Performing maintenance on a cone crusher. The head was being lifted, a weld broke causing the cone to fall and strike the employee's leg.
FOUNTAIN PIT Metal/Non-Metal
FOUNTAIN PIT has $26K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 1988–2006
- Latest incident
- Jul 2006
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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.FOUNTAIN PIT has $26K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Q1 | 1,094 | 1 | 0 | 914.1 |
| 2018 Q4 | 3,048 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 3,067 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 3,452 | 1 | 0 | 289.7 |
| 2018 Q1 | 3,254 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 3,701 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 3,764 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 3,768 | 2 | 1 | 530.8 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Q1 | 3,660 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 3,950 | 3 | 1 | 759.5 |
| 2016 Q3 | 4,557 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 3,806 | 6 | 1 | 1576.5 |
| 2016 Q1 | 3,769 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 4,696 | 3 | 0 | 638.8 |
| 2015 Q3 | 4,532 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 3,974 | 2 | 0 | 503.3 |
| 2015 Q1 | 3,666 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 4,075 | 4 | 1 | 981.6 |
| 2014 Q3 | 4,848 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 4,386 | 1 | 0 | 228.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 3,175 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 4,154 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 3,107 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 4,205 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 4,019 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 3,732 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 3,749 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 3,872 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 2,329 | 2 | 0 | 858.7 |
| 2011 Q4 | 426 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 4,919 | 2 | 0 | 406.6 |
| 2011 Q2 | 5,716 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 4,657 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 3,236 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 5,118 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 5,609 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 2,704 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 4,320 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 4,427 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 5,053 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 3,472 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 4,974 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 5,580 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 5,332 | 3 | 1 | 562.6 |
| 2008 Q1 | 4,955 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 6,904 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 6,354 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 6,180 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 5,005 | 3 | 1 | 599.4 |
| 2006 Q4 | 6,957 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 9,430 | 2 | 2 | 212.1 |
| 2006 Q2 | 7,320 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 7,704 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 8,113 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 7,691 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 6,624 | 4 | 0 | 603.9 |
| 2004 Q4 | 6,805 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 6,213 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 6,438 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 7,827 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 7,619 | 14 | 8 | 1837.5 |
| 2003 Q3 | 7,232 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 7,075 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 7,715 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 7,231 | 2 | 0 | 276.6 |
| 2002 Q3 | 8,626 | 2 | 0 | 231.9 |
| 2002 Q2 | 7,659 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 7,332 | 7 | 3 | 954.7 |
| 2001 Q4 | 5,682 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 6,897 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 8,862 | 2 | 0 | 225.7 |
| 2001 Q1 | 8,821 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 2,921 | 1 | 1 | 342.3 |
| 2000 Q3 | 7,542 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 7,738 | 18 | 5 | 2326.2 |
| 2000 Q1 | 4,760 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
12 on file2006 · 1 incident
2005 · 1 incident
Cutting a strip of belting from the side of the conveyor belt when the knife slipped, cutting the top of thumb through the glove. Stitches required.
2004 · 1 incident
Employee hit his elbow against a piece of angle iron, causing it to bruise. Employee returned to work that day at full duty. On 10/11/04, employee visited the doctor because the swelling had not decreased in his elbow, and the doctor made an incision to drain excess fluid. Employee returned to modified duty on 10/12/04.
2002 · 1 incident
STEPPED OFF LOADER, WENT TO PUT LT. FOOT DOWN & TWISTED LT. ANKLE. THE OPERATOR DID HAVE 3 POINTS OF CONTACT. HE STEPPED ON AN UNEVEN AREA (SPILL OF ROCKS FROM LOAD OUT).
2001 · 1 incident
REPLACING A TAIL WHEEL ON A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN TAILWHEEL SLIPPED OUT OF BEARING AND PINCHED FINGER.
1999 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A SECTION OF DAMAGED RAIL, A PIPE FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE, CAUSING A CUT ABOUT 2" LONG.
1998 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A KEEPER PIN INTO A TOOTH ONA LOADER, WHEN A PIECE OF THE PIN BROKE OFF ANDHIT HIM IN THE NECK/THROAT.
1997 · 1 incident
CHANGING CUTTING EDGE. IMPACT WRENCH CUT HAND.
1996 · 2 incidents
STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE CARRYING EQUIPMENT PARTS FOR SCRUBBER. WORK AREA WAS SMALL AND CRAMPED.
TIGHTENING BOLTS ON SCREEN DECK.
1991 · 1 incident
LOADER BUCKET 12" OFF GROUND. EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN BUCKET TO REACH SOMETHING. SLIPPED AND FELL AND HIT TAILBONE ON THE BUCKET LIP. WORKED UNTIL 10-7 WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.
1988 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING ROCK AND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MATERIAL RESULTING IN A BRUISED ANKLE.
The full compliance file on FOUNTAIN PIT
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.