Mining Incidents

E S Stone and Structure Mobile 3 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Scott Puppe
Harlowton, Wheatland County, MT  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2402385

E S Stone and Structure Mobile 3 has $37K in proposed MSHA penalties and $14 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2005–2026
Latest incident
Apr 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
112
citations
38
significant & substantial
$36,912
proposed penalties
$29,204
paid to date
79% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,708 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
55
inspections on record
767
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 767 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

E S Stone and Structure Mobile 3 has $37K in proposed MSHA penalties and $14 outstanding across 6 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$37K
proposed penalties
$29K
current assessed
$29K
paid to date
$14
outstanding
110 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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 9,604 1 1 104.1
2025 Q3 9,849 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 10,152 2 1 197.0
2025 Q1 6,600 3 1 454.5
2024 Q4 9,883 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 9,829 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 8,092 1 0 123.6
2024 Q1 6,264 0 0 0.0
Show 77 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 7,455 1 1 134.1
2023 Q3 8,067 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 8,604 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 6,540 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,805 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 7,295 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 7,375 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 6,371 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 8,587 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 9,178 2 0 217.9
2021 Q2 7,706 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 4,851 1 1 206.1
2020 Q4 5,712 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 8,254 1 0 121.2
2020 Q2 6,775 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 6,845 4 2 584.4
2019 Q4 7,597 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 7,046 12 4 1703.1
2019 Q2 7,186 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 3,571 4 0 1120.1
2018 Q4 4,891 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 5,267 4 1 759.4
2018 Q2 6,197 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 5,890 1 0 169.8
2017 Q4 10,933 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 12,600 2 2 158.7
2017 Q2 12,473 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 9,306 6 0 644.7
2016 Q4 9,970 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 12,003 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 11,474 2 0 174.3
2016 Q1 11,826 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 10,631 2 0 188.1
2015 Q3 10,907 6 1 550.1
2015 Q2 10,425 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 7,043 1 0 142.0
2014 Q4 8,563 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 9,490 14 3 1475.2
2014 Q2 8,371 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 10,210 2 0 195.9
2013 Q4 7,624 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 8,514 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 8,776 2 1 227.9
2013 Q1 7,793 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 8,274 2 1 241.7
2012 Q3 8,639 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 8,020 2 1 249.4
2012 Q1 5,668 10 4 1764.3
2011 Q4 6,440 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 6,457 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 6,595 3 1 454.9
2011 Q1 4,234 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,801 2 1 416.6
2010 Q3 7,001 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 7,290 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 5,857 12 7 2048.8
2009 Q4 4,525 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 8,707 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 6,725 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 6,184 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,120 2 2 485.4
2008 Q3 6,598 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 7,836 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 7,867 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 9,016 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 11,698 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 12,153 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 8,661 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 8,508 2 0 235.1
2006 Q3 9,623 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,786 1 0 172.8
2006 Q1 5,862 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,248 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,176 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,749 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,943 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,680 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2026 · 4 incidents

April 30, 2026 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
E.S. Stone & Structure, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Stone broke from breaker and smashed right index finger

April 29, 2026 MT · Metal/Non-Metal hammer mill operator, breaker mill operator, jaw mill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
E.S. Stone & Structure, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Pushing Heavy load down the rail and injured right shoulder

March 23, 2026 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
E.S. Stone & Structure, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

employee was chiseling stone with hammer and chisel and chisel slipped and EE hit EE's middle fingertip on left hand with hammer.

March 9, 2026 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
E.S. Stone & Structure, Inc. · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Rock rolled and smashed their right hand/fingers. split open finger and little finger.

2023 · 1 incident

November 24, 2023 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
E.S. Stone & Structure, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Carrying a heavy stone, foot caught in a pallet. Started to fall and jerked to keep balance. Felt tearing pain in abdomen. Resulted in a hernia.

2021 · 2 incidents

August 11, 2021 MT · Metal/Non-Metal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor MACHINERY
E.S. Stone & Structure, Inc. · Rubbed or abraded

Changing cutting edge on a skid steer bucket, Got fingers too close to a bolt and when the impact gun was activated it spun the bolt and cut 2 fingers on left hand.

2019 · 1 incident

April 22, 2019 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
E.S. Stone & Structure, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Smashed finger moving stone

2008 · 1 incident

2007 · 4 incidents

April 9, 2007 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
E.S. Stone & Structure, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Moving a stone. Hernia surgery scheduled for 4/17/07.

March 21, 2007 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
E.S. Stone & Structure, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A rock was thrown and hit employee in the foot, a minor fracture of the foot resulted.

2005 · 1 incident

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