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Fisher Industries Plant 21: 35 MSHA citations 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.
See Fisher Sand & Gravel Company's full MSHA compliance history →
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.
Of $550 in penalties contested before the Commission, $300 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-08-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
17.1%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
17.1%
reasonably likely or greater
51.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 25.7% low, 74.3% moderate, 0.0% 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.
3 citations taken to the federal commission · 9% of citations on record
  • Settled 2 · 67%
  • Stood as issued 1 · 33%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ 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%
45%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$550 proposed, $300 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 2017-10-24.
Contested penalties
ⓘ 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 2011-1156M Settlement Lesnick 2012 $334 → $200
CENT 2018-0021 Dismissal Miller 2018 $116 → $0
WEST 2013-32M Settlement Miller 2013 $100 → $100
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ 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)
ⓘ 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: 2013-04-03, 13 years ago
50%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
11
samples
6
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz63 over
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz4
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (11)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2004-06-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 4.41 0.72 6.13 Bulldozer Operator
2004-06-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.43 0.65 2.20 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-06-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.02 0.6 1.70 Bobcat Operator
2013-04-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2013-04-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 0.86 0.28 Bulldozer Operator
2007-09-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.76 1.18 0.64 Laborer, Bullgang
2007-05-04 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.54 Laborer, Bullgang
2007-05-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 1.99 0.14 Laborer, Bullgang
2005-04-26 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.16 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-04-26 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.28 Bulldozer Operator
2005-04-26 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.64 Crusher Oper/Worker

Area samples (mill and shop air)

Last sampled: 2015-08-24, 11 years ago
1
samples
Show the individual readings (1)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Area sampled
2015-08-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 SF ACTIVE MINING
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.

Fisher Industries Plant 21 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2007.

Injury rate, 2007
ⓘ 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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 3.30 and the all-US-mining average was 3.77 cases per 100 workers.
In Wyoming, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 4.73 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
2007 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2004 * 9.46 9.46 0.000
2003 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2002 * 7.44 7.44 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
  1. Fisher Sand & Gravel Company 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 0
2025 0
2024 1
2023 0
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 0
2018 0
2017 5
2016 5
2015 6
2014 3
2013 7
2012 4
2011 3
2010 1
2009 2
2008 5
2007 6
2006 4
2005 6
2004 8
2003 10
2002 11
2001 7
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Fisher Industries Plant 21 sits in Weston County, Wyoming, where the Census mining category is 14.4% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.
Weston County, Wyoming · Population 6,835
14.4%
Mining share of county employment
$87,545
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2 0 0 0
2026 Q1 0 0 0
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
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 488 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
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 2 1 1524.4
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 5 1 708.1
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