07-11 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | Exhaust Air Shaft A | ||
| 2012-07-11 | TC @ 160 | 131 | Exhaust Air Shaft A | ||
| 2011-04-12 | EC @ 160 | 492 | 175 FT FROM FACE AR | ||
| 2011-04-12 | TC @ 160 | 657 | 175 FT FROM FACE AR | ||
| 2011-04-12 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 175 FT FROM FACE AR |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Dragon Mine recorded 16.73 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2017.
Injury rate, 2017
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.16.73
total case rate
16.73
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.99 and the all-US-mining average was 2.48 cases per 100 workers.
In Utah, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.25 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 * | 16.73 | 16.73 | 0.000 |
| 2016 * | 3.81 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2015 * | 13.48 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2014 * | 15.96 | 3.19 | 0.000 |
| 2013 * | 12.23 | 4.08 | 0.000 |
| 2012 * | 23.89 | 9.56 | 0.000 |
| 2011 * | 11.49 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2007 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
- Applied Minerals, Inc. 2004 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2016 | 21 |
| 2015 | 29 |
| 2014 | 28 |
| 2013 | 21 |
| 2012 | 18 |
| 2011 | 17 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2007 | 13 |
| 2006 | 12 |
| 2005 | 7 |
| 2004 | 3 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Dragon Mine sits in Juab County, Utah, where the Census mining category is 1.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Juab County, Utah · Population 12,273
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$89,803
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 2,406 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 | 2,344 | 1 | 0 | 426.6 |
| 2025 Q4 | 1,949 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 2,413 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 2,363 | 2 | 0 | 846.4 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2,251 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 2,305 | 2 | 0 | 867.7 |
| 2024 Q3 | 2,804 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 2,771 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 2,071 | 2 | 1 | 965.7 |
| 2023 Q4 | 2,055 | 6 | 0 | 2919.7 |
| 2023 Q3 | 2,406 | 4 | 0 | 1662.5 |
| 2023 Q2 | 2,137 | 10 | 3 | 4679.5 |
| 2023 Q1 | 2,095 | 9 | 2 | 4295.9 |
| 2022 Q4 | 2,578 | 2 | 0 | 775.8 |
| 2022 Q3 | 1,727 | 1 | 0 | 579.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 1,817 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 1,918 | 2 | 0 | 1042.8 |
| 2021 Q4 | 1,903 | 2 | 0 | 1051.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 2,794 | 2 | 1 | 715.8 |
| 2021 Q2 | 3,962 | 5 | 1 | 1262.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 4,763 | 2 | 0 | 419.9 |
| 2020 Q4 | 3,275 | 2 | 0 | 610.7 |
| 2020 Q3 | 3,387 | 8 | 0 | 2362.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 3,311 | 2 | 0 | 604.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 3,067 | 1 | 1 | 326.1 |
| 2019 Q4 | 3,073 | 4 | 0 | 1301.7 |
| 2019 Q3 | 3,149 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 3,242 | 5 | 1 | 1542.3 |
| 2019 Q1 | 3,778 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 2,921 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 3,063 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 2,606 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 1,994 | 7 | 2 | 3510.5 |
| 2017 Q4 | 4,451 | 9 | 2 | 2022.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 4,772 | 7 | 3 | 1466.9 |
| 2017 Q2 | 12,811 | 6 | 0 | 468.3 |
| 2017 Q1 | 13,832 | 9 | 2 | 650.7 |
| 2016 Q4 | 13,222 | 2 | 0 | 151.3 |
| 2016 Q3 | 14,080 | 4 | 0 | 284.1 |
| 2016 Q2 | 13,437 | 4 | 0 | 297.7 |
| 2016 Q1 | 11,708 | 3 | 1 | 256.2 |
| 2015 Q4 | 10,455 | 3 | 1 | 286.9 |
| 2015 Q3 | 11,714 | 8 | 2 | 682.9 |
| 2015 Q2 | 19,694 | 6 | 1 | 304.7 |
| 2015 Q1 | 17,492 | 7 | 3 | 400.2 |
| 2014 Q4 | 15,476 | 12 | 2 | 775.4 |
| 2014 Q3 | 15,987 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 16,630 | 11 | 3 | 661.5 |
| 2014 Q1 | 14,555 | 2 | 0 | 137.4 |
| 2013 Q4 | 13,754 | 2 | 0 | 145.4 |
| 2013 Q3 | 11,964 | 2 | 0 | 167.2 |
| 2013 Q2 | 11,132 | 3 | 0 | 269.5 |
| 2013 Q1 | 12,214 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 11,529 | 4 | 0 | 347.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 12,056 | 2 | 1 | 165.9 |
| 2012 Q2 | 9,171 | 6 | 0 | 654.2 |
| 2012 Q1 | 9,096 | 4 | 2 | 439.8 |
| 2011 Q4 | 10,083 | 8 | 2 | 793.4 |
| 2011 Q3 | 8,986 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 8,249 | 1 | 1 | 121.2 |
| 2011 Q1 | 7,496 | 3 | 0 | 400.2 |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,591 | 4 | 1 | 2514.1 |
| 2010 Q3 | 5,181 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 5,104 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 4,412 | 3 | 0 | 680.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 3,779 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 3,703 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 3,191 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 3,063 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 3,205 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 2,823 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 1,778 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,831 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 2,304 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 6,759 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 8,050 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 7,053 | 1 | 0 | 141.8 |
| 2006 Q4 | 6,643 | 1 | 0 | 150.5 |
| 2006 Q3 | 6,892 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 5,700 | 3 | 0 | 526.3 |
| 2006 Q1 | 3,767 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 4,457 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 2,845 | 4 | 0 | 1406.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 2,967 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 2,989 | 9 | 0 | 3011.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 2,569 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,801 | 3 | 0 | 1665.7 |
| 2004 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
29 on file2024 · 1 incident
2021 · 1 incident
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 50LB BAGS OF ANFO, TO LOAD A ROUND UNDERGROUND. COMPLAINED OF ABDOMINAL PAIN ON 06-28. WENT TO THE DOCTOR'S AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA RESULTING FROM STRAINING OR LIFTING HEAVY IEMS. PUT ON LIGHT DUTY. WAITING ON DETERMINATION IF THIS IS A WORK RELATED INJURY.
2018 · 1 incident
December 17, 2018
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Struck by flying object
Employee was reaching down to light an empty bin. As ee did this ee rested left hand on the forklift mast, exposing left hand thumb. As the employee stood up the bin came up quickly hitting left hand thumb.
2017 · 3 incidents
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Struck by falling object
Employee was resetting a damaged post. Employee's partner noticed dribbling from the ceiling and yelled at employee to get out. Employee got up and started moving towards the opening. Slab fell from the ceiling and caught the employee underneath.
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING LAGGING OVERHEAD WITH THEIR PARTNER. IT WAS A 3X12X6 TIMBER. THE EMPLOYEE LOST HOLD OF THEIR END AND IT HIT THEM ON TOP OF THEIR HARD HAT.
February 7, 2017
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE SKID STEER AND WAS MIXING MATERIAL IN THE BAY AREA OF THE ALPINE MILL. THE BUCKET ON THE SKID STEER WAS FULL OF MATERIAL AND TIPPED FORWARD CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO HIT EMPLOYEE'S HEAD ON THE INTERIOR OF THE SKID STEER. EMPLOYEE HAD A CONCUSSION AND CUT ON EMPLOYEE'S NOSE.
2016 · 1 incident
August 29, 2016
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was adding a bag to the scale and when EE stepped off EE twisted EE's left ankle.
2015 · 4 incidents
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was removing core out of a drill rod. Repetitive motion caused pain in his right shoulder
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS TYING IN A ROUND OF DYNAMITE. WAS LOOKING UP AND SMALL ROCKS FELL FROM THE CEILING INTO HIS RT. EYE. THE ROCKS HAD PRELL ON THEM. THE EMPLOYEE HAD SMALL DEBRIS IN HIS EYE AND A SCRATCH, BURN ON THE EYEBALL. EXPERIENCED BLURRY VISION OUT OF THE RIGHT EYE.
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Struck by falling object
Employee was chipping material when he was hit in the back of the neck with a slab. The slab was approximately 1 ft in diameter.
April 2, 2015
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING TIMBER (200-300 LBS) TIMBER IN A STOPE AND STRAINED HIS SHOULDER. DID NOT REPORT IT TILL MAY 14 WHEN IT DID NOT GET BETTER.
2014 · 5 incidents
November 19, 2014
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Struck against stationary object
Employee was cutting wood on a table saw. Reached back and grabbed the unfinished end of the wood and received a sliver in her rt hand.
September 25, 2014
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
Employee was drilling a round for blasting. Working in a raise. Employee was standing on a man made platform when big rocks dislodged and broke the platform causing the employee to fall 10 ft
May 16, 2014
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Taking the wire off of mucker to place in a bucket-cut wrist
April 8, 2014
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Struck by falling object
Employee was installing insulation behind stacked drywall-drywall fell against employee's left leg
April 8, 2014
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Struck by falling object
Employee was installing insulation behind stacked drywall-drywall fell against the employees rt leg and foot
2013 · 3 incidents
October 21, 2013
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was bending over and twisted to turn on a water valve.
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BOLTING IN HEADER WITH JACKLEG, DEBRIS IN EYE
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING 7 RODS WHEN THEY FELL OUT OF HIS HANDS. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL TO THE GROUND ON HIS BACK.
2012 · 5 incidents
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ON HIS SAFETY GLOVES AND FELT A SPIDER BITE HIM ON HIS RIGHT HAND
August 1, 2012
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
employee was using a sledgehammer to remove a drill bit of a drill steel. Piece of sledgehammer lodged into employee's chest area.
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was breaking apart rock with 2 hammers. The hammer chipped and lodged into the employees left forearm.
June 8, 2012
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
MACHINERY
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Grinding and bolting underground and at the end of the day felt something in the left eye.
January 10, 2012
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
employee was hooking up the blow pipe to clean out drill holes
2011 · 2 incidents
December 9, 2011
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
ledgeman/hand, quarry man
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING GROUND CONDITIONS AND HAD HIS BACK TO A WALL WHEN A ROCKSLAB APPROXIMATELY 20 PDS PEELED OFF THE WALL AND PUSHED HIM TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO STEP AWAY BUT THE SLAB CAUGHT HIM ON HIS RIGHT SIDE CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT THE AUGER WITH HER RIGHT HAND WHEN HER FINGERS WERE CAUGHT
2006 · 2 incidents
October 3, 2006
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant
ELECTRICAL
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Flash burns (electric)
While working to correct faults in electronics of a Sullivan air compressor something caused the electric control panel to explode causing severe burns on the hands and face.
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
We were pulling out tube and started laying it onto tube rack when the over shot popped off the retriever point causing tube to fall. Other end of tube came up and hit employee on side of cheek. He then fell to the ground. He was unconscious for a few seconds.
2005 · 1 incident
April 18, 2005
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
MACHINERY
Applied Minerals, Inc. · Struck by falling object
Miner was installing 5' split set rockbolts. He had pushed the bolt up into the back hole and went to push the bolt into the hole with the jackleg drill, when the bolt with the plate and mat fell down, hitting the miner in the mouth.