Mining Incidents

Fisher Industries Plant 21 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Thomas G Fisher
New Castle, Weston County, WY  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 4801400

Fisher Industries Plant 21 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1984–2008
Latest incident
Sep 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
35
citations
6
significant & substantial
$3,513
proposed penalties
$3,263
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $250 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
27
inspections on record
429
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: 429 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Fisher Industries Plant 21 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
34 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-08-09.
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 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 488 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 93 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 1,761 3 0 1703.6
2017 Q2 2,279 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,893 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,084 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 460 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 997 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 621 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,559 1 0 281.0
2015 Q2 4,483 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,262 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,542 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 96 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 190 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 795 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,601 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,226 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,712 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,155 1 1 865.8
2012 Q4 2,144 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,345 2 0 597.9
2012 Q2 3,921 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,297 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,838 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,662 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,029 2 2 660.3
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 1,098 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 20 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 2,774 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,870 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,260 2 0 613.5
2008 Q3 1,228 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,925 2 0 337.6
2008 Q1 4,756 4 0 841.0
2007 Q4 7,997 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,102 2 0 392.0
2007 Q2 3,553 2 0 562.9
2007 Q1 3,722 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,997 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,414 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 442 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 6,021 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,312 3 1 2286.6
2005 Q3 3,459 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,694 2 0 742.4
2005 Q1 9,209 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,301 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,735 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 7,061 8 2 1133.0
2004 Q1 5,042 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,520 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 12,166 1 0 82.2
2003 Q2 7,303 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 5,409 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 19 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,231 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 10,500 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 11,126 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,685 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 8,005 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,986 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,727 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2008 · 1 incident

September 23, 2008 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

The crew was working on chain feeder removing side panels. Employee was removing panel & slipped, landed on right foot above steel toed boot.

2005 · 1 incident

August 15, 2005 WY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WALKED INTO AREA WHERE MECHANICS WERE RUNNING A GRINGER, HE TURNED AROUND TO GET SAFETY GLASSES AND GOT A PIECE OF SLAG IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

2004 · 1 incident

July 26, 2004 WY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

Employees were lifting electrical box on crusher. Lift chain unhooked over balancing box, fell and struck employee's right lower leg, fracturing it.

2002 · 1 incident

January 21, 2002 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE FELL FROM DOZER WHILE TURNING AROUND TO GET BACK INTO DOZER. EE FELL TO THE GROUND AND BROKE A COUPLE RIBS AND PUNCTURED LUNG. CONDITIONS WERE NOT SLIPPERY OR FROSTY.

1990 · 1 incident

July 23, 1990 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer ELECTRICAL
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Flash burns (electric)

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP AN ENERGIZED ELECTRICAL CORD WHICH SHORT CIRCUITED CAUSING FLASH

1988 · 1 incident

1984 · 1 incident

January 31, 1984 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REPLACING SHAFT IN CRUSHER SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN BUCKET AND SHAFT WHEN THE SHAFT SLIDE INTO PLACE

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The full compliance file on Fisher Industries Plant 21

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.