The operator was climbing the silo ladder to get a measurement on product level. Once he reached the second ladder platform, he twisted he took a step, twisted his left knee and heard a pop. He said he did not need a doctor, but the following day, he did go to a doctor which diagnosed a broken kneecap.
Dry Plant Metal/Non-Metal
Dry Plant has $26K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2014–2015
- Latest incident
- Jul 2015
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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.Dry Plant has $26K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K 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 | 14,358 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 18,339 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 16,333 | 3 | 1 | 183.7 |
| 2025 Q1 | 14,115 | 7 | 3 | 495.9 |
| 2024 Q4 | 10,371 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 10,621 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 13,404 | 7 | 3 | 522.2 |
| 2024 Q1 | 13,490 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 12,777 | 9 | 0 | 704.4 |
| 2023 Q3 | 16,786 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 17,894 | 4 | 1 | 223.5 |
| 2023 Q1 | 13,982 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 11,027 | 3 | 0 | 272.1 |
| 2022 Q3 | 10,730 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 8,187 | 2 | 0 | 244.3 |
| 2022 Q1 | 7,433 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 1,012 | 1 | 0 | 988.1 |
| 2021 Q2 | 7,171 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 13,101 | 3 | 0 | 229.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 11,026 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 14,312 | 2 | 0 | 139.7 |
| 2020 Q2 | 27,216 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 38,638 | 1 | 0 | 25.9 |
| 2019 Q4 | 30,600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 34,360 | 3 | 0 | 87.3 |
| 2019 Q2 | 40,791 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 38,930 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 35,287 | 6 | 1 | 170.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 37,923 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 31,840 | 2 | 0 | 62.8 |
| 2018 Q1 | 27,596 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 23,337 | 2 | 0 | 85.7 |
| 2017 Q3 | 17,821 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 16,716 | 6 | 1 | 358.9 |
| 2017 Q1 | 16,290 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 17,369 | 5 | 1 | 287.9 |
| 2016 Q3 | 17,296 | 2 | 0 | 115.6 |
| 2016 Q2 | 12,408 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 13,415 | 10 | 1 | 745.4 |
| 2015 Q4 | 20,405 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 16,446 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 17,922 | 4 | 1 | 223.2 |
| 2015 Q1 | 17,132 | 9 | 4 | 525.3 |
| 2014 Q4 | 22,104 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 14,564 | 5 | 2 | 343.3 |
| 2014 Q2 | 17,201 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 1,430 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 6,032 | 9 | 3 | 1492.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 10,579 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 10,194 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
2 on file2015 · 1 incident
2014 · 1 incident
Contractors were installing a belt on a conveyor. While pulling the belt, the cable being used snapped, whipping back, striking the contractor on the left side of the head.
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